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Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike was supposed to release a software update – a routine patch – to its “vulnerability scanner” Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024. Instead, the American technology company unleashed digital chaos across the planet Earth. Within hours, flaws in the update caused Windows-based systems worldwide crashed, displaying the infamous BSOD – “blue screen of […]
... written on Jul 22 2024Since the price of gold broke the US$2,300 level for the first time in April this year, it has met with resistance after hitting US$2,450 an ounce. The commodity is now trading between the support level of US$2,300 and resistance level of US$2,400. The spectacular climb was due to not only geopolitical crises – in […]
... written on Jun 27 2024China has been Malaysia’s crucial partner since 2009, with total trade last year hitting RM450.84 billion (US$95.65 billion). Although trade with China fell by 7.3% in 2023, China continued to be Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, commanding 17.1% share of Malaysia’s total trade. In comparison, the U.S.-Malaysia commerce declined by 6.5% to […]
... written on Jun 20 2024Vladimir Putin has sent a powerful fleet of warships to Cuba on Wednesday (12-June) ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean. It was a calculated move to flex Russian muscle in the backyard of the United States. Just roughly 90 miles (150 kilometres) away from its traditional enemy U.S., Cuba provides the best parking […]
... written on Jun 14 2024Once considered a luxury, bicycles were introduced in China about 150 years ago. But after a bicycle-manufacturing factory was set up in Tianjin in 1936, it quickly grew to meet the increasing demand. At one time, China was known as the “kingdom of bicycles” because it had a mind-boggling 670 million bicycles – the largest […]
... written on Jun 08 2024Antony Blinken’s visit – his second to China is less than a year – is the clearest proof that the U.S. Secretary of State was sent to beg the Chinese again. But as expected, nothing can be achieved from such visits as long as Washington arrogantly thinks it could tell Beijing what China can or […]
... written on Apr 30 2024Roughly a week after Iran attacked Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which missed or intercepted, Israel has retaliated, striking the Islamic Republic with just a handful or drones and missiles. Unlike Iranian’s massive attack on the Jewish state that failed to inflict meaningful damage, Israeli’s “limited strike” saw multiple explosions […]
... written on Apr 19 2024After almost 2 weeks discussing how to retaliate over Israel’s bold strikes on its embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus, Tehran could not find any option except a direct attack on Israel. To strike the Jewish state from proxies located in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen or Iraq would be not only lame, but ineffective. After all, its […]
... written on Apr 15 2024On Friday (April 12), President Biden expressed his anticipation of an Iranian attack on Israel and rushed warships, including aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and destroyers USS Carney and USS Arleigh Burke to protect Israel and American forces in the region. With “expectation” that the attack would come “sooner rather than later”, the Commander-in-Chief […]
... written on Apr 14 2024Anwar Ibrahim was displeased – even panicked – when Abdul Hadi Awang beats him to scoring some brownie points when the PAS Islamist party president contacted Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh to express his support for the terrorist organization. Prime Minister Anwar, unsatisfied, then used all the government resources to make sure the world knows he […]
... written on Apr 13 2024
