Corruption
With a blink of an eye, the prospect of becoming the country’s youngest prime minister evaporated into thin air. It was only in 2018 when Azmin Ali, at the age of 53, was on cloud nine after Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as Minister of Economic Affairs – a newly created portfolio to reduce the size […]
... written on Jul 20 2024Many Pakatan Harapan hardcore supporters do not like it when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is being criticized. They had no idea the danger of blindly supporting a man who walks the corridors of power. All power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This is not to say Anwar had stolen money, but power […]
... written on Jul 08 2024Since Anwar Ibrahim became the PMX (10th Prime Minister) on Nov 24, 2022, he has done three incredible things. First, he has splashed tens of billions of Ringgit to appease fellow ethnic Malays, 80% of whom did not vote for him. Second, his government has donated RM100 million to the Palestinians, and openly promotes Hamas […]
... written on Jul 03 2024After chickening out from Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election last month, Anwar Ibrahim has again decided to skip campaigning for the coming Sungai Bakap polls on July 6. This alone suggests that the prime minister’s political party – PKR (People’s Justice Party) – is set to be crushed by PAS Islamist party, who is defending the […]
... written on Jun 29 2024Until the diesel subsidy was scrapped beginning June 10, the country had to spend RM14.5 billion annually on the subsidy. Minister of Finance II Amir Hamzah Azizan said diesel subsidies cost Malaysia RM1 billion a month, while losses from leakages or smuggling amount to a staggering RM4.5 million every day. The cut would save the […]
... written on Jun 15 2024Ong Ing Keong, like any other e-hailing drivers, was just trying to make a living. The only difference is the 46-year-old Grab driver is deaf. But he isn’t blind, hence he’s perfectly fit to work. As usual, on May 28, 2024, he was waiting to pick up four passengers at the St Regis Hotel in […]
... written on Jun 02 2024Between May 11 and May 22, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) approved a whopping 3.04 million applications from contributors to withdraw part of their retirement money from Account 3 to the tune of RM5.52 billion. Within the same period, it has received 2.86 million applications to transfer RM8.78 billion from Account 2 (Akaun Sejahtera) to […]
... written on May 30 2024UiTM boasts that it is the largest public university, with 35 campuses throughout all 13 states in Malaysia. Claiming that it offers world class education at the most affordable tuition fees, the university is ranked #555 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. That was an impressive jump of 102 spots. In comparison, University Malaya […]
... written on May 26 2024Anwar Ibrahim may be “deeply saddened” by the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whom he admired and had the “honour” of meeting last November. But Iranians do not share the sadness of the Malaysian Prime Minister. Rather, the people of Iran around the world are celebrating and rejoicing – even before the man known as […]
... written on May 21 2024In early morning Friday (May 17), a terrorist believed to be linked to the Jemaah Islamiah boldly entered a police station at a small village near Johor’s Ulu Tiram and hacked the neck of a policeman on duty with a machete. He then grabbed the officer’s gun and shot another policeman who came out to […]
... written on May 19 2024