If Sarawak is not a state as Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Abang Openg says it will soon not be, what is it then? Apparently, even Abang Johari is none the wiser. He let it be known that henceforth, … Continue reading Is Sarawak a State or territory?
KOTA KINABALU: Prof Dr Shad Saleem (pic) said Sabah and Sarawak are not nations but states in the Federation of Malaysia, according to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 but that they are special.“Sabah and Sarawak’s cultural and religious distinctiveness from Peninsular Malaya … Continue reading Sabah, S’wak referred to as states in MA63
Let’s try not to be ultra-heroic. There are limits to democracy and limits to being liberal. Sometimes, I feel that many Pakatan Harapan leaders, NGOs and even some government institutions have stretched democratic principles too far. They want to provide … Continue reading It is ok, there is no need to be too democratic
Robert Lau Hui Yew Has summarized the debate in DUN Sarawak as follows: The difference between the Sarawak of today and that of 1976 is that the people of Sarawak now has awaken. Sarawak today is much more aware of … Continue reading Debate in DUN Sarawak on MA63
PUTRAJAYA: After years of resisting calls for an independent oversight body, police today agreed to the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC). This followed the latest meeting between representatives of the police with the National Centre … Continue reading Cops okay with IPCMC
Neuron Mobility is an e-scooter sharing startup from Singapore that has recently launched in Malaysia with Cyberjaya being the first area of their expansion plans in the country. The company has already expanded across four major Southeast Asian cities including … Continue reading Bike-Sharing Came And Went. But Will The New E-Scooters Suffer The Same Fate In M’sia?
Naiise is an online store that helps local designers reach a wider clientele for their designs. After its success in Singapore, Naiise is now launching the retail arm of its online business in Malaysia, aimed to help more local designers, … Continue reading They Brought Your Fav Hipster Bazaars Online, Now They’ve Built A Unique Creative Hub In KL
Entrepreneurs tend to be fiercely independent people who have a dream and are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it. What is often the entrepreneur’s strongest asset sometimes turns out to be his or her greatest weakness as … Continue reading Don’t Go At It Alone – Entrepreneurial Success Requires Help
Some startup ideas are sparked because of problems the founders themselves faced. For Isaac, his startup journey began with a batch of pink e-cigarettes that he received for selling online. That wouldn’t normally be an issue, except that he had … Continue reading How A Batch Of Bright Pink E-Cigarettes Led This M’sian To Solve A Big Ecommerce Problem
Being born into a prominent family doesn’t only bless you with a silver spoon in your mouth from day one, it’s also most often than not an instant pass to success. But the comfort that comes from wealth and prestige … Continue reading 3 Pinoy Heirs Who Broke Away From Family Tradition To Create Their Own Legacy
The tech industry is known to be a male-dominated one, but that’s not to say that there aren’t many remarkable women making their mark there. We’ve all heard of Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, and CEO of Yahoo! Marissa … Continue reading 8 Singaporean Women Who’ve Made Waves In The Tech Industry
I’ve always been into simple jewellery and while browsing through Instagram one day, I chanced upon @themindfulcompany. Their feed is so beautifully curated, peppered with pictures of their minimalist jewellery and constant reminders to be grateful. As I scroll through its feed, the more intrigued I got. Image Credit: @themindfulcompany on Instagram The Instagram page strongly exudes positive vibes, and I love their aesthetic so much that I had to find out who the people behind this graceful brand was. As it turns out, The Mindful Company is the brainchild of Ciara Yeo (31) and Wen Ling Lim (33), who are close friends … Continue reading They Quit Their High-Flying Jobs To Create Minimalist Jewellery – Broke Even In Just 6 Months
Typically, when we want to have our burger fix, hawker centres don’t really rank as our first choice. To satisfy our bun and patty cravings, we usually turn to Ramli burgers at pasar malams (night markets), or the no-brainer fast food joints … Continue reading These 3 S’poreans Quit Being Restaurant Chefs To Bring Affordable Gourmet Burgers To Hawker Centres
Back in 2015, Jeremy Ong was a 24-year-old who had already spent 3 years of his life working in a desk job for FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) companies in Kuala Lumpur. While working in large corporations, he realised that he … Continue reading After Making RM4.15 Mil In Revenue, He Now Teaches M’sians To Level Up Their Ecommerce Game
Love eating crabs but don’t wanna to spend a bomb on it? Now you can with our black pepper crab recipe! This is just one of those things which can be bad for you if overdosed with (sore throat), BUT … Continue reading Black Pepper Crab
It’s really hard to think bitter and salty combination can make this savoury recipe. Ingredients (For 2~3) 200g bitter gourd, thinly sliced 2 salted egg yolk 2 tbsp butter Batter 100ml ice water 50g all purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking … Continue reading Bitter Gourd with Salted Egg
Beef Rendang is probably one of the most iconic Asian meat dishes, and worthy of that claim. Our mix of freshly made rempah and toasted coconut adds a load of flavour to the beef. What this dish needs is TIME. … Continue reading Beef Rendang
SUBANG JAYA: A private education provider has chided the education ministry for some of the announcements and policies it made in the past year, saying they were not as well thought out as they could have been. Sri Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Education ministry still trying to find its feet, says educationist
In order to preserve her family’s Bak Kwa business, Kim Tan gave up her full – time job to open a hawker stall so that she could sell salt baked chicken during Bak Kwa’s off season months. Even after learning … Continue reading Buzzing Hawkers – YANKEE CHICKEN
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, after a year in power, said that he is fed up of spending too much time dealing with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. Lim said the repatriation of some … Continue reading On Pakatan’s anniversary, Guan Eng says tired of dealing with 1MDB scandal, wants to focus on Malaysians’ wellbeing
MAY 9 ― After a year in office and in spite of several missteps, missed targets and maladroit moves it cannot be denied that the smooth and peaceful emergence of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government was the best thing that … Continue reading A year of pain for some and pluses aplenty for all
MAY 8 — Just a year ago, Malaysia faced challenges ranging from the absence of state legitimacy, fragile institutions to corruption scandals that put the country in the international limelight for many wrong reasons. In a stunning result that made … Continue reading A year after Malaysia changed government: A messy democracy but necessary
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has branded as propaganda opposition claims that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is “overly obsessed” with 1MDB, one year into its administration. Rewcastle-Brown, who broke the news about the scandal surrounding 1MDB, said … Continue reading Not true PH obsessed with 1MDB, says Rewcastle-Brown
that Pakatan Harapan (PH)’s performance should not be judged May 9, 2019 Dr Kelvin Yii solely by its allocation to Sarawak, as it might lead to irresponsible spending. “Some quarters’ attempts to judge PH performance, especially in Sarawak, solely by … Continue reading Look at PH’s performance from right perspective
On this day last year, many Malaysians celebrated the fall of Barisan Nasional (BN) with almost revolutionary zeal. It was surreal, something unthinkable just a decade ago. Many changed their social media profile pictures to Malaysian flags with all sorts … Continue reading Why May 9 should worry PH politicians
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii admitted that the first year of Pakatan Harapan (PH) running the federal government wasn’t an easy journey but an important step to redirect a new direction for our country and save it from … Continue reading First year of PH govt not easy journey, says Dr Yii
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