Crisis
The Christmas rally came early for the Wall Street after Dow Jones reached a record high above 37,000 on Wednesday after the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) indicated it may cut rates three times next year. The unanimous decision means the interest rate or the benchmark overnight borrowing rate will remain in the range between […]
... written on Dec 14 2023For over a year since Anwar Ibrahim became the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia, he has practically done everything to swing Malay-Muslim votes, 85% of whom did not vote for him in the November 2022 General Election. Yet, if the just concluded by-election for the Kemaman parliamentary seat is any indicator, the premier has failed spectacularly. […]
... written on Dec 06 2023Israel wants Hamas dead. It doesn’t matter that Israel once helped turn a bunch of Palestinian Islamists in the late 1970s into one of the world’s most notorious terror group, which then bite the hand that feeds it when Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel on Oct 7 – killing 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped […]
... written on Nov 29 2023As expected, they came, they talked, they condemned, they had nice coffee, they had a photo op, and they went home without any meaningful solution in the Palestinian crisis, which saw the destruction of Gaza Strip thanks to Hamas terrorism on Oct 7 that butchered 1,200 Israelis, which in turn triggered Israel’s fierce military retaliations […]
... written on Nov 13 2023Hamas and Palestinians are two different things altogether. Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, is essentially the Palestinian militant group which has been designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization in October 1997. While it governed the Gaza Strip, Hamas’ entire existence is “eradication of Israel” and “Jewish people” – meaning to wipe them out of […]
... written on Nov 07 2023Israel had struck a UN-run school in northern Gaza, killing at least 15 people. This came after an Israeli air strike on an ambulance, also killing 15 people. If that was not bad enough, Israel had also targeted Jabalia, reported to be Gaza’s largest refugee camp, for the second time in two days. The Hamas-run health […]
... written on Nov 06 2023In June, Tehran unveiled its so-called “hypersonic” missile which allegedly can hit Israel in 400 seconds. Of course, it was merely propaganda. If Iran indeed possessed such weapon, Israel would have been wiped out today. Its sponsored terrorist arm – Hamas – would not need to slaughter 1,400 Jews people on Oct 7, which triggers […]
... written on Nov 01 2023Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Middle East are smart – they know who their real enemies are in the region. Amid an escalating war between Israel and Hamas, in which more than 8,000 people have been killed so far, the kingdom did not choose sides – it condemns both Israel and Hamas. While […]
... written on Oct 28 2023MIDF Research said in March that the Ringgit will reach RM4.00 against the U.S. dollar by end 2023. However, the Malaysian currency continued to drop, hitting RM4.66 in July. Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank), meanwhile, insisted that the weakness in the local currency “does not reflect economic fundamentals”. Conveniently, it blamed external factors, which was […]
... written on Oct 21 2023We understood why Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim scrambled to become the first Malay Muslim leader in Malaysia to express support for the Palestinian in the wake of Israel’s retaliation against Hamas terrorism. He was extremely proud and happy that he had beaten religious extremist Hadi Awang in the race, never mind it was Hamas who […]
... written on Oct 17 2023
