Friday, 16 January 2026

Category: Column

Thank you, Mr Policeman!

No matter the natural disaster I’ve covered, whether it’s a wildfire or flood, I always come back with a much greater perspective.   – Ginger

Perceptions, Receptions and Deceptions

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perceptions. – Aldous Huxley, English writer, philosopher Our stinking

Vanishing old Kuching

People tend to believe that to be modern you have to disengage from your heritage, but it’s not true. — Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar

Listen to the cries of the suicidal

The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.” – Juliette Lewis, American actress Needless to say, it is

Democracies and madmen

Today is a reminder, a painful one, that democracy is fragile. To preserve it requires people of good will, leaders with the courage to stand

Husin Jazri

The waves of the future?

At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe

Cheongsam for the Chinese New Year

Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions. – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer My niece, Ah Hong, has made a special pact with

Quiddities and oddities in law

The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime. – Max Stirner, German philosopher By Dr Navin C Naidu William Blackstone’s