Archive for January, 2022
Even before the humiliating defeat of the Barisan Nasional government under the leadership of Najib Razak in the May 2018 General Election, the disturbing practice of appointing scandal-plagued or rejected pro-government warlords as ambassadors had been widespread. For decades, the corrupt government’s policy has been – “birds of a feather flock together”. For example, […]
... written on Jan 17 2022Most investors’ portfolios are paper-heavy since stocks, bonds, and other options in that class tend to produce tremendous gains in the fastest time frame. The problem is the correlation with the market increasing the volatility. When the economy spirals, something it tends to do often, paper assets join it, fluctuating holdings wildly, making a […]
... written on Jan 17 2022Dozens of Ukrainian government websites, including the ministry of defence, were hit with a coordinated massive cyberattack on Friday (Jan 14). Hackers, suspected to be Russians, then left a message on the foreign ministry website – “Ukrainians! … All information about you has become public. Be afraid and expect the worse. It’s your past, present […]
... written on Jan 16 2022Defiant MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) Chief Commissioner Azam Baki has decided to dig his heels in, refusing to take garden leave, let alone resigning amid his corruption scandal over the purchase of millions of shares in the stock market. Worse, he actually believed that he was so powerful and untouchable that only the King (Agong) […]
... written on Jan 13 2022It may sound like Megatron – the villain and the supreme leader of the Decepticons, a faction of warmongering Transformers who seek to conquer their home planet of Cybertron, and the rest of the universe. But “Deltacron”, a Covid-19 new variant that possessed characteristics of Delta and Omicron variants, has raised eyebrows among scientists – […]
... written on Jan 11 2022When saving for your retirement, you might want to consider opening an individual retirement account (IRA). Compared with, say, 401k pension plans (read more), retirement savings accounts for employees, IRA will also let you invest, but with more extensive options for investment vehicles ranging from individual stocks to a long list of mutual funds (and […]
... written on Jan 11 2022The field and demand for registered nurses with advanced practice are growing by the day. An increase projection of 52% is stated to occur between 2020 and 2030. As a result of the phenomenal growth of this healthcare profession, many nurses are considering getting a master’s degree. It might interest you to know that there […]
... written on Jan 09 2022MACC’s (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) Chief – Azam Baki – should have learned from former Prime Minister Najib Razak that a lie would need 10 more lies to cover-up. Mr “Pink Lips Najib” was a great liar, probably the best liar the country has ever produced. Still, the compulsive liar failed in both the High Court […]
... written on Jan 07 2022We had warned back in 2020 the consequences of dipping into KWSP / EPF retirement funds during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its contributors should reject any proposal to use their own retirement funds – prematurely. However, as many as 7 million members had chosen to withdraw their own savings from various schemes introduced by the backdoor […]
... written on Jan 05 2022On Christmas Eve, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said that the United States grew “arrogant and self-confident” after the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading to the expansion of the NATO military alliance. Russian president Vladimir Putin, who once called the humiliating collapse “the greatest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century”, was determined to bring […]
... written on Jan 04 2022
