Corruption
Those who live by the sword, die by the sword – goes the proverb which can be traced back to the ancient Greek. It basically means what goes around comes around. To be precise, it means those who live by violence will die by violence. Guess who just complained about being victimized when he heroically […]
... written on Sep 11 2018On June 22, 2002, Malaysia’s 76-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad dropped a political bombshell in the midst of the three day national conference of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). One hour into his closing speech, Mr. Mahathir suddenly announced that he was immediately resigning all his party and government positions. He burst into […]
... written on Sep 09 2018Last year in November, Malaysia High Court struck out Anwar Ibrahim’s suit against Najib government over allegations that RM9.5 million was paid to senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee bin Muhammad Abdullah to prosecute the former opposition leader in his “Sodomy version 2” case. High Court Judge Justice Azizah Nawawi argued that Anwar’s claims were “bare allegations”. […]
... written on Sep 08 2018After 4 months of silence since the spectacular defeat of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government, UMNO warlord Ahmad Maslan re-appears from his hideout. And boy, he hasn’t lost his shine as a joker. As usual, he spoke faster than his grey cells could process. If the police really do their jobs, he would be in […]
... written on Sep 06 2018Daim Zainuddin, the head of Council of Eminent Person, has shed more light into the 1MDB scandal. In a talk show on TV3, the former finance minister during Mahathir’s era reveals that the new government has sufficient evidence to prosecute all those involved in the misappropriation of funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He said […]
... written on Sep 06 2018UMNO, PAS and MCA are trying to do what the previous opposition – PKR, PAS and DAP – had done. The PKR-PAS-DAP partnership which gave birth to the now-defunct Pakatan Rakyat coalition was a huge success when they succeeded in denying Barisan Nasional its two-thirds supermajority in the Malaysian Parliament in the 2008 general election. […]
... written on Sep 05 2018Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has been acquitted of corruption charges over the purchase of a bungalow allegedly below the market value. The former Penang chief minister together with businesswoman Phang Li Koon (who also faces the corruption charges) was freed by the Penang High Court. However, the acquittal has raised eyebrows and jaw-dropping firestorm. […]
... written on Sep 04 2018Hasanah, the top spy girl of former Prime Minister Najib Razak is in deep trouble. The Malaysia’s ex-CIA Chief is as good as counting her days before being thrown into jail. Jane Bond “Hasanah”, arguably the most powerful woman in the intelligence community due to her extraordinary close relationship with Mr. Najib, is now alone […]
... written on Sep 02 2018Who says Malay-Muslims are dirt poor? Those who think so should get their head examined. The ethnic Malays should celebrate because at least 200 of their Muslim brothers (and sisters) are actually billionaires. In fact, Malaysia should be ranked third, behind the United States (680 billionaires) and China (338) but ahead of Germany (152), on […]
... written on Aug 30 2018The disgraced Intelligence Chief – Hasanah Abdul Hamid – has finally been arrested, but for different charges. The former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) had previously lodged a police report over a letter she sent to the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency apparently soliciting for support for ex-premier Najib Razak. She wanted […]
... written on Aug 29 2018
