‘To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.’ – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese team captain BY the time the World Cup draw for 2026 flickered across my MacBook Air screen on Saturday, I realised something profound about myself:
“We might be small, but we sting. Take the famous fable of the rabbit and the tortoise. We are also like the tortoise… We keep moving forward, slowly but surely.” – Datuk Wetrom Bahanda, Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) Deputy President I MUST begin my column with a confession: I
“MA63 is the most important social contract for maintaining the harmony and stability of the Malaysian Federation… It should not be seen as just a historical document but rather the basis for the formation of a nation and is relevant within the administrative framework and federal state relations.“ – Tun
“If anyone asks us to surrender our rights, I’ll be the first to oppose.“ – Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, ex-chief minister DEMOCRACY is supposed to provide clarity, direction and meaningful choice. But every now and then, we encounter an election so bloated, so chaotic, that it forces us to question
“Only in Malaysia could we announce education reform by putting two teachers in one classroom and calling it innovation. It sounds almost poetic – or tragic – depending on your mood and caffeine level.” – Mihar Dias (Rahim Said), human behaviourist, writer and consultant WHEN Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek announced
“The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.” – Rob Liano, sales strategist, speaker and author ANN, if tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, Kiki, Ravin and I would walk right up to
In Sarawak, the spirit of unity and mutual respect among all races will always be our top priority for us to move forward. – Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg Saturday night’s Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak (LBAS) 2025 dinner at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC)
“We have to prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child.” – Tim Elmore, best-selling author I REMEMBER a time when schools were sanctuaries of learning; places where teachers commanded respect, parents stood as pillars of guidance, and discipline was the invisible thread holding the moral
“Wear the white coat with dignity and pride; it is an honour and privilege to get to serve the public as a physician.”– Bill H. Warren, American radiologist I’LL start off by asking this question: why are we breaking our young doctors before they can heal others? Our government hospitals
“The scandal ‘has shattered’ the trust between Malaysians and their national game, and this trust can only be rebuilt through accountability and stripping the guilty of their power.“ – Free Malaysia Today MALAYSIA has long been a football-loving nation. Our stadiums may not always be full, but the passion runs