Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Category: Column

Getting bus drivers to change mindset

Malaysians above 21 in possession of a competent driving licence (CDL) for light vehicles may obtain a public service vehicle (PSV) licence to drive taxis

History of the Sarawak dilemma

It was interesting to hear Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad blaming the Malays for the predicament of being left in the backwaters. Speaking at

My long journey as tourism trainer

In 1991, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism organised a train-the-trainer programme under a European Community project with Asean countries, which I attended and started

Promises, dashed hopes and U-turns

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.

House of four ‘kids’

To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honours. – Tia Walker, American blogger I live in a house

Battle royale on the cards

Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads. – DaShanne Stokes, American scholar of politics, culture, and civil

Turn bus stops into safe haven

Recently, a Facebook post by user Yap Swee Seng went viral. It showed a fancy and expensive bus stop newly built near the Kuala Lumpur

‘Langkau’ addiction a great concern

As a result of “chap langkau” (locally brewed alcoholic drink) Abuk (not his real name), an elderly grandfather, slipped and hurt both legs when coming