| Essence of country captured in book | Tiada | Sunday Mail | 07.01.1990 |
| Essence of Kadazan culture fading fast | S. Manjula | Sabah Times | 14.06.1986 |
| Essence of th PM's message | Hassan Ahmad | New Straits Times | 29.12.1994 |
| The essence of democracy | Tunku Abdul Rahman | Star | 24.12.1984 |
| Cultural essence of Kuching | Hizreen Kamal | New StraitsTimes (Consider This!) | 06.02.2004 |
| The essence of being | Sunny Tan Siew Bek | New Straits Times | 19.09.2000 |
| Recapturing the essence of The Cord | Bissme S | The Sun | 22.03.1994 |