Monday, 19 January 2026

Category: Column

Law and disorder?

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists

Thank you mom for all of your love

It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful? – Mahatma Gandhi, nationalist and political ethicist Today I am

The right to believe

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. – Goethe, German philosopher From cradle to grave we are obsessed with a

Tawie

Names — You are free to choose

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what’s in a name? – Helen Hunt Jackson, American poet It has been

‘Paloi’ to argue over a datukship

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. – George Carlin, American comedian There are times when we, Sarawakians, have to learn to

Of sports, rewards and recognitions

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever. – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast Years of hard slog, physical preparations, mental focus, determination, self-discipline and time.

Jettisoning jurors is jejune justice

A right to jury trial is granted to criminal defendants in order to prevent oppression by the government. — Byron White, former Associate Justice, US Supreme