A move in the right direction
EARLY this week, our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim disclosed that he had invited President Xi Jinping of China…
Browsing: Columns
Padang Merdeka was empty: A foreshadowing?
ON Sept 16, I went to Padang Merdeka. In the middle of most big towns in Sarawak, there are (or…
Wild vegetables add variety to a healthy diet
THE idea for this week’s article struck me during a trip to the ‘pasar tamu’ (farmers and jungle produce market)…
Rob Nevis: Making waves promoting Sarawak on film
I HAD first met Sri Lankan film-maker Rob Nevis in May 2000 when he was part of 20 or so…
Too much power in the hands of one man ‘lah’
I DO not know how you feel about this: the concentration and exercise of power over life and death in…
When an entire village raises a child
IT takes a village to raise a child. The phrase conveys the message that it takes a collective body of…
Extreme marine heatwaves and ‘worlds’ so near yet so far apart
JULY 2023 was confirmed as the global hottest air temperature month at 16.95 degrees Celsius breaking the previous record of…
Urgent need for an independent Children’s Commission
WE, the undersigned child advocates and civil society organisations for children, urge the government to expeditiously establish an independent Children’s…