Author: Francis Paul Siah

When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants. – Emmanuel Macron, French President I can vividly recall the numerous times Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stated that a Sarawakian or Sabahan can also become the prime minister of Malaysia. This is factual,

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.  – Ernest Benn, British writer Do not get me wrong. It’s not because I’m a Sarawakian and therefore, I feel duty bound to preach gladder tidings about

Praying is like a rocking chair; it’ll give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere. – Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress My friend, Steve Sebastian Lau, has recently embarked on a charity drive to help the poor and needy during the Covid-19 pandemic. He resides in Kuching

There’s a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around. – Dick Dale, American rock guitarist Most of the news we get to read, whether in print or online, these days are gloomy stories of the increasing number of Covid-19

So now as it stands when it comes to my birthday… if I blow the candles out on my cake does that mean I can eat the whole cake and no one else can? Covid and all that. – Unknown These Covid-19 statistics should worry us in Sarawak. The total

Letting go means to come to the realisation that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny. – Steve Maraboli, American writer The Yang di-Pertuan Agong must have been very concerned with developments in the country of late, and rightly so. Malaysians are

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright I hope that Malaysian politicians from both sides, particularly those who have been squabbling over the salary donation issue in recent days, will take note of this story.