Saturday, 10 January 2026

Category: Column

Election fever

In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? — Barack Obama,

So YBs, bila agi …

I think a leader should know how to read the people’s thoughts and gauge whether their time is up. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, two-time

Rains are here to stay?

If you think it’s going to rain, it will. – Clint Eastwood, American actor Yesterday, I could not work in my backyard garden because it

Te whetu Orongo

Power of persuasion

Character may also be called the most effective means of persuasion. – Aristotle, Greek philosopher Advertising plays a major role in the art of persuasion

Ghostbusters at large

I think we all have our own personality, unique and distinctive, and at the same time, I think that our own unique and distinctive personality

Political frogs must be voted out

Party-hopping MPs distort the outcome of the previous general election — and that is intolerable. – Selwyn Manning, former New Zealand government press secretary You

Merdeka! Really?

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

High time for anti-hopping law!

What we would all love to see is a little more moral backbone in our elected representatives. This is easier said than done, with millions

Live your life well

Imagine your life is perfect in every respect; what would it look like? – Brian Tracy, American-Canadian motivational speaker Recently, I read a touching story