Thursday, 1 January 2026

Category: Opinion

GPS, one year on…

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. – Jack Welch,

My masseuse, my saviour

My favourite masseuse is on a long holiday this month. She is back in her country, Thailand. She told me recently that she had not

The big picture

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. – Groucho Marx, American comedian, writer, film

To vape, or not to vape…

I don’t ever tell someone to stop doing what they’re doing. But if somebody is using an e-cigarette, that tells me it’s filling some gap

What unemployed grads are lacking

Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik recently disclosed that public universities are conducting detailed analysis studies, including market studies of academic programmes to be offered, frozen

Budgeting for the status quo

We were told that there is no great change in government fiscal policy in the 2020 Budget. So this budget — as was last year’s

Flying without wings

In the jet age many have forgotten another type of flying machine whose pilots have braved the hinterland to send politicians, doctors and businessmen to

High praise for Iban language and bards

Iban bards ‘lemambang’ are known for their special sing-song incantation skills. They are a popular group among the Iban tribe, especially those still practising paganism.