Tears flow as ASP Aldrin’s remains arrive home
BY ALLAN JAY AND NUR SHAZREENA ALI KUCHING: There is no word to describe the gloom as the remains of the late ASP Aldrin Gonda arrived at the MASkargo building here yesterday morning. His white coffin was carried by police officers and cargo staff to his parents Gonda Bong Mim Fui and Milah Majin. As […]
A tale of woe and good tidings
Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation, but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half. – Wendell Phillips, American abolitionist, advocate for native Americans, orator, and attorney Three years ago on January 11, 2017, fate struck a cruel blow when chief minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem, recuperating […]
Sarawak’s underground music legend passes on
By Sufian Mohidin KUCHING: The Malaysian underground music scene suffered a great loss last Tuesday when one of its true ‘statesmen’ passed away. Abang Saiful Zahren died on leaving a two-year-old son and a wife. The talented bassist of United Kids of Oi, and a hero in the local music scene, has returned to the […]
Passing of a great Sarawak Highlander
Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale. ― Peter S Beagle, American novelist and screenwriter Two week ago Sarawak lost one of its renowned Lun Bawang leaders Penghulu George Sigar Sultan who passed away after a short illness. Sigar, who was […]
Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
ISTANBUL: Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak died on Tuesday at the age of 91, following years of illness, Anadolu Agency quoted local media as saying. Youm 7 news website, which is known for being close to the Egyptian regime, reported the death of the former president. Alaa Mubarak, son of the late president, had recently […]