A louder call for self-governance
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
There were two Sarawak Independence Day rallies here in Kuching today (July 22, 2019), apart from the state-level Sarawak Day Celebration held...
Longhouse fire: Are we fighting a losing battle?
Commentary:
By Nancy Nais
THE Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Department recorded an alarming 24 cases of longhouse fire last year, literally every month, with an average...
Soon Koh taking a step back only to move two steps forward?
By Lian Cheng
ANYONE watching the video of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh announcing his stepping down from the cabinet...
‘Thank you, Abang Bomba’
Commentary
By Nancy Nais
THEY could not break fast ('berbuka puasa') in the comfort of their homes with their families.
Instead, they sacrificed such solace...
Abang Jo’s mysterious “termites”
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg delivered a very interesting “termite” speech during the launch of Marudi...
Year-ender: Events that grabbed eyeballs in Sarawak in 2018
By Lian Cheng and Karen Bong
Video by Nigel Bolly
THERE is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens. The...
A post-Christmas ‘conservative’ thought
By Lian Cheng
I can still remember vividly my flight back to Kuching from New Zealand via Singapore two years ago. A British woman seated...
PDP in a perculiar spot
Commentary:
By Peter Sibon
RECENTLY, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced its new line-up, where deputy president Datuk Nelson Balang Rining and secretary-general Datuk Anthony Nogeh Gumbek...
What will happen to PKR Sarawak?
Commentary
(Editor's note: This commentary was published before the statement by PKR Sarawak information chief Vernon Kedit was released. In the statement, Vernon said that...
The one-mile journey
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
WHEN the outcome of 14th General Election was finalised, many Malaysians each proposed a toast. But different people held up their glasses for...
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