“What is justice? Giving water to trees. What is injustice? To give water to thorns. Justice is (consists in) bestowing a bounty in its proper place, not on every root that will absorb water. What is injustice? To bestow (it) in an improper place that can only be a source of …
COVID-19 has certainly upended many things in our lives. One of the sectors greatly impacted by the pandemic is education. As a result of the pandemic, schools were forced to shut down, and lessons took place in a manner never thought of before. Everyone involved had to adjust and adapt to the new normal…
Currently, more than one hundred million people all around the world have been infected with Covid-19. In Malaysia, we are currently suffering from the third wave of Covid-19 with more than two hundred thousand cumulative cases and resulting in nearly one thousand death. This pandemic shows …
Much can be learned from the current Covid-19 pandemic, especially the link between human health and animal as well as the environment. Currently, awareness of the importance of treating animals is well-existed. Laws and regulations have been enacted to protect animals. Various …
As of 31 Jan 2021, the number of daily new case COVID-19 infections had increased to 5,298, while the number of daily active cases had risen to 48,150. Indeed, the figure did increase the following day and remained in the five thousands for three days. Sadly, a total of 262 people had died due to COVID-19 infection …
As we entered 2021, and with the COVID-19 pandemic still preoccupying us, we are also approaching the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. Looking back, it is clear that towards the end of the 20th century, and as we progress further into the 21st century, people at large have been concerned with…
One of the human attitudes is the tendency to differentiate and compare one thing with another. The result from such an attitude shapes the perception we give to other people or things and affect the way we deal with them in life and this includes how we treat others. Wealth, power and prestige are common…
It is said that we are now living in an age known as ‘post-truth’ age, where objective facts are becoming less and less important compared to appeals to emotion and personal beliefs. One of the key ingredient of post-truth culture is social media, where opinions worth more than the facts. With the rise of social…
Undeniably, the year 2020 was not kind to most of us. The pandemic has affected our lives in many aspects and for many of us, the grey gloomy clouds still hang over our heads even when the new year 2021 was ushered in. Despite the worst that it has brought, the Covid-19 pandemic has also…
The year 2021 will be welcomed in a few days’, and most will be greeting others with “Happy New Year!” just as at the start of 2020. The word “happy” is perhaps one of the most uttered words on earth. Unfortunately, many have neither really understood its true meaning nor its essence. From time immemorial,…
