Archive for November, 2024
America is the world’s most powerful country – both economically and militarily. But its government is also the most wasteful, partly because the U.S. can print money whenever it wants. And we are not talking about people wasting 92 billion pounds of food annually, which are equivalent to 145 billion meals – translating to US$473 […]
... written on Nov 15 2024Sabah is known as the land of frogs, where politicians get super rich by hopping to the highest bidder every time there is a struggle for power in the state. With the next state election approaches, of which the 17th Sabah State Legislative Assembly must be elected by 9 December 2025, the jostle for all the […]
... written on Nov 13 2024It was game over for Kamala Harris the moment Donald Trump crosses 277 (he needed just 270) electoral votes. He is sent back to the White House after his victory in swing states like Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, leaving Harris in despair. But it was just the beginning. The co-producer of TV series […]
... written on Nov 09 2024Finally, after more than five months since a deaf Grab driver, Ong Ing Keong, was assaulted and punched by a bodyguard of Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, popularly known as TMJ, the much awaited justice has been served. Lance Corporal Muhammad Taufik Ismail, 32, admitted to the charge of voluntarily causing hurt to 47-year-old […]
... written on Nov 04 2024Germany, the European Union’s biggest economy and major car producer, opposed tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles (EVs) for obvious reasons. Home to BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, the German automaker will be severely hit with similar tariffs if China retaliates against European auto industry. But the company was fighting a losing battle against its own politicians. […]
... written on Nov 02 2024
