Archive for August, 2024
Wee Ka Siong burst with anger last month after his flight to Sandakan from Kota Kinabalu was delayed several times. The former Transport Minister was so angry that he whined, moaned and bitched non-stop on social media about his suffering. If even a mega-rich and powerful man like him went nuclear, imagine the ordinary Joes […]
... written on Aug 30 2024Even if you’re not a gamer, you would have heard of the international success of China’s first “Triple-A” game called “Black Myth: Wukong”, an action RPG developed by Chinese studio Game Science. It was so successful that it has sold a jaw-dropping 10 million copies in just 3 days – and made a cool US$600 […]
... written on Aug 27 2024Muhyiddin Yassin’s Bersatu or Malaysian United Indigenous Party is very demoralized and demotivated in just less than 2 years after losing power. In fact, power-crazy Muhyiddin was so disillusioned of making a comeback as prime minister again that he had resorted to accusing and blaming the previous King Sultan Abdullah for denying him the post […]
... written on Aug 25 2024At the age of 17 years and 131 days, Quan Hongchan becomes the youngest triple-gold medalist in China’s Olympic history – breaking the record held by another diving star Fu Mingxia (17 years and 350 days). While Quan was only the second-youngest Chinese diver to win an Olympic gold medal (the youngest was 12-year-old Fu […]
... written on Aug 22 2024Since it was created in 2003, Nenggiri seat in the rural state of Kelantan had been the fixed deposit of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) – till it was lost by just 810 votes in the August 2023 state election. The “green wave” tsunami (referring to the PAS Islamist party’s green logo), which started […]
... written on Aug 19 2024With a long history of being untrustworthy, it would be naive – even stupid – for Pakatan Harapan coalition to believe that the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) has turned over a new leaf. Let’s put it this way – it would be more believable that the pig can fly than the Malay nationalist party […]
... written on Aug 17 2024For 64 years since the men’s 4×100 metres medley relay was introduced at the 1960 Rome Games, the United States swimmers had never lost even once – till now. The only time it did not win gold in the event was when the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. On final day Sunday (August 4), however, […]
... written on Aug 13 2024Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of PAS Islamist party and arguably the biggest snake oil salesman, blamed non-Muslims as the root of corruption in August 2022. It was just a few months before former Prime Minister “turtle egg” Ismail Sabri called a snap election, leading to the 15th General Election that produced a hung parliament, […]
... written on Aug 10 2024Japan’s Nikkei lost a staggering 4,451 points on Monday (August 5) – the biggest drop in history. That’s more than 12%, dragging the country’s stock market losses to 25% since early July. The biggest one-day drop means the index is entering the bear market. It instantly brings back the memory of “Black Monday” in October 1987, […]
... written on Aug 06 2024Within 24 hours, three heavyweights have been taken out. Israel’s long list of enemies is shortened by three when top leaders of Hezbollah, IRGC and Hamas were killed, giving a morale boost to the Jewish state. The assassinations of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, IRGC Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh and Hamas political leader Ismail […]
... written on Aug 03 2024
