Leader who swims the talk
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. – John Calvin Maxwell, American author, speaker Decades ago, in a college tutorial discussion on the responsibilities and qualities of a member of parliament or a state assemblyman, I articulated two fundamental responsibilities of a people’s representative. Firstly, an MP […]
A leader remembered
THE late Senate President Datuk Mutang Tagal was a proud leader of the Lun Bawang community and was committed to reforming the Malaysian Parliament, said Tan Sri Johari Abdul. The Dewan Rakyat Speaker said that Mutang was deeply concerned about the welfare of the Malaysian people. “His passing is a great loss to all. On behalf of […]
If I were leader of the world
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – John C. Maxwell, bestselling author As leader of the world, my first decision would be to end the monopoly of cartels. Hospitals will charge only what is absolutely necessary in the interest of the people they serve and doctors […]
Anwar poised to be a leader for all
KUCHING: Orang Ulu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OUCCI) president Datuk Mutang Tagal has expressed hopes that the newly-minted prime minister will be a leader of the whole country and not for a selected group of citizens only. He said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim must respect the separation of powers between the executive, legislature and […]
Right person needed to ensure legislation implemented well
KUCHING: Malaysia must have the right leaders to ensure that any law or system be implemented well. In stating this, the former minister in the prime minister’s department, Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim stressed that whatever law or system that is in place, there must be the right person to ensure its implementation. “It does not […]
Preparing the young to be leaders of tomorrow
By Fasiha Kushiri & Alexander Lorna KUCHING: The Nexgen Petra Jaya programme launched by the constituency’s service centre will prepare the young generation to be the state’s future leaders, said Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the programme would ensure the involvement of the next generation in leadership building activities and programmes […]