Archive for September, 2018
World’s biggest crook – Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak – has finally been arrested and charged (after spending a night in detention) for the infamous US$681 million 1MDB scandal. Popularly known amongst Malaysians as the RM2.6 billion theft, Mr. Najib has been slapped with 21 counts of money laundering and a separate 4 counts […]
... written on Sep 20 2018UMNO (United Malays National Organisation), the biggest political party in Malaysia, has begun disintegrating with the shock resignation of party stalwart Mustapa Mohamed from the party. After the Barisan Nasional (BN) came crashing down from being the ruling coalition for over 60 years to a sinking ship after its stunning defeat in May 9th polls, […]
... written on Sep 19 2018Emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s economic slowdown, President Donald Trump has thrown his challenge again by declaring that his administration will impose 10% tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, scheduled to go into effect on September 24th (next Monday). The tax will then skyrocket to 25% beginning January 1st, 2019. […]
... written on Sep 18 2018Apple fans have a new reason to celebrate after the world’s first trillion-dollar company unleashed not one, not two but three new iPhones. The new iPhone XR, XS and XS Max will all have dual SIM capabilities. This means that a user will be able to have two separate phone lines. One will be via a […]
... written on Sep 17 2018Was Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong complicit in the cover-up of 1MDB scandal to help his buddy, former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak? Most Singaporeans would think it’s incredibly insane to think that their leader would do such a despicable thing. After all, Singaporeans are proud of the perception that their country is the […]
... written on Sep 17 2018People were more anxious and excited about the news that a crooked lawyer, Shafee Abdullah, the same counsel defending world’s biggest crook, Najib Razak, had been arrested and charged than the news Anwar Ibrahim is making a grand return to Parliament. Like The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King – Mr. […]
... written on Sep 14 2018Skinning Muhammad Shafee bin Muhammad Abdullah appears to be easier than initially thought. Yes, remember when we said there are many ways to skin a cat? Well, this fat cat called Shafee, supposedly Malaysia’s top lawyer and a man of many talents – being defence counsel and prosecutor at the same time – has finally […]
... written on Sep 13 2018For the first time, President Xi Jinping attended the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok in Russia. It was also the first time a Chinese head of state had attended the EEF, an international forum held each year for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East. This is the third meeting between […]
... written on Sep 12 2018Those who live by the sword, die by the sword – goes the proverb which can be traced back to the ancient Greek. It basically means what goes around comes around. To be precise, it means those who live by violence will die by violence. Guess who just complained about being victimized when he heroically […]
... written on Sep 11 2018President Trump, after being provoked and threatened, had sent aircraft carriers to North Korea and started trade war with China. Did PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) really think they were so special and powerful that Trump’s no-nonsense approach to politics and commerce would surrender to their empty threats? Last month, the Palestinian lost US$230 million in […]
... written on Sep 11 2018
