Archive for August, 2019
Whenever Donald Trump talks to his supporters, he would claim credit in his trade war with China. He repeatedly declared that his import tariffs on Chinese goods would force China to pay “US$100 billion” to the U.S. Treasury. The Chinese, not the Americans, was footing the bill for the tariffs he introduced to punish China, […]
... written on Aug 21 2019Zakir Naik is toast. And it’s hard to see how he can still be protected after what he has – stupidly – done. Has anybody noticed that until today, the two top guns of UMNO – Najib Razak and Zahid Hamidi – have yet to defend the controversial Indian Islamic preacher accused of spreading hate […]
... written on Aug 19 2019President Trump may have scaled back tariffs on Chinese goods this week to spare holiday shoppers, but consumers are still likely to feel a pinch. He announced a new round of 10% tariff on US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports, the remaining goods yet to be taxed, and even promised to raise the tax from 10% to […]
... written on Aug 18 2019To Be Booted!! – Zakir Should Preach & Unite The Arab Muslims To Prove He’s Not A Snake Oil Salesman
As expected, Zakir Naik, the controversial Indian Islamic preacher accused of spreading hate speech, laundering money, and funding terrorism by the Indian government was quick to use “misquoted” and “out of context” excuses to defend himself when his pants caught fire. Amusingly, the previous corrupt Barisan Nasional government often used them too whenever they screw […]
... written on Aug 16 2019Stocks dropped like a rock on Wednesday (August 14) when the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) plunged 800.49 points – worst percentage drop of the year. What happened? Apparently the bond market flashed warning of recession. The yield of 10-year Treasury note broke below the 2-year rate – a rare but reliable indicator of economic […]
... written on Aug 16 2019Since the early dynasties of China, there has been connection between China and various early kingdoms in the Malay Archipelago. The first recorded movement of people from China into the present-territory of Malaysia was during the arrival of Mongol expeditionary forces under Kublai Khan to Borneo in 1292. Unofficially, the arrival of Chinese in the region could be […]
... written on Aug 15 2019Earlier this month, when President Donald Trump announced a new round of 10% tariffs on US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports, the remaining goods yet to be taxed, Beijing was not convinced that the U.S. would escape from the escalated trade war unscathed. Trump also overplayed his hand in the poker game when he threatened […]
... written on Aug 14 2019Mahathir said – “I still remembered the time when we were about to achieve independence. The non-Malays at the time found it difficult to learn Jawi so we made the decision to use the Roman script to make it easier for non-Malays. Malays still need to learn Jawi because they need to read the Quran. Why […]
... written on Aug 14 2019Singapore has a piece of very bad news for not only its own people, but also the region, if not the world. The small island’s economy almost came to a standstill in the second quarter, thanks largely to the US-China trade war, which has gotten worse after China retaliated against Trump’s 10% new tariff on […]
... written on Aug 13 2019Zakir Naik, the controversial Indian Islamic preacher accused of spreading hate speech, laundering money, and funding terrorism by the Indian government has launched what appears to be a stinging attack against China. His attack is so damaging to the Malaysia-China bilateral ties that not even Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had dared do it. Speaking […]
... written on Aug 12 2019
