Archive for March, 2019
Despite worldwide political pressure, especially from the superpower United States, Huawei’s revenue grew 19.5% in 2018 – hitting US$100 billion. For the financial year 2018, Huawei, which overtook Ericsson in 2012 as the largest telecommunications-equipment manufacturer in the world, hit 721.2 billion Yuan (US$107.45 billion; £82.38 billion; RM438.67 billion) in sales. The Chinese company which overtook Apple in […]
... written on Mar 30 2019Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK), the owner of the Malaysia Today portal, has immediately removed an article titled “Jack Ma slaps Pakatan Harapan” upon receiving an official letter to cease and desist from Alibaba Group. The letter bearing Alibaba letterhead and dated March 28, 2019, was signed by Albert Liu, VP and Deputy General Counsel of […]
... written on Mar 29 2019Mahathir Mohamad ruled with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003. Depending on who you speak to, he can be labelled as a “dictator” or a “firm leader”. If he is compared to Adolf Hitler, Mahathir is certainly a firm leader. But if he is compared to Mahatma Gandhi, Mahathir is absolutely a dictator. Anyway, he is […]
... written on Mar 28 2019You Know Hadi Is In Trouble When He Scrambles To Praise Mahathir, But Refuses To Defend Malay Rulers
As the investigation of the RM1.4 million payments to Sarawak Report wraps up, Abdul Hadi Awang, president of the PAS Islamist party, is increasingly under pressure to apple polish Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Four days ago (March 23), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it does not discount the possibility that Mr. Hadi may be […]
... written on Mar 27 2019As Boeing struggles with the 737 Max crisis, its rival Airbus has scooped a massive order from China – 290 A320-family jets and 10 A350 wide-body jets. French officials said the mega deal was worth some 30 billion Euros (US$34 billion; £25.7 billion; RM138 billion) at catalogue prices, before significant discounts customers would typically receive […]
... written on Mar 26 2019In a surprise twist, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) becomes the first public university that came to the defence of six students of Universiti Malaya (UM), after the undergraduates were intimidated, bullied, assaulted and beaten by a pack of UMNO gangsters unleashed by former Prime Minister Najib Razak on March 21. Six students of University Malaya […]
... written on Mar 25 2019Six students of University Malaya were just trying to exercise their constitutional right to assembly and freedom of expression. However, their weapons – placards and a clown caricature – appeared to be too insulting and damaging to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, so he unleashed a pack of gangsters upon the six peaceful demonstrators. The […]
... written on Mar 23 2019As pilots of the Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air Flight 610 and the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 struggled to gain control of their planes, little did they realise that their newly acquired planes lacked two essential safety features in their cockpits. Boeing apparently sold their best selling model – 737 Max 8 – without those […]
... written on Mar 22 2019When Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, a Court of Appeal Judge, exposed last month (14 Feb) that there were members of the judiciary who have been working with private parties to scam the government, almost everybody was stunned. While the public knew the existence of Kangaroo Court, they hadn’t the clue that the judges were such a scumbag […]
... written on Mar 21 2019As the U.S. desperately tries to isolate and block its allies from using the Chinese 5G technology, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, has dealt a major blow to the Trump administration. She announced on Tuesday that the biggest economy of the European Union will not bend over to the pressure to […]
... written on Mar 20 2019
