Archive for September, 2022
India is the world’s top rice exporter, accounting for 41% of the global rice trade. Its total rice exports in the world last year (2021) reached 21.5 million tonnes – more than the total shipment from the next four biggest exporters – Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan and the United States – combined. Rice is the staple […]
... written on Sep 20 2022Zaid Ibrahim has been hopping from one political party to another for the last 13 years. On Friday (Sept 16), he finally hopped back to UMNO, the same corrupt party he once had condemned till the kingdom comes. In fact, he quietly submitted his membership application at the UMNO headquarter at World Trade Centre on […]
... written on Sep 18 2022For more than two years, the world was being told by the Western powers, led by the United States, that the Coronovirus was unleashed by the Chinese. Because the WHO (World Health Organization) received the first alerts of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China on Dec 30, 2019, it didn’t take much […]
... written on Sep 16 2022During the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis, Ringgit dropped like a rock. In fact, the crisis the swept Southeast Asian countries into currency chaos had forced the Malaysian currency to depreciate by about 80%, from RM2.50 to RM4.50 per US dollar. At its worst level, the currency plunged to a record RM4.885 per dollar in 1998, […]
... written on Sep 15 2022We had warned last month (Aug 22) that the worst is not over yet – the inflation and recession are still alive and the global economy is still in bad shape. However, even after the Dow Jones dropped more than 600 points that day, many investors did not learn the lesson. They thought the inflation […]
... written on Sep 14 2022Drama King Najib Razak, the former Malaysia Prime Minister currently serving 12 years in prison for looting the state investment fund 1MDB, is so desperate to get out of jail that he has resorted to fake his health. Even before the crook began plundering people’s money through the 1MDB scandal, he had made his fortune […]
... written on Sep 12 2022Hiring the right person to be a brand ambassador can be a great way to promote your company and products. However, it’s important to choose the right person for the job and ensure you’re setting the right expectations. With so many influencers out there, how do you know which one of them is right for […]
... written on Sep 12 2022Nobody knows what the current government is called. Is it still the hastily and loosely glued backdoor Perikatan Nasional (PN) government formed by former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, even though the new premier is Ismail Sabri, the vice-president of UMNO? Mr Muhyiddin insists it is still the same Perikatan Nasional government because the coalition has […]
... written on Sep 11 2022A double rainbow has formed over Buckingham Palace following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday (Sept 8, 2022). Aged 96, the queen died “peacefully” at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She effectively became the world’s longest-reigning monarch and head of state upon the death of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej in October […]
... written on Sep 09 2022Ringgit has finally dropped 4.50 to a US dollar on Wednesday (Sept 7) – the lowest since January 1998, during the Asian Financial Crisis. The Malaysia currency plunged as much as 4.5038 before staging a rebound to 4.5017. As feared, once it breached the psychological 4.50 level, it would be difficult to return to previous […]
... written on Sep 08 2022
