Thank God we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television. – Joan Rivers, American comedian Six months ago, sometime in early May, when I received news from a contact in Putrajaya that Sarawak would
If you manage to stop the timber industry from cutting this forest, they’ll cut that forest. If you stop oil drilling here, they’ll go drill there. – Woody Harrelson, American actor I have been following the statewide PBB mini-conventions closely. In previous years, the party held one single major convention,
When you have a general election result you don’t like, you don’t have another general election. – Nicholas Soames, UK member of parliament Some things never change. The Sabah state election dust has hardly settled and Sabahans are now made to witness another critical situation — that of the race
I think a leader should know how to read the people’s thoughts and gauge whether their time is up. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, two-time prime minister Some of you might have guessed it right! My topic for this week is reflected in the heading — about not overstaying your
What we would all love to see is a little more moral backbone in our elected representatives. This is easier said than done, with millions and millions allegedly being dangled as inducements. – Nathaniel Tan, coordinator of social movement Projek Wawasan Rakyat (POWR) After about 28 months, Sabahans are forced
We need steel spines, not weak knees when it comes to political independence. – Dianne Feinstein, American senator No offence meant. When Sarawak leaders and citizens recently reiterated their stand on Umno — one-time lynchpin of the country’s ruling Barisan Nasional coalition — that the party is not wanted here,
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. – George MacDonald, Scottish author What are your expectations from your parliamentarians and state assemblymen? What should be their role as a wakil rakyat? I
In the main, ghosts are said to be forlorn and generally miserable, if not downright depressed. The jolly ghost is rare. – Dick Cavett, American TV personality Do you believe in ghosts and spirits? Whichever culture we are from we have to accept that we do believe in some form
Everybody’s going to have some degree of health problems, and as we get older, I think we’ve gotta maintain. – Tom Hanks, actor I am feeling down since last Friday. I lost another friend, actually an old flame, to diabetes. She was only 50. We haven’t met for several years
Unifor cannot expect the government to be its Santa Claus in giving financial handouts all the time. – Richard Lon, Unifor director Why has the proposed RM70 million Unifor (Unit for Other Religions) complex suddenly become an issue? The complex when completed will serve as an exemplary landmark depicting religious
