Corruption
Do you know that the UAE (United Arab Emirates) is the third-richest country in the world, behind Qatar and Luxembourg? Contrary to popular belief that Saudi Arabia was the richest Gulf state in the Middle East, it’s actually Qatar and the UAE that is wealthier. While Saudi has tonnes of oil, Qatar is the world’s […]
... written on Nov 18 2021Melaka received 18.7 million tourists and attracted RM21.3 billion revenue in 2019. About 67% were domestic tourists while the remaining 37% were foreign visitors. That’s about 6.9 million foreign tourists. It may not sound a lot, but based on total 26.1 million tourist arrivals in Malaysia in the same year, Melaka (Malacca) actually grabbed a […]
... written on Nov 13 2021Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has made a fruitful visit to the UAE (United Arab Emirates), securing a whopping US$32.7 billion (RM136 billion) worth of investments from the Gulf state, including vaccine manufacturing and distribution. The investments, announced last Thursday (Nov 4), came after Jokowi visited Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al […]
... written on Nov 08 2021Based on complaints from the Opposition, especially the Democratic Action Party (DAP), one of four components of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, it’s crystal clear that they have again been scammed and tricked by the cunning government of Ismail Sabri into signing the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to support the highly corrupt and racist regime. Told […]
... written on Nov 05 2021After weeks of persuasion and ultimatum, the three major parties in the current Malay-centric government – UMNO, PAS and Bersatu – have failed to reach a consensus to work together in the coming Melaka state election. As expected, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) was adamant in rejecting any cooperation with rival Malaysian United Indigenous […]
... written on Nov 03 2021Najib Razak, the disgraced former Malaysian prime minister who has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined RM210 million after he was found guilty of all charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust (CBT), and money laundering in the 1MDB scandal, had infamously pledged to bathe the “Keris (Malay dagger)” with Chinese blood. […]
... written on Oct 27 2021Najib Razak has done a marvelous job in exorcising his corruption and money laundering, which had cost Malaysia tens of billions of dollars. As of June 30, 2021, even after having repaid RM12.54 billion of 1MDB’s debt and RM3.8 billion of SRC’s debt, the “outstanding debt” (principal and interest for bonds, sukuk and term loans) amounted to […]
... written on Oct 17 2021Mahathir Mohamad was not only the world’s oldest prime minister, but could easily snatch another trophy as the world’s oldest racist leader alive. Having served twice as Prime Minister of Malaysia, first stint in 1981-2003 and second stint in 2018-2020, the 96-year-old former premier has not lost his remarkable touch in promoting racism and discrimination. […]
... written on Oct 15 2021In a national broadcast on Sunday, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri proudly claimed victory, announcing that Malaysia will allow interstate and overseas travel effective from Monday (Oct 11). However, only 90% of its adult population (along with their children) that have been fully vaccinated will enjoy the freedom, even though those unvaccinated will definitely try their […]
... written on Oct 12 2021United Malays National Organization (UMNO) is on the path of destruction, but the political party hasn’t realized it, thinking the worst is over after the May 2018 General Election, where it lost power for the first time in 61 years since independence in 1957. Now that it is back to power through a series of […]
... written on Oct 11 2021