Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Author: M Rajah

My most exciting and enjoyable sport

I’m sure sex wouldn’t be so rewarding as this World Cup. It’s not that sex isn’t good but the World Cup is every four years and sex is not. – Ronaldo, Brazilian soccer legend It’s one long agonising wait for me – I still have to wait another 97 days

A tactical decision to accept Willie

Never accept the role of a Gladiator if you do not have the spirit of a Warrior. – A. K. Hasan, author It was not unexpected. Somehow we saw it coming. Many thought the decision by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) to accept Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin as

Indian restaurants breathe easy

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have. – Abraham Lincoln, 16th American president On Jan 31, and again on April 18, I wrote about the plight of Indian eateries in the state.

Is self-defence a crime?

A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defence. – Woody Allen, American Film personality Sometimes people are tempted to think that the country’s laws regarding self-defence appear to be unfair, especially after they read in the papers that a victim of a car theft was recently arrested for severely

HISTORY – his story, my story, your story, their story

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. – Ted Koppel, British-American broadcaster Almost anything in Malaysia can be turned into a controversy and send one rushing to the police station to lodge police reports. Makes me wonder whether this young country of ours is on the

Hey, don’t rush into it!

At Netflix, we think you have to build a sense of responsibility where people care about the enterprise. Hard work, like long hours at the office, doesn’t matter as much to us. We care about great work. – Reed Hastings, American businessman I don’t know whether to laugh or cry

No permanent friends or enemies

We are torn to pieces by parties and animosities. For my part I see no end to them. ― Anne Somerset, English historian Lately, Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin, the Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister, and Jugah Muyang, the MP for Lubok Antu, are the focus of mainstream

PBB and Abang Jo on the right track

PBB Deputy President Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. –  Tony Robbins, American author Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is on the right track. It has emerged from the just-concluded 15th party triennial general assembly (TGM) stronger and more confident in leading Sarawak and the people into the next phase of

I’m not for abolition of mandatory death

Everyone deserves a second chance. If there are two options (of sentences), and if the offender is found to be a hardcore drug trafficker to the extent of causing hundreds of thousands of people to die (due to drugs), he can be sentenced to death and allowed to be sent

Yes! It’s paloi …

The use of English in government departments is dismal. Government officials cannot participate in international conferences effectively because most are handicapped. Luckily, we still have some good English-educated and well-spoken English graduates. That generation is fading away rapidly and we will lose out. – Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam,  economist and