Corruption
Sabah and Sarawak have been Barisan Nasional (BN) “fixed deposit” since independence in 1957, and it will remain so for the next 50-years, unfortunately. That’s a reality, not because Sabahans and Sarawakians were dumb but because majority of them were dirt poor. And they were freaking poor primarily because they were systematically denied their basic […]
... written on Jun 22 2015UMNO is racist. UMNO is fake. UMNO is hopeless. UMNO is weak. UMNO is made of a bunch of thieves. The list goes on and on, and that pretty much summarizes the perception of the political party that has been governing Malaysia since Independence in 1957. Before you start foaming at mouth screaming seditious, let’s […]
... written on Jun 19 2015Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, or popularly known as Gangster Nazri, or simply Nazri, is a politician you either love or hate. He’s a cat with nine lives, served under former prime ministers Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Badawi before serving Najib Razak today. How many ministers could actually claim such trophy? Under Mahathir’s premiership, Mr […]
... written on Jun 15 2015Mahathir Mohamad is perhaps the luckiest person on planet Earth. Besides being the longest-serving Prime Minister of Malaysia, stretching from 1981 to 2003, he also had the luxury experiencing the country’s currency under attack by speculators during the infamous 1997/98 Asia Financial Crisis. Ten years later, during his retirement, he had the second opportunity to see […]
... written on Jun 12 2015Iron rice bowl is a term Chinese used to refer to an occupation with guaranteed job security, with steady income and perks thrown in. The term is also known as “golden rice bowl”. One of the careers that provide such job security is a job with the government of the day. This was true as […]
... written on Jun 10 2015Two months ago, DAP has ended its ties with PAS’ president Hadi Awang, but not with the political party PAS itself. The reason for such an arrangement was due to Hadi’s stubbornness and betrayal in pushing for “Hudud Law” implementation, without consulting the other two party components of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) – DAP and PKR. […]
... written on Jun 08 2015Bollywood storylines were, and still are awesome and predictable. Typically, you would have a hero, in his attempt to impress a chick, beat hundreds of bad guys and suffer no scratch. Heck, the hero and his newly acquired chick could even run, sing, jump, dance and whatnot after the fight, not to mention instantaneous shifts of […]
... written on Jun 05 2015A rare Hermès bag has set a new record for the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction – going for HK$1.72 million (US$221,846; £146,000; RM817,225). The luxury crocodile skin 2014 Hermes Birkin bag, in fuchsia, features 18 karat gold detailing encrusted in real diamonds. The previous most expensive Hermès Birkin was sold for US$203,150 (£133,000; RM748,353) […]
... written on Jun 03 2015FIFA has finally been given its long overdue “Red Card”, after nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives indicted for racketeering conspiracy and corruption. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a 47-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging the 14 defendants with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. […]
... written on May 29 2015Horse-trading, money changes hands, contracts finalising, projects reviewing and the list goes on. That’s what is happening now, as the mother of all scandal – 1MDB – about to enter another new month this year. Bets are on the table that by hook or by crook, prime minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor […]
... written on May 26 2015