Category: Column

Cinematic icons of Chinese cinema

‘Birth of The Dragon’, the latest film about Lee Jun-fan, professionally known as Bruce Lee, serves as a poignant reminder of my teenage obsession with

The unblinking witness on our roads

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?  – George Carlin,

M-A-L-A-I-S-E

Government is organised opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, bad government is to be expected.– William Lyon Mackenzie King Truth be told,

Health is wealth

Health, they say, is wealth. Indeed, it is. I have been feeling under the weather lately, suffering from body aches and headaches and it seems

A rebel’s redemption

‘Control your own destiny or someone else will.’ — Jack Welch (1935-2020), former CEO of General Electric (GE) A redemption T the end of June,

Landmark budget, landmark challenges

SARAWAKIANS expecting goodies in 2025 were right to skip the national budget tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament last month. They

Excitement of covering DUN sitting

‘We have an aspiration that in 2030, Sarawak will become a developed and excellent state. I aspire to transform our state into a major player

A bold step for Sarawak’s future

THE recent declaration by the Sarawak government that Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) will serve as the state’s sole gas aggregator, with no room for negotiation,

The Go-between

‘Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.’ – Maya Angelou (1928-2014). She was