Saturday, 10 January 2026

Category: Column

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Malaysian royal imprimatur

Around thrones the thunder rolls. – CJ Sansom, British writer I strongly believe that our Federal Constitution (FC), the supreme law of Malaysia, is irreverently

Preparing for a battle royale

Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former

Intermarriage fortifies racial fusion

Intermarriage is a very common phenomenon in our Malaysian plural society. In fact, long before former premier Najib’s ‘One Malaysia’ concept, our society had started

Freeing myself from smartphones

Smartphones are tools which fools fiddle with when they are around people that they don’t have the courage, or, the intellect, to converse with. –

Umno, you heard us loud and clear

We need steel spines, not weak knees when it comes to political independence. – Dianne Feinstein, American senator No offence meant. When Sarawak leaders and

Speed up rural internet service

I’ve always liked the format of YouTube, sharing things for free, which is a nice exchange between people. – Bo Burnham, American comedian Recently, a

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Potemkin democracies

Democracies today die in a much more subtle fashion than they used to. – Steven Levitsky, Harvard political scientist In his book ‘How Democracies Die’,

Great Sarawak transformation

Sarawak can be an example for other countries of different races, languages, and religions that in Sarawak the people can live peacefully as in a

Sad end of batik painting tradition

Love is like a batik created from many emotional colours, it is a fabric whose pattern and brightness may vary. – Diane Ackerman, American poet