Archive for December, 2024
Was there a piece of royal decree that would allow former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining prison sentence in his luxury home? A simple answer “Yes” or “No” is all that is needed from the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia – Anwar Ibrahim. But for almost 10 months since January, the man […]
... written on Dec 12 2024Rumours spread like wildfire that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad could have been killed in a plane crash as he fled Damascus. He was believed to be on board the aircraft, which initially flew towards Syria’s coastal region, a stronghold of Assad’s Alawite sect, but then made an abrupt U-turn and flew in the opposite direction […]
... written on Dec 10 2024A day after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has released images that showed the face of the man believed to have killed him outside the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan, where he was supposed to attend the company’s annual investor conference. Investigators believe the shooter may have traveled to […]
... written on Dec 07 2024Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, breached the US$100,000 for the first time just before 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday (Dec 5), before steadily climbed as high as US$103,852 – a new all-time high. Essentially, bitcoin’s total market capitalization now stands at US$2.03 trillion, more than every U.S. stock except for Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon, thanks to […]
... written on Dec 05 2024Nothing short of the most powerful post – Prime Minister – can swing Barisan Nasional to the Opposition. That’s because Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is the president of UMNO and the chairman of Barisan Nasional, is already the Deputy Prime Minister. Why go through all the trouble to quit the current Unity Government if he […]
... written on Dec 04 2024As recently as November 8, days after Donald Trump’s victory, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre rubbished a pardon or clemency for President Biden’s son, Hunter. She said – “We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is no”. In June, at the G7 summit in Italy, Joe Biden personally said – […]
... written on Dec 02 2024An annual disaster, Malaysia flooding this year has forced 150,000 people (and counting)out of their homes across the country, with at least 4 fatalities – surpassing the worst floods in the country recorded in 2014, which saw 118,000 displaced. The flooding, which began earlier in the week, has forced the National Disaster Management Agency to […]
... written on Dec 01 2024
