Archive for September, 2018
Which part of “UMNO is Game Over” that UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his lieutenants don’t understand? As far back as May, just days after Pakatan Harapan took over as the new Government of Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced the rejection of a suggestion that UMNO will join his administration. A […]
... written on Sep 28 2018Muslim pilgrims will have another reason to rejoice when they fly to Saudi Arabia – HSR (high-speed rail). King Salman has just launched the 450km (280-mile) Haramain High-Speed Rail System linking Mecca and Medina – Islam’s two holiest cities – via the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Tuesday. It is one of the […]
... written on Sep 27 2018It’s not everyday that Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim gets really mad. So, when he jumps up and down demanding a head to roll, it raises eyebrows. This is perhaps the first time the monarchy goes berserk since the downfall of previous Barisan Nasional ruling government, a defeat which not even the Sultanate of Johor had […]
... written on Sep 26 2018In what appears to be Beijing’s tightening grip over Hong Kong, it’s only autonomous territory that practices democracy, pro-independence political party – Hong Kong National Party – has been banned. A notice from Hong Kong’s security minister says – “I hereby order that the operation or continued operation of the Hong Kong National Party in […]
... written on Sep 25 2018Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is perhaps the most cowardly-president UMNO has ever produced. It’s one thing to be clueless and directionless but a totally different thing to be a coward. If you still couldn’t tell the difference, here’s an example. President Donald Trump is a clueless and directionless leader, or at least he pretends to be […]
... written on Sep 24 2018China’s OBOR (One Belt, One Road) initiative appears to be in jeopardy ever since the stunning defeat of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose pro-Chinese policy was used by his mentor-turned-nemesis Mahathir Mohamad to attack him. However, Najib’s pro-Chinese is not to be mistaken with his discrimination against his own country’s ethnic Chinese. Coincident or […]
... written on Sep 24 2018Almost all of travellers would seek online opinions before making a decision to splash money on a trip, or even on breakfasts offered by certain hotels. That’s when they go and read reviews. Holidaymakers would most often than not influenced by positive reviews. Unfortunately, not all reviews are genuine – up to a third (33%) […]
... written on Sep 23 2018Five years ago, then-PM Najib Razak was on a “Mission Impossible” to seduce and impress ethnic Chinese to support him in the 2013 general election. Back then, nobody knew that his partner-in-crime Jho Low had ordered a US$250 million (RM1 billion) superyacht Equanimity architected by Azure Naval Architects and designed by renowned Andrew Winch Design. […]
... written on Sep 22 2018Amazon is the world’s largest online retail company with average monthly traffic in excess of 1.8-billion. And it has just moved ahead of Microsoft and other competitors to position itself as the third-biggest player in the U.S. digital advertising market – behind Google and Facebook. But even at 4.2% share, Amazon is expected to generate […]
... written on Sep 21 2018Sometimes life can be unbearable without taking loans to bail one out of financial constraints. From buying a new home, buying prime property, paying school fees to doing other things, debts are like fire. They can help you survive through the wildest moments in your life, yet, can also consume your confidence and conscience bit […]
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