Friday, 2 January 2026

Category: Column

The torn sky

‘The sound of thunder is like an argument between the gods.’ – Rumi, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (born 1207); a 13th-century Persian

Fine reminder of kind parental care

‘So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.” – American writer, Virginia Satir. JUST recently my two siblings and I marked the

Embracing change head on

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often” – Former prime minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill. Change is scary, but

‘They sold us out’

A civilisation is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless. –  American writer

A world less spoken

“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways” – Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, founder of psychoanalysis. Normally,

A Confluence of Thought Leadership

By Dr Voon Mung Ling I MMERSE yourself in a unique fusion of academic rigour, inventive creativity, and transformative leadership. Swinburne University of Technology’s Faculty

Why the ‘haram’ edict, Muhyiddin?

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US