This is a gripping account of stoic combat leadership under pressure. It portrays a commander who does not waver when decisions must be made in seconds and consequences echo for years. In the crucible of conflict, leadership is not theoretical — it is tested in dust, heat, and fire.

The narrative explores leadership in trying times: motivating troops through exhaustion, fear, and uncertainty; maintaining discipline when resources are thin; and standing firm against racial and religious bigotry within and beyond the ranks. The story does not romanticize war — it presents its realism unfiltered.

Training sequences bring authenticity to the forefront — cross-training with the American Green Berets, joint operations coordination, and indirect fire support from Apache attack helicopters. These elements ground the memoir in operational detail while highlighting professional military standards and interoperability.

Beyond combat, the book underscores the humanitarian dimension of conflict. The presence of the World Food Program delivering aid reminds readers that war zones are inhabited by civilians caught in the crossfire — and that soldiers often serve as protectors as much as warriors.

This is not merely a war story. It is a study of moral courage, resilience, and leadership forged in exigent circumstances. Young officers, cadets, and anyone interested in real-world command responsibility would find valuable lessons within its pages.   

A Soldier’s Story presents itself as a study in stoic combat leadership under extreme pressure. At its strongest, the book succeeds in portraying command not as rhetoric, but as responsibility borne in morally and operationally ambiguous environments.

The memoir’s central strength lies in its depiction of leadership during instability. The author emphasizes decisiveness in chaotic situations, the burden of motivating exhausted troops, and the discipline required to maintain cohesion amid racial and religious tensions. These themes elevate the narrative beyond a conventional war chronicle and position it as a reflection on moral courage within imperfect institutions. 

The A Team Green Berets attached to us to provide fire support, that's me in the yellow t-shirt

Operational realism is another notable asset. Descriptions of cross-training with United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets), coordination involving AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and Spectre AC 130 gunships, and humanitarian logistics linked to the World Food Program  add technical credibility. These details ground the narrative in professional military practice rather than abstraction, particularly in discussions of interoperability and indirect fire support. 

However, the book’s assertive tone occasionally narrows its analytical depth. The portrayal of leadership is largely unwavering and stoic — admirable traits — but at times the narrative risks presenting a singular perspective. Moments of self-interrogation or acknowledgment of strategic miscalculation could have strengthened its intellectual rigor. Readers seeking broader geopolitical context or comparative analysis of military doctrine may find the scope limited to the author’s lived experience.

The treatment of racial and religious bigotry is direct and emotionally charged. While this candor gives the work authenticity, it also invites scrutiny. The narrative would benefit from deeper structural analysis of the institutions described, rather than relying primarily on anecdotal testimony. That said, the willingness to confront discrimination within a military framework distinguishes the book from more sanitized memoirs.

Stylistically, the prose is functional and mission-focused, mirroring the temperament it seeks to portray. It avoids melodrama, though at times it leans toward declarative assertion rather than reflective exploration. The realism in training sequences and operational coordination stands out more strongly than the introspective passages.

Ultimately, Exigent Circumstances is less a literary war epic and more a leadership case study forged in adversity. Its value lies in its firsthand insight into command responsibility under pressure, particularly for young officers or students of applied leadership. As a narrative, it is compelling; as an analytical work, it is strongest when it examines the tension between duty, identity, and institutional loyalty — and somewhat less so when it defaults to affirmation of personal resolve.

It is not propaganda, nor is it detached scholarship. It occupies the complex middle ground of lived experience — earnest, forceful, and open to both admiration and critique.

Reviews By Local Columnists who have read the book

1. What a soldier’s memoir says about Malaysia By Frankie D'Cruz: 

Some books inspire pride. Others confront us with truths we would rather avoid. Retired army major D Swami’s memoir, Exigent Circumstances – A Soldier’s Journey Down the Road Less Travelled, belongs to the latter. It unsettles, provokes, and refuses to let readers look away.

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2. A soldier's harrowing memoir of service to country By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy

My platoon commander said, “Sir, the operations officer told me not to follow your orders and not to return fire if fired upon the patrol, that they are all our saudara (relations by virtue of them being Muslims).”

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The price of the book is RM65.00 only. Postage is free, via a courier, payment is online I will forward my banking details if you are interested. Once payment is done, please send me your address, most of you have bought this book. 

I would appreciate it if you could introduce this book to others. Not many books left.  I am not a famous author, it can only be done by word of mouth. Thank You!

From Online retailers in Malaysia: 

Shopee: You can purchase the book from the Gerakbudaya/SIRD Malaysia official store on Shopee. 

MPHOnline.com: The book is listed as available on the MPH Online website. 

Kinokuniya Malaysia: You can find the book on Kinokuniya's Malaysian website, where it was in stock at their fulfillment center as of August 2025. 

Gerakbudaya: The publisher's website also lists the book for sale. 

Lazada: The Gerakbudaya/SIRD Malaysia official online store on Lazada also offers the book. 

Physical bookstores: MPH Bookstores: Search results suggest availability at MPH stores, such as the TRX store, although it's best to check with a specific branch for current stock. 

Kinokuniya: The book is available in stock at Kinokuniya's fulfillment center for online orders, suggesting you can also find it at their physical stores. 

Contact me​, the author, to buy the book here and share with your friends who might be interested, it's RM65, text me via WhatsApp at +012 4084300 if you are interested in purchasing this book, postage is free. 

International buyers: Mary Martin Booksellers: This international bookseller lists the book, confirming it is a paperback written in English and self-published in, Malaysia.

This book is in the Malaysian National Library, Library of the University Pertahanan of the MAF,  Library of the National University  of Singapore, Armed Forces Museum Port Dickson and Library of Yale University located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

All of Pete Hesgeth's Tattoos

Hegseth (above) was alleged to have made statements such as “whether Sunni or Shia, our enemy is Islam” and “we are not at war with a country, we are at war with a belief system”.

However, a Malaysiakini fact-check found that the remarks were inaccurately quoted and may have been interpreted differently from their original context.

GSVL : I agree with whatever Secretary Hegseth has said or not said. When you deal with the likes of Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Islamic Jihad, the PMU, IS and the Taliban, it is an existential threat for the US and Western countries including their religious beliefs, values and principles. Nothing peaceful about these rogue entities who us Islam to spread terror and fear.

Sealthedeal : Oh course his words will be taken out of context by those islamists who always play the victim. Islamophbia is not a crime. It's a natural reaction to what kafirs see around the Muslim world see is the result of Islamic extremism. The sooner Iran is defeated the better.

Hmmmmmmmm : "New York-based Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani noted that the term had been weaponised by far-right Islamophobes to "mock and vilify" Muslims" Muslims call unbelievers 'Kafir'. 

But when these unbelievers tattoo that word on themselves to indeed confirm that they are unbelievers, they are accused of vilifying and mocking Islam. So, how?

Just Common Sense : If we are serious about US view of Islam we should do something about the violence carried out all over the world in the name of Islam. These are not isolated incidents. 

They have been occurring with such regularity that it is not surprising that non-muslims are beginning to see such violence especially against non-muslims as part and parcel of islam especially when the perpetrators quote from their religious books to justify their acts. 

What makes things worse is when muslim govts everywhere unabashedly practice policies highly discriminatory against non-muslims. It is just a matter of time before the pushback comes.

WINNING Scarecrow : I already regularly pointed out to everyone that these are the enemies of Islam and yet people don’t believe me when I used the phrase. 

To say that Islamists are enemies is exactly saying that Islam is the enemy. And yet we still treat them as our friends and support them to attack Azam Baki who is actually supporting Anwar to defend Islam from the enemies.

Just Common Sense : The enemies of islam are your own people buddy. Instead of taking country forward they are trying to take us back to 7th century arab desert.

MyKanasai : Use your head and start thinking. Muslim make up about 20% of Israel population and all had to serve, disregard of belief, in the national service. 

Those soldiers fighting against the Hamas or any regime are from different religions and races and yet they fought side by side to safeguard their own country, that is Israel.

UNDECIDED : You are a indoctrinated by western culture and blind to their immorality.

Just Common Sense : UNDECIDED How do you know you are not indoctrinated by 7th century desert culture buddy?

Unsubbed_wallace : No need to talk about how unfair America treats muslim. We all know how Ketuanan Muslims treat the non-muslims here....

Dr Peter Jebaseelan Jesudason : It is an easy enough mistake to make - to regard Muslim and Islamist as one and the same. However, I daresay some unscrupulous news portals deliberately misreport the usage in order to create controversy and make headlines. 

Generally understood, an Islamist is defined as a Muslim who subscribes to extreme interpretations of the faith and one who condones violence such as suicide bombing as part of a " Jihad " to promote or avenge Islam. 

During Islam's expansionist phase, the term Darul Harb or " Abode of War " was formulated by Muslim jurists to describe non-Muslim territories. Unless there was a treaty with the Islamic powers, Muslims were regarded to be in a state of war with non-Muslims. 

It is in this context that Pete Hegseth is using the term Islamist. From the outset in 1979, the Islamic State of Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini declared USA and Israel to be the " enemies of Islam ", and brainwashed Muslims into chanting " Death to America, the Big Shaitan " and " Death to Israel, the Little Shaitan ".

Unsubbed_wallace : When Islam is in the majority they oppress the minority non-muslims.... providing extra benefits to muslims over non-muslims... Is that the sign of deep friendship? lol.

Just Common Sense : Islamists and islamist govts openly discriminate against non believers even in Malaysia so why is that allowed?

So in a way China is getting real feedback about it's weapons, without even being in a war. This way they can then improve them. And become stronger. They even got paid for failed stuff.. Win win situation for them. If it's is true, then I feel so angry with ccp for killing its brilliant scientist. If govt starts killing their scientist for failing to meet up to standards, then they will be left with no scientist.

Vote Restore Britain if millions have to go then millions have to go from zoomer to boomer. All army's should stop going to wars and start clearing out there country's for a real question of security. I will add on FUCK THE GOVERNMENT. This is clearly the result of first cousin marriage.  

The police are tacitly complicit. I cannot reconcile with the institutional negligence and the chillingly perfunctory nature of those who are merely "doing their jobs" by allowing these evils to rot our socieites. Serious stuff, and I'm 200% with you the native Brits have got to start forming groups of their own.

Birmingham exploded last night — windows smashed, residents terrorised walking through England's second-biggest city — and now Britain is hitting back harder than anyone expected. Deportation orders. Border crackdowns. 

Politicians who spent years avoiding this conversation are suddenly signing off on measures that could strip residency from thousands of Islamists currently living here legally. This isn't just noise — it's a legal and political avalanche that's already in motion. And what's coming next for those who thought Britain was finished? It's far worse than deportation.

Sharia Law is slavery laws that speak death to ALL people that are not Islamic !!! Vote Republican! Vote for OUR Laws of OUR Country! Sharia Law demands that women wear a body rag from head to toe! Say No, to being governed by a Moraity Police that if they think your are dressed wrong, the Morality Police will rape and brutally kill women. --Over clothes!! 

According to Sharia Law, Premarital sex is punished by Mercy Killings. Abortion is punished by death! Stop Shraia Law in America. You are a hero, Senator Cruz. Yes, Sharia Law does not fit the USA. It does not mesh with our Constitution or our laws or courts. Sharia law is slavery. It forces girls and women to wear burqas or be beaten in public.

Confirmation

The Democrats care only about illegal immigrants they care nothing about the American citizens. I could never thought America would have a non American in congress talking hate about America. They should only let her take the amount of money she had when she illegally entered our country, no more. Waltz cares more about Somalis than he does about his American citizens.

Sarjit Singh’s removal as head coach has triggered more than debate about timing and fairness. It has stirred something far more uncomfortable within Malaysian hockey. A group of former national players and officials is now coming together under the banner Coalition for Malaysian Hockey Renewal. 

Not to inflame the situation, but to force change. That alone tells you where the sport and the Malaysian Hockey Confederation stands. This is no longer about one coach. It is about how Malaysian hockey is run, and whether it is being run well enough. Because what has unfolded in recent weeks is not an isolated episode.

We have been told the coaching and development panel did not play a central role in the call not to extend Sarjit’s contract. That alone raises a question that refuses to go away: who is really making the big calls? More importantly on what basis? This is not new.

In 2017, after Malaysia qualified for the World Cup, the coaching committee led by Ow Soon Kooi collapsed amid disputes over authority, reporting lines and technical control. The very body meant to guide the sport lost its footing at a critical moment. Eight years later, after another World Cup qualification, we are back in the same space. Different names. Same tension.

Sarjit says he was made a scapegoat. That claim will divide opinion. But even if you set it aside, the circumstances surrounding his exit point to something more troubling — a game that struggles to hold its shape when pressure builds. Malaysia will be at the next World Cup. That sounds like progress. It is not.

The campaign did not reflect dominance. Results against elite teams have been sobering. Heavy losses to England at the recent World Cup qualifier in Egypt, and before that to Germany and Belgium were not freak outcomes.

They were reminders of where Malaysia truly stands. And yet, the response remains predictable: change the coach, reset the message, move on. It creates the impression of action. It rarely delivers improvement.

Old enough to remember when the BBC actually had the balls to call him a terrorist. SA has been destroyed by the ANC. No longer can you visit this once wonderful country. Completely unsafe. He was a terrorist. A brutal one. I got shouted down a lot by red faced liberals without a counter argument when I politely tried to explain this to them in Canada. 

It was the same with Gandhi of India, the Marxists and Congress Party painted him as a Saint. He was a sexual predator. In his 70s, Gandhi slept in the same bed with young female followers without clothes to test his ability to resist sexual desire. He viewed this as a test of his "manliness" and spiritual purity.

Ignoring a small amount is like ignoring a small beginning of Cancer. It’s not going away, it grows until it kills you. They are using our laws, freedoms and privileges, and rights against us. Destroy the World Economic Form before 2030. 

Tommy has been persecuted and imprisoned many times, for his truthfulness and journalism,he is a real hero to us in the UK. Same Story in every city of planet .In India we are facing this aggression from last 1000 years. 

They are working diligently to get as many Muslims in government as they can as fast as they can. Then they will change the laws. Time to get them out. Their strategy is also that they get into the school boards. Influence curriculum. Introduce holidays under “diversity and oppression, community relations”. 

Then get on the local council. Once they get just 10 percent they start getting elected. Then they introduce elements of sharia law into the ordinances. Degradation of human rights follow. Increased terrorist attacks and r@pes. CAIR was banned by UAE way back in in 2014! Their leaders are Muslim brotherhood. 

Why are they not banned in the US? Women’s rights, children’s rights, animal rights etc are all at risk. I'm British. The left and islamists here have done all they can to discredit him. He gets attacked in the streets, arrested, put in prison, branded far right, but they still can't silence him. 

He helped organise the Christmas gathering in London and London mayor Sadiq Khan called it far right and islamophobic. It was nothing of the sort. We have a Labour prime minister who refuses to release the figures of the Muslim PDF gangs. We're talking thousands of girls per city too.

Reports say he was taking a bath with his daughter-in-law when he slipped, fell & died 😭😭😭 https://t.co/5dcuYQnEoH pic.twitter.com/lyNHdNeBiZ

— Sameer (@BesuraTaansane) March 29, 2026

What a shameful way of dying !!! May be daughter in law was helping him take bath because of disability or illness. This is the work of RAW.

Mahnoor Sabir, Gen Bajwa's daughter-in-law

This country has never experienced such an existential threat since the country was proudly established. One Nation Under God Amen. Down under needs to set up The Sharia-Free Australia Caucus! Thank you to Tommy Robinson for coming to America and telling our Congress about this and sending your warning to America, we do not want to be like Europe.

But as the 2026 crisis shuts down the strait, the wealthy Gulf states are executing a massive geoeconomic counter-attack. By routing oil through emergency overland pipelines to safe-water ports like Khor Fakkan and Fujairah, and actively planning a monumental 200 billion dollar canal straight through the Hajar Mountains, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are rendering Iran's entire asymmetric naval arsenal completely useless. 

In this video, we analyze the dawn of the "Geo-Engineering Wars" and the infrastructure projects saving the global economy: THE MUSANDAM CANAL: The mind-boggling engineering plan to carve a new shipping lane through 2,000-meter-high solid limestone mountains. 

THE EMPTY QUARTER ROUTE: The alternative 950-kilometer canal project slicing straight through the Saudi desert. 

THE PIPELINE LIFELINE: How the immediate activation of the Saudi Petroline and UAE's Habshan-Fujairah pipelines bypassed the blockade overnight. THE REGIONAL HUB: How Iraqi, Kuwaiti, and Qatari oil is being integrated into this massive overland escape route.

We are tolerating people who won't tolerate us in the end. The reason John Cleese has come out against the Muslim takeover has nothing to do with left or right; it's logic that can be seen in plain sight. More and more need to speak up. Sadiq Khan, police be upon him. 

If Islam is a religion of “peace” then perhaps they ought to stop calling for the deaths of all us “infidels”. Saying radical Muslims really only want peace is like claiming Jack the Ripper was just a misunderstood killer. Osama Bin Laden used to say "we have to use democracy against democracy" and "we have to get inside democracy to weaken it from the inside". 

"We will use your freedom, your liberalism and your democracy against you". (Case in point Rashida Talib, Ilhan Omar, Mehdi Hassan, Sadiq Khan, Zohran Mamdani and Hassan Piker). 

Mehdi Hasan has done his job in Britain...Look at where Britain is now...And Now, he's in America to repeat the same recipe in America. America is in the same spot right now where Britain was 20 years ago. 

He will bring down America the same way he has facilitated in bringing Britain down to it's knees. Calling Mehdi Hassan Progressive is backward thinking, who will put Goebbels to shame. Islamophobia is a word created by Fascist used by cowards to manipulate morons. (Christopher Hitchens)

Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a massive investigation that permanently shut down the development of a "Sharia City" in the Lone Star State. Now, Trump allies are taking the fight straight to the House floor, confirming that the US Constitution will always be the only law of the land! 

Welcome back, friends. I’m John Valor. Today, I have a deeply inspiring story to share with you from the heart of Texas—a story about everyday Americans standing up for their communities, their families, and the United States Constitution. 

In a time when our values are constantly being tested, we are seeing incredible resolve from leaders like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with the steadfast, positive support of our 45th and 47th President, Donald Trump. 

This is a heartwarming reminder that when patriots unite to defend the laws of this great nation, freedom always prevails. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let's talk about this massive victory for American values.

The 101 On Malaysia’s Orang Asli & Native Community. They’re More Diverse Than We Think!

Derogatory references to South Indians as “botol kicap” (soy sauce bottle)and branding of non-Malays as “pendatang” (immigrants) are among the corrosive forms of language that persistently surface not only in chauvinistic circles, but even brazenly in the media and public domain.

These racially tinged narratives have been compounded most recently by controversies over the landholding status of long-established Hindu temples that date back to colonial Malaya.

They risk deepening mistrust and undermining the shared values and mutual respect among ethnic groups upon which our nation was founded.

As a nation shaped by its unique historical confluence of diverse cultures and yet shared aspirations, Malaysia must continually reaffirm the foundational principles upon which its sense of national affiliation and progress depend.

Central to this endeavour is a clear and honest recognition of our past, a principled commitment to justice in the present, and a collective vision for an inclusive future for every Malaysian.

We must begin by acknowledging historical truths with integrity and respect. Unity cannot be built on selective or distorted history; rather, it must be grounded in truth, justice, and mutual respect. A truthful nation must have the courage to acknowledge all its beginnings, and not merely the convenient ones.

MS : Was national unity ever a national imperative …like Ketuanan Melayu/Islam? Never. National unity is a convenient sop to be dispensed as a quick fix, fast relief pill whenever the excesses of Ketuananism become apparent. 

Which is why the least consequential political lightweight at the bottom of the totem pole is given charge of that ministry and why no PM has ever coveted that role unlike the one in Finance. 

Nation building since 1957 (if you can call it that), has deliberately and consistently trivialized unity and diversity, reducing it to ad campaigns at best while every policy we know has sought to discriminate on the basis of race and religion. The state of national disunity today is there for all to see.

VioletQuokka1493 : Malays are also pendatang like the rest of us. The bumis are the jakuns, sakais, negritos, orange laut, ibans, dayak, kadazans. Malays have hijacked the term bumiputra just to give themselves the aura of a privileged class. This has to stop in order to have a united nation free of a privileged group.

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– Captain Renault (Casablanca)

COMMENT | I hope rational Malaysians understand that Khairy Jamaluddin was wrong when he said it was amateur hour on both sides of the political divide.

These people are not amateurs. These people are professional charlatans. Madani does not have its head buried in the ground; it is just that they do not care about these corruption allegations.

All you have to do is refer to how Madani handled the Sabah corruption scandal, and you will understand that the average Joe Rakyat, for whatever reasons, does not care and, in some cases, votes these professional charlatans back in. BN played this card for years until an aberration in the system caused the fall of Umno.

Nothing can ever change. The Ketuanan Types are too embedded with the DNA.

Sarjit Singh works with players during a training session, as he highlights the challenges of building depth and preparing a squad to compete at the highest level. (Bernama pic)

Malaysia are not losing because of one coach. They are losing because they are not ready. “We need more players,” said Sarjit, who was recently sacked as the head coach of the national men’s hockey side. “Not short-term call-ups but a system that produces enough quality to compete at the highest level.

Sarjit’s most telling line is also his most damning. “We need two teams.” Not 26 or 30 players rotating in and out. But a genuine second tier capable of challenging the first. “At the moment we don’t have that,” he said. “There is no backup.”

That lack of depth, he said, affects everything: intensity, recovery, decision-making and ultimately results. “When you don’t have options, you are forced to rely on the same players,” he said. 

Ageing core, no succession 

That reliance has created another problem: an ageing spine. Senior players, several in their mid-30s, continue to carry the team. “It was my choice to use experienced players,” Sarjit said. “We needed stability.” But stability has come at a cost. “You cannot just throw young players into international hockey,” he said. “They need time.” “The problem is not that veterans are still playing. It is that replacements are not ready.” 

Heavy defeats are not accidents

Saint Mark, was a Libyan who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark.

Raymond Ibrahim is a Coptic Christian. Coptic Christians were the original people Egypt. Coptic Christians are direct descendants of the ancient Egyptians, maintaining a direct, unbroken lineage from the pre-Christian, pharaonic population. 

While they adopted Christianity in the 1st century AD (founded by Saint Mark), they are considered the indigenous people of Egypt, preserving an ancient heritage through their liturgy and language.  

Taqiyya and Kitman: Meaning and Difference

In essence, Copts are not just converts to a foreign religion; they are the indigenous Egyptian population who embraced Christianity early in its history, preserving the ancient Egyptian identity through the Centuries.

Evil does not disappear just because it is replaced by other evil. Europe should really investigate Ursela and husbands ties and profits under covert facts. Ursula will face Nuremberg #2.....not to mention stealing billions from European Union.... serious criminal. 

Be honest would it be unusual to hear most of rich people in world had ties to slave trade or illegal drug trade it does not surprise me in the least. This corrupt evil. Von der Leyden. Is still behaving like a a slave driver/ owner. ..... She. has tied all European countries into in this corrupt globalist Union ...and has taken the sovernity .....of these countries. 

What started as a trade agreement ....has turned into a Globalist dictatorship..... She has destroyed these countries with rules and regulations .... forcing them to take unvetted illegal / legal migration from third world countries .... where their beliefs and culture are not compatible with the native citizens of the European countries ..... 

This was allowed by weak governments .. without a referendum to allow the native citizens a voice .. This will result with the native citizens loss of their identity being replaced ... .

New York's Muslim mayor is fighting back against federal deportations — but with nearly one million Muslims in that city alone, the pressure coming from Washington is only getting started. Because what government is proposing next goes far beyond numbers. The legal pathways millions of people relied on? Gone. And what happens to those already here — that's where this gets brutal.

Love, letter by letter — M Sassikala stands by G Saravanan as he spells out words on an alphabet chart resting below him. (Noorul Ariffin pic)

When former national athletes welfare foundation (Yakeb) chairman Noorul Ariffin called me on my phone last week and gently turned the screen towards G Saravanan, the man who once filled any room with easy laughter could not speak. The race walking legend lay on his bed in Bukit Mertajam, his body stilled by disease, a tube at his neck helping him breathe.

And yet, when he saw me, he smiled. It was unmistakably his: warm, knowing, almost mischievous. The kind of smile that used to come at the end of a race, when he had pushed his body to its limits and still found something left to give. Only this time, the race is different.

G Saravanan, 56, Malaysia’s only Commonwealth Games athletics gold medallist, no longer walks, talks or eats on his own. Motor neuron disease (MND) has gradually stripped that from him since his diagnosis in 2021.

Saravanan celebrates G Saravanan celebrates gold at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games with the woman who still stands beside him in his toughest race. (G Saravanan pic) In 2020, he weighed 79kg.

Today, he is down to about 40kg. His frame is frail, almost fragile, but his presence is not diminished. His eyes follow every word. He nods, gently, deliberately. He listens the way fighters do — fully, stubbornly, as if refusing to be left behind. For three minutes, I spoke. For three minutes, he answered without a voice. And in that quiet exchange, something inside me gave way.

Not because I saw a man defeated, but because I realised he is still fighting the only way he can. Beside him, his wife M Sassikala stood steady, calm, attentive, quietly strong. She has become his voice, his hands, his everything, caring for him while raising their three children and holding together a life that has been turned inside out.

When Saravanan wants to speak, he spells it out, letter by letter, pointing to an alphabet chart. It is slow and painstaking. But it is still communication. It is still him. He is fed through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, a feeding line inserted directly into the stomach through the abdominal wall, because even swallowing has become a struggle.

Recently, he spent 20 days in intensive care in Penang. At one point, he stopped breathing for two minutes before doctors revived him. Sassikala tells this without drama. Just fact. Just strength. She says he is still a fighter. You believe her. A year ago, when I first wrote about his condition, Malaysians responded with remarkable generosity, raising more than RM100,000.

Even Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim contributed. Today, Sassikala insists they are not asking for more. “People have already given, and that generosity has helped sustain his care, which costs about RM2,000 a month, with Yakeb reimbursing the expenses,” she said. Perhaps because Saravanan himself never wanted sympathy.

“While I appreciate the empathy people feel for me, I absolutely hate sympathy. I want to be as normal as possible,” he once told me. Normal, for Saravanan, was never ordinary. In his prime, he walked over 5,000km a year. Some days, he covered 55km in training. There was little sports science then, no real understanding of nutrition or recovery, no psychological support.

They trained through pain and recovered as best they could. He kept going. That same relentless will carried him through 50km of searing heat at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, where he walked into history. He is still going. The race has only changed. The body has slowed. The voice has gone. But the fight, that stubborn, unyielding fight remains.

Sarjit Singh says his dismissal as national coach came as a shock despite guiding Malaysia to the World Cup. KUALA LUMPUR: The call came late on a Sunday night. By Monday, Sarjit Singh was told his time as national men’s hockey coach was over. No warning. No review. 

No chance to present his report. Just weeks after guiding Malaysia to the World Cup. “It came as a shock,” Sarjit, 63, said in an exclusive interview. “I couldn’t believe it.” He was told the matter had already been settled. Sarjit said he first heard of his fate from coaching and development committee chairman Majid Manjit Abdullah , who asked to meet him the following day.  

“I met him and he told me my contract was not extended,” Sarjit said. “I asked him why. He said the decision had already been made.” According to Sarjit, Manjit did not provide a reason, instead indicating that the move came from the president, Subahan Kamal, and the executive board of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC). 

“He told me the president would see me the next day,” Sarjit said. That meeting came on Tuesday morning. MHC president Subahan Kamal faces scrutiny over the decision-making process behind Sarjit Singh’s removal, as questions emerge over governance within Malaysian hockey. Rankings over results

This video examines the claim that Jesus must say the exact words “I am God, worship Me” in order to prove His divine identity. We explore why this demand is a logical fallacy and how Scripture consistently reveals who Jesus truly is — from the Gospel of John to the prophecies of Isaiah and the declaration of Alpha and Omega in Revelation. 

This man will not win till the end of his life about the truth one day he will understand about Jesus. X muslim Adam Seeker gave him open chalenge to come and debate but Zakir Nalayek is scared and he is ignoring Adam Seeker s chalenge. Zakir, kindly humble yourself. 

You will never succeed fighting the truth. Jesus is God and it's all over the Bible. You will only come to this realization of you humble yourself before Him. He will reveal himself to you as He has done to many including Muslims. Kindly read John 17:5, and Philippians 2:5-7.

Gurgaon: Tension in an Indian city over Muslim prayers, news from the Communist Bitch "The BBC"

In England a guy was jailed for putting up posters saying "It's ok to be white". Sensible, if that person commits a crime, there's no way to identify them. They DON'T come to search " better living conditions" BUT to INVADE & DOMINATE as they declare openly on ALL sites & interviews without HIDING their intentions.... 

I'm from Netherlands and I'm happy that there are some sane persons that defends decency. It's far from perfect though. I live in the Netherlands. Criminals run around dressed like patio umbrellas, committing crimes and totally free of facial recognition. There have been problems with Muslims for years here. These people all need to be put out before it is too late. That goes for all he other freeloaders, too!

Following the announcement, Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, stating, “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!"

Critics and even some Republican lawmakers quickly characterised such an irresponsible response as a "callous" and "disturbing" reaction to the death of a former law enforcement official.

Needless to say, the reaction drew broad condemnation and was interpreted by many as an expression of his long-standing disdain for the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

By openly expressing joy over the passing of Mueller, Trump appeared to be in a state of acute delirium. His rhetoric stood in stark contrast to the standard of offering sympathy to a grieving family, showing a deep-seated personal animosity instead.

Treat deaths with solemnity

As far as I know, even in Christianity - let alone Islam - the death of an individual is always treated with solemnity, and celebrating the demise of any person - even an enemy - is generally discouraged as a departure from the heart of the faith.

In Islam, we are often taught to respect the deceased and show compassion to the grieving. Expressing joy at someone's passing contradicts the “adab” (etiquette) of a believer, which calls for mercy and dignity even toward those we disagree with.

WhiteLlama4337 : What is the point of this article? Many pretend to pious yet have no fear of God when holding positions of power. They believe that they will live forever. 

Look at Azam Baki and his legacy. Mahathir and his legacy. Anwar Ibrahim and his failed reformasi. Don't preach to us when we live under the yoke of a tyrant who has weaponised religion in Malaysia.

Maimun : Hanippa, focus on Malaysian extremist's comments of maza n group, hiding behind Islam n Malay.

Dr Suresh Kumar : What to expect from a shandenfreude narscissist? He will face his comeuppance. This said, does Islam condone the separation of a baby from her mother? Would like to hear your explanation on this, Thank you sir

Just Common Sense : islam this and islam that so when is islam going to tell us what happened to Amri, Koh, Ruth and Helmy who were abducted in a so called islamic country? 

Otherwise is all just hyperbole. What is iranian clerical regime doing to unarmed protestors including children in Teheran? Stop with all the taqiyah. The true face of the religion is obvious for all except the brain washed to see.

Kajang pigeon : This gas bag is back, and this time with his version of the truth . I like how he tries to roll in religion, to sell his point, rather than use facts . 

The facts are simple , Iranians are happy to rid of the dictatorship and women & children will not be treated like second class citizen if trump succeeds . 

Iran might actually return to being a nice place like it was in the 70s , nice try with this article , you might get a few likes from pas supporters but anyone with more than half a brain would laugh at your attempt

As the dams feeding Tehran run dry, Iran struggles with a dire water crisis

One element that’s going to be catastrophic for Iran has nothing to do with this war and everything to do with Iran’s own incompetence with the environment and its natural resources. Water. Iran is running dry, completely and will not have enough drinking water for its population. 

Its aquifers are emptied out and drying up. That country will not survive this and it’s all from the corruption and stupidity of its leaders over the past 40 plus years. It’s over building of dams without any consideration the environmental impact are the chief component of this coming disaster. Because of this war no one’s talking about this. It’s coming very soon.