The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.” – Juliette Lewis, American actress Needless to say, it is very sad and depressing to hear of suicide cases. Many of us will never be able to comprehend why those driven to suicide find life
Playing the blame game? Get over it! Move forward! – Unknown It was a tragic accident. That was the clear picture from eyewitnesses of what had happened that fateful New Year’s Day at the Triso ferry point near Sebuyau. It took place on a bright afternoon, not in the dark,
It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles. — Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian diplomat On my last trip back to Kuching in August, a conversation about datukship cropped up among two friends over breakfast in a kopitiam. Call it gossip if you will (aha, men also gossip too).
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. — Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of US I read with interest a letter written by a Kuala Lumpur Catholic in
Malaysia does not need a ‘coalition of coalitions’ because everyone knows that it is a political strategy aimed at borrowing the strength of the biggest party and not to get genuine support from the people. — Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Umno vice-president No one, not even supporters of Perikatan Nasional (PN), took the
Any political system can commit mistakes and any state can commit mistakes. What is most important is to acknowledge these mistakes and put them right as soon as possible and put those behind them into account, bring them to account. — Hosni Mubarak, fourth president of Egypt As a citizen,
2021 Budget has some initiatives for job creation by way of giving construction contracts. Though the intention is noble, the beneficiaries of these projects would be foreign workers, not locals. — Jalil Rasheed, former PNB president A friend called me last Saturday, telling me that he wanted to ask me
I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realise is that you’re not alone. You’re not the first to go through it, you’re not gonna be the last to go through it. – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, actor How do we feel every time we hear
The money that goes into Social Security is not the government’s money. it’s your money. You paid for it. – Mitch McConnell, US senator In this column last week, I joined the chorus of Malaysians who have appealed to the government to allow Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members to make
Our fund is just so huge that the natural momentum is we’re going to be hitting RM1 trillion in assets under management within the next few years. –Tunku Alizakri Alias, CEO of EPF This time, I am on the side of Umno Youth. I stand in total disagreement with Tan
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