Sim Kwang Yang

Urban dwellers have no idea about what it is like living in the jungle though our ancestors came from there.

The Penan’s police reports read like tragedies, but till now they remain words on paper, while the perpetrators remain at large.

COMMENT In 1990 when the FRU stormed a Penan blockade killing a young boy, the villagers decided enough was enough.

MALAYSIA DAY Forty-seven years ago, I, together with a group of boys from my neighbourhood, trooped down to the waterfront in Kuching near midnight.

COMMENT It is unconscionable that a country trumpeting Vision 2020 could treat them with such cruel disregard.

COMMENT In a country dominated by racial considerations in all things, what political gain is there to support the Penans?

The nerves of city dwellers are stretched taut in anticipation of more trouble to come.  

The hysteria surrounding the 'Allah' debate is more political than theological, and the court may not be the best venue to settle this dispute.

It really does not matter what name you call or worship your God, as long as in your hearts, God is that...

I was reminded of their contribution when SAM was accused of working against our national interest by ROS.

In my ageing years, I have finally succeeded in learning to enjoy my own company.

Total devotion to all round education had been the hallmark of this particular band of brotherhood.

Despite all the trials and tribulations that X'mas can be celebrated freely is something to be toasted.

The root cause of racial disunity and communal tension is not the existence of vernacular schools but by the politics of race.

Now, all of a sudden, the term ‘racist’ has become a bad word, as it should be long ago.

Malaysians seem to be pretty inward looking in their worldview due perhaps to their immersion within the sea of their domestic issues of race and religion.

The blanket covering the nightmare of the BTN courses has finally been whipped off, providing the opportunity for the individual to grow on his or her own.

Writing under self-censorship felt like castrating oneself spiritually. Those were unhappy years.

The Official Secrets Act (OSA) as it stands is far too easily abused by those in power.

We will begin to weed out the menace when we have a real two-coalition system and the ruling party can be changed once every so often.

If the national media is a mirror that reflects our national soul, then our Malaysian media is an opaque and cracked mirror.

Malaysia has changed beyond recognition but for all the hardware, the software in the people's head is still wanting.

The early years were a time of relentless trials but then something happened .. .

There was much anticipation as the country awaited the Public Accounts Committee report on the PKFZ scandal.