Thursday, 25 December 2025

Category: Column

Culture and heritage set us apart

‘Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation’ – Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa. ON Saturday,

Malaysian favourites at Gawai feast

‘Let us continue our tradition of ‘ngabang’ or visiting each other to spread goodwill, harmony and, most of all, our unity.’ – Deputy Premier Datuk

Freedom: Fact, fiction or fantasy?

For what avail the plough or the sail, or land or life, if freedom fail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist THE greatest fear facing

A Hadi-led PAS not suitable partner

The best partnerships aren’t dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion. –

Too many mouths to feed

‘There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.’ – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948); pre-eminent

PMX’s litmus test

You wouldn’t let your grandparents pick your playlist. Why would you let them pick your representative who’s going to determine your future? – Barack Obama,

Much ado over colours of the rainbow

‘It takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow. There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.’ Roy T. Bennett, author of ‘The Light

Cut out the red tape and all will be fine

The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and