Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Category: Opinion

Inventively naming kids the Iban way

Have you heard of fancy names such as Helikopta, Engkabang, Bilun and Jipun? These are products of inventive, sometimes humorous Iban parents when it comes

Journey towards a ‘New M’sia’

It was like a breath of fresh air to see Sarawak remind the country that 56 years ago, our pioneers brought together two regional entities

Stray animals a barometer of society

On September 13, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a new shelter in Kuching to house stray animals.

Vaping isn’t perfectly safe but…

VIEWPOINT I understand why people don’t care about vaping and public policy. If you’re not a smoker and haven’t experienced some of the costs of

Is GPS war-ready?

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the

Leadership by all, for all

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

A special day for all Malaysians

Today is Malaysia Day, a public holiday commemorating the formation of Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963. It is a special day indeed. The holiday commemorates

Office politics — a poison ivy

Office politics is bloody minded but weak on content. – Mason Cooley, American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms What is office politics? We often

Move Away

It was the annoying phone call that Adam wanted to avoid. His phone had been ringing and vibrating since morning. As soon as he saw

Let’s embrace green tourism

Tourism is bandied about under many names to the extent that experts can be confounded, industry players confused, and travellers bewildered. As such, it is