Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Category: Column

Sensitive topic at reunion dinners

Reunion after long separation is even better than one’s wedding night. – CHINESE PROVERB What do families, particularly Chinese families, talk about at reunion dinners,

Te whetu Orongo

Constitutional therapy

We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible because we are final. – ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ROBERT H. JACKSON (1941-1954), UNITED STATES

Covid-19: Counting the losses

China is certainly an important player in the global economy, and a widespread epidemic would threaten that growth. – Bill Gates, American business magnate It

A jungle wallah in Kuala Lumpur

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it’s not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be

Karaoke turns wannabes into stars

Karaoke divides humanity into two groups: those who don’t want to sing and shouldn’t be compelled, and those who do and shouldn’t be allowed. ―

The prized GPS

The politicians pontificate and manoeuvre with eloquent manifestos and pronouncements saying little about the challenges we must confront. – Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Fijian lawyer, legal

Unity in festivals — that’s Sarawak

Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbours into dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer opportunities for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well-being. In short,

Farewell my friend…

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. – MARK TWAIN,

A tiring but happy day

Yesterday was no ordinary day. I was tired like never before because I worked hard to prepare my family Chap Goh Mei lunch. You could

Statutory stutter

Law is reason free of passion. – Aristotle, Greek philosopher It is apparent that the Malaysian judicial system is passionate about the rule by law