Crisis
Vietnam’s first case of Covid-19 appeared on January 23, 2020. As of July 7, the country had 369 confirmed cases, but with zero deaths. Yes, the country of 97-million people has not reported a single Coronavirus-related death. On top of that, the success story also included 81 straight days of zero local transmission, despite its long border with China. When […]
... written on Jul 09 2020John Bolton’s memoir has sold more than 780,000 copies in all formats in its first week on sale in the U.S. As the 27th United States National Security Advisor from 2018 to 2019 who became one of the fiercest critics of President Trump, it’s not hard to see why his book – “The Room Where […]
... written on Jul 03 2020Four years ago, the Reuters / Ipsos gave Hillary Clinton a 90% chance of defeating Donald Trump. According to the numbers, Clinton was on track to win 303 Electoral College votes out of the 270 needed, to Trump’s 235. Even bookmaker Betfair reported US$140 million worth of bets were placed – with Clinton has 83% of winning, higher […]
... written on Jul 01 2020The IMF said on Wednesday that the global economy is worse than it had projected earlier. Hence, the International Monetary Fund slashed the world economic growth – again. Since early this year, it has given out gloomy news. It was only in January that the IMF had forecasted a global GDP (gross domestic product) expansion of […]
... written on Jun 25 2020If Mahathir Mohamad is a mole sent to break up the supposedly united and unbreakable Pakatan Harapan coalition, he has done a marvellous job. Heck, he should be given a medal for his stunning performance. He hasn’t even lifted a finger to put PKR, DAP and Amanah at loggerheads, but the 3 component parties have […]
... written on Jun 21 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world in a way that no one could have imagined. The volatility it has caused in the markets is unprecedented. The markets were trying to react to, not a regional slowdown, but to a shutdown on a global scale. Many governments, including the United States, did their part […]
... written on Jun 19 2020We had written the risk of allowing Mahathir Mohamad to again become a prime minister. In a nutshell, he cannot be trusted. Anwar Ibrahim should be made the new Prime Minister, not Mahathir. Exactly why must Anwar be unfairly mistreated after all his sacrifices while the evil Mahathir, who did not even spend a single […]
... written on Jun 19 2020Mahathir and Anwar reportedly have agreed to a tag-team combo that will see the former returns as the prime minister for the third time while Anwar is to become his deputy. Like it or not, one of them has to make way or see traitors and crooks – Muhyiddin, Azmin, Najib, Zahid – laugh all […]
... written on Jun 17 2020Second Wave Of Covid-19 Has Begun In The U.S. – But Not Everyone Cares, And They Would Pay The Price
Donald Trump will be in Oklahoma this week. Seeking re-election in November, he has little choice but to resume his massive campaign rallies after a three-month hiccup thanks to the Coronavirus shutdown. And you can bet your last dollar that he will not be wearing any mask. As a former reality TV star, he knew […]
... written on Jun 15 2020Maszlee Malik, the infamous “Black Shoes” Minister, has argued that Opposition bloc (obviously referring to the Pakatan Harapan coalition) needs his boss – Mahathir Mohamad – to secure enough seats to form a government. He said there’s no way that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim could get more than 112 MPs, the magic number in the […]
... written on Jun 13 2020
