Saturday, 3 January 2026

Category: Column

Augmenting democracy

We still have a long way to go. I hope that the passing of the anti-hopping law will encourage us to reach for greater heights

Indian restaurants breathe easy

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

Fair game for the tobacco endgame

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. – Mark Twain, American writer Amid

Being yourself

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ― Oscar Wilde, Irish poet Comparison is the thief of joy. When you compare yourself with someone else,

Genesis of a grisly tale

People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel

My Iban book

If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. – Toni Morrison, American novelist

‘Political donations’ easily abused

We need real finance campaign reforms to loosen the grip of special interests on politics. – Tom Daschle, ex-US Senator What is political donation? According

Under siege

We remain essentially a nation under siege. – Theodore C. Sorensen, American lawyer The political trench warfare is still in full swing in Malaya. The

Is self-defence a crime?

A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defence. – Woody Allen, American Film personality Sometimes people are tempted to think that the country’s laws