Farmers are now yearning for rain because the dry, hot weather has done so much destruction to their crops and nurseries. Many are also facing shortage of drinking water while people who are sensitive to prolonged extreme heat are longing for respite afforded by a spell of rainy weather. Rain,
Being the youngest of four siblings, I was the closest to my late apai (father) Salok Jembu (1910-2002), sharing his interest in fishing and in bard practices. My two brothers Edward, 77, and Jon, who turned 71 last Tuesday, shared little of his bard interest and practices, but are both
During the Brooke era in Sarawak, every time the three white rajahs – James, Charles and Vyner – acquired a territory from the Sultan of Brunei, they built forts, most of which were named after themselves and their family members as well as close friends. As a result, forts mostly
It is interesting to note some punters of the four-digit (4D) lottery and other forecast games by Toto, Magnum, Sweep and other counters in Malaysia are betting more than their monthly income. These punters are actually the lifeline of these counters for without them, these counters are certain to be
“I feel uncomfortable looking at the photo of a crocodile stomach being dissected for human remains on our New Sarawak Tribune inside page yesterday. However, it is necessary to solve a puzzle,” said an official of Sarawak Forestry Corporation. The Iban community of Krian, Saratok have lived in peace with
Hopefully former Rajang Teachers College (RTC) trainees who came across and spent just a few minutes reading my article entitled “Teachers – The good, bad and ‘ugly’” in the same column last week, would kindly place me in the “good” category. With limited teaching experience in the schools – except
Hopefully former Rajang Teachers College (RTC) trainees who came across and spent just a few minutes reading my article entitled “Teachers – The good, bad and ‘ugly’” in the same column last week, would kindly place me in the “good” category. With limited teaching experience in the schools – except
Trainee teachers undergoing training at the former Rajang Teachers College (now known as IPG Rajang) in Bintangor between 1979 and 1983 must have heard this many times. As a lecturer in Philosophy, Psychology as well as Sociology of Education there, I must have told every class there no fewer than
It’s better to refrain from asking for a reason or reasons why a person starts or stops doing something, unless you are Socrates, who once extended the spheres of the ‘why’ questions and did not get all the answers – he committed suicide in 399 BC by drinking poisonous hemlock
A former classmate, who now holds an MBA from Unimas, last week came to my house in Merdang Lumut, Kota Samarahan and found me sitting underneath a tree beside the fish pond. “Enjoying the fresh air and serene view, bro?” he asked. “Well, just thinking, bro,” I replied. The man,