I sleep well as I normally do; I work pretty hard for a living, put food on the table, 3 square meal a day for my family, and afford my children’s education. I contribute to the society from the taxes … Continue reading Message for all peace loving Malaysians
Politics has become a curse to this country. It was no longer a means to achieve good governance and reliable state management. It had been turned into a source of power to inflict evil on the people. Power had been … Continue reading State should stay out of religion – Ahmad Mustapha Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Shereen Ajani Abigael has always been curious about life and is constantly looking to improve herself. In fact, growing up the orang asli woman wanted to go to a school where she could meet people … Continue reading Once a victim of bullying, this Orang Asli law student aspires to empower her community via education
One of Pakatan Harapan’s most respected voices today delivered his most stinging criticism yet against Dr Mahathir, accusing the prime minister of favouring his children, Daim Zainuddin and tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary in business deals. PKR founding member Syed Husin … Continue reading Syed Husin: Kleptocratic Cronyism under Dr M
Yoursay: Malay Dignity Congress: Hadi to join Dr M despite Umno leaders panning event Anonymous 0123456789: May good sense prevail. Malay leaders from all political parties should support the Malay Dignity Congress. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s attendance speaks volume of … Continue reading ‘We are all Malaysians only when it’s election time.’
YOURSAY | ‘As far as his track record in choosing his successor goes, his failure rate is 100 percent.’ No guarantees after I go, Dr M on Malaysia’s future Otak Otak: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, you are the reason why … Continue reading Yoursay: Mahathir has become New Malaysia’s dilemma
He wrote the Malay Dilemma an now at the age of 94 is faced with a dilemma of huge proportions much of it of his own making but more from the expectations of a people who have not seen a … Continue reading The Mahathir Dilemma
The former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Francis Short has stated that people who venture into politics should use their power to make decisions based on their understanding of the common good. Justice Francis Emile Short He said those decisions should serve the office holder’s constituency, that is those citizens who voted for him or her adding that decisions should not be made, nor should they appear to be made, based on the financial self-interest of the officeholder. Any such decision undermines the status of citizens as sovereign as well as the trust they … Continue reading People go into politics not to serve but to enrich themselves – Emile Short
Thomas C. Corley spent five years studying millionaires and gathered his insights in several books, including “Change Your Habits, Change Your Life.” Corley interviewed 233 Americans with at least $160,000 in annual gross income and $3.2 million in net assets, 177 of whom were self-made. Corley found that in their pre-millionaire years, they started with the same goal to save 10% to 20% of their income. They also used what he calls “the bucket system” to separate their savings into four categories. Whether you have a goal to reach $1 million or $10 million, you have to start somewhere. Thomas C. Corley, a certified … Continue reading A man who interviewed 177 self-made millionaires says they all started with the same savings strategy
PETALING JAYA: A national technology officer with Microsoft Malaysia says that the country’s education system needs to inspire creative thinking and nurture innovation. Dr Dzaharudin Mansor said Malaysia’s education system followed the “300-year old colonial British system”, which he said had the aim of producing officers to obey orders so that these officers could be sent to countries controlled centrally from England. However the United Kingdom had since moved away from such a system and had introduced relevant courses which were more suitable for the current work demand. “However, Malaysia still continues the colonial British education system which does not … Continue reading Education system needs to inspire creative thinking, says Microsoft man
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Sept — Rakyat Malaysia terutama generasi muda harus membuang mentaliti bahawa mempelajari bahasa Inggeris adalah pengkhianatan kepada bangsa dan bahasa kebangsaan, kata Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Hannah Yeoh. Beliau menasihati anak-anak muda Malaysia untuk sentiasa mengingatkan diri mereka bahawa mereka tidak boleh berasa kurang senang tentang menguasai bahasa Inggeris sambil berkata bahawa mereka hanya boleh menguasai bahasa jika mereka mengamalkannya. “Perkara yang paling memperkasakan yang dapat kita berikan kepada anak-anak gadis kita adalah mempelajari bahawa universal seperti bahasa Inggeris. “Saya dituduh mengkhianati bangsa saya apabila saya bertutur dalam Bahasa Malaysia atau ketika saya memakai … Continue reading Generasi muda perlu kuasai Bahasa Inggeris – Hannah Yeoh
KOTA KINABALU: “Petronas and the other oil companies should stop pumping Sabah’s oil if they don’t want to pay the 20% oil royalty asked by the state and promised by the PH government” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, President of … Continue reading No Royalties? Stop Pumping Our Oil – Dr. Jeffrey
Deciding which candidate to vote into office is simply a matter of party affiliation for many people. Others, however, cast their votes based on specific characteristics they look for in their candidate of choice. So what are the qualities or … Continue reading Top 5 Qualities of Good Political Leaders
Most of us — even those at the top — struggle with public-speaking anxiety. When I ask my clients what makes them nervous, invariably they respond with the same answers: “I don’t like being watched.” “I don’t like the eyes … Continue reading To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking, Stop Thinking About Yourself
Pesanan khas buat anak muda Sarawak berhubung tiga cabaran yang perlu ditempuhi mereka – menjadi perintis gerakan perubahan anak muda Malaysia bagi menyelamatkan Malaysia daripada (1) sikap tidak toleransi kaum dan agama serta ekstremisme (2) rasuah (3) untuk menunjukkan kepada … Continue reading Malaysian Youth Movement of Change
In a special message to the youths in Sarawak, Lim Kit Siang said the efforts of a nonagenarian and two septuagenarians alone cannot save Malaysia. This was in reference to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 94, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, 72 and himself, 78. For Malaysia is to be saved, the DAP veteran said, the energies and idealism of the youths are required. Therefore, he urged the youths in Sarawak, especially those in the 16 – 25 age group, who might be eligible to vote in the 12th state election in the next 12 to 20 months, to play a … Continue reading Kit Siang: 94, 78 and 72-year-old alone cannot save M’sia, youths must do it
COMMENT | Sabah opposition leader Jeffrey Kitingan was at the Kota Kinabalu airport to welcome Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Sept 17. Jeffrey’s presence raised eyebrows but he said that he was there as he was hoping the prime minister would have an announcement about Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “So, we went with the hope of some good news but ended up very disappointed”, he said, adding that he also felt let-down that the prime minister’s Malaysia Day speech in Kuching contained “no goodies” for Sabah or Sarawak. Mahathir was on a one-day visit to Sabah. Former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck … Continue reading Sabah, Sarawak promised ‘heaven’ but given ‘hell’
PETALING JAYA: As the National Day approaches, outspoken lawyer Siti Kasim has launched an NGO in a bid to unite the moderate, liberal and progressive voices in the country. Known as the Malaysian Action for Justice and Unity Foundation (Maju), the NGO would serve as a platform to connect Malaysians of all backgrounds, races and religion with a vision for a progressive society, said Siti. She said the idea to form the NGO was conceived about two years ago, when she and a friend realised that the voices of moderate Malaysians were weak and unorganised. “It was always trying to … Continue reading Siti Kasim launches NGO to mobilise moderate voices of Malaysia
KUCHING: The federal government would simply be brought to its knees if not for Sarawak’s oil and gas, which contributed tremendously to federal coffers. Prominent lawyer Dominique Ng lamented that Sarawakians were being taken for a ride by the federal government and expressed frustration over Pakatan Harapan’s reluctance to make good on their promise to return the state’s oil and gas royalty. “Why are we still begging for our own royalty to be increased from five to 20 per cent even though it is in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto?” asked Ng during a forum on referendums at the MBKS auditorium here … Continue reading Putrajaya will collapse without Sarawak’s O&G
One Owen Jones made the following comments (it’s in the Comments section): “Hello Mahathir PM of Malaysia, The children of all races were mixing pretty well in the English medium schools. But when you decided to make everyone stupid by … Continue reading Hello Mahathir PM of Malaysia
Satu memorandum akan diserahkan bagi memohon ditubuhkan sebuah Parti berteraskan Borneo Sabah Sarawak di Semenanjung Malaysia. Parti ini juga nanti akan membuka cawangannya di Sabah & Sarawak, paling tidak pun akan bergabung dengan parti tempatan. Usaha ini perlu dilaksanakan bagi menyokong … Continue reading Sokong Pembentukan Parti Borneo di Semenanjung Malaysia!
JOURNALIST and author Desmond Leong is not a fan of Sir James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak. He thinks the public reverence ascribed to Brooke as an intrepid adventurer-philanthropist and benevolent ruler who brought peace and civilisation to … Continue reading Two sides of the same coin?
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing disagrees with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad when the latter said the bid to restore Sarawak’s equal partner status in Parliament in April, failed. Masing, who is Parti Rakyat Sarawak … Continue reading Masing: Bid to restore equal partner status to S’wak did not fail, Putrajaya in midst of review
Balwant Singh Sidhu commented on Mahathir’s statement I am disgusted by this constant racism and feel obliged to speak up. I take it as a personal insult that I was ‘allowed’ to become a lawyer. On the contrary, I …saved … Continue reading Lawyer Balwant Singh Sidhu speaks his mind on Mahathir
I often get messages now and then inquiring whether I will ever come back to politics. Or why I have been so quiet. I prefer to keep opinions on politics to myself. After all, I have played my part, and … Continue reading Improving The Job Market
As Malaysia marks its National Day, questions are being raised by the Bornean states of Sabah and Sarawak about the restoration of their status as equal partners in the nation, potentially triggering fresh headaches for a ruling coalition that relies heavily on … Continue reading On Malaysia’s National Day, Sabah and Sarawak question place in nation
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