Category: Column

Mother was right

‘A niece is a gift whose worth cannot be measured except by the heart.’ – Indian professional Kabaddi player, Ajay Thakur ‘Don’t quarrel or fight.

The common folk

Real politics starts with the common people. — Shesh Nath Vernwal, Indian publisher The adage “sometimes the common folk see correctly” (interdum vulgus rectam videt

A beautiful mind

Mathematics is the most beautiful and powerful creation of the human spirit – Stefan Banach, 1892-1945, Polish mathematician. I was recently doing KenKen, a Japanese

This is my country too

I believe many people, including me, were offended by the remark made by Bozz Jebat, a former UMNO member, who stated that Malaysia is his

The new era of responsibility

By Dr Leong Choi Meng Revitalising Sustainability In Business The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), serves

Embracing the sound of a downpour

The Symphony Of Rain ‘The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night and I love the rain.’ – Langston Hughes (1901

Bolstering state civil service

The Sarawak government has hinted that there may be significant changes coming to the state’s civil service remuneration scheme. During his special address at the

The Gifts

‘The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make some