Crisis
Australia continues to become the punching bag of China as diplomatic tensions between both countries go south after Canberra campaigned for an international inquiry into the source of Coronavirus outbreak. Beijing has mocked Australia, perceived as the U.S. “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region, of parroting the U.S. in its call for the inquiry. While Scott […]
... written on Jun 12 2020One of the questions which anti-Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition likes to provoke is this – who will become the Prime Minister if the Opposition bloc succeeded in unseating the backdoor government of Muhyiddin? Will it be former PM Mahathir Mohamad or former PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim? But both are not seeing eye-to-eye, so how can PH […]
... written on Jun 09 2020Wall Street economists and analysts were looking at a nonfarm payrolls loss of 8.3 million for the month of May. That estimation would see an unemployment rate of 19.5% – the nation’s worst since the 1929 Great Depression. Instead, the month surprised everyone when payrolls added a whopping 2.5 million jobs, the biggest job increase […]
... written on Jun 07 2020When Hong Kong was plagued with a series of protests last year, which were triggered by the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill, it attracted the attention from superpower United States – the champion of human rights, freedom of speech and democracy. First started in mid March 2019, the ongoing protests took a short break […]
... written on Jun 03 2020First, they said Najib Razak and Rosmah Mansor were involved in the gruesome murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. Then, they said the despicable couple was as innocent as a newborn baby, even though they can’t explain why Najib’s bodyguard who did not know the Mongolian at all would end up killing the pregnant woman before […]
... written on Jun 01 20202020 just started, but it is already shaping up to be one of the worst years for the automotive industry ever. Lockdowns around the world have simultaneously shuttered production lines, made it hard for car owners to pay off their loans, and set many credit scores on fire. While it is too early to know […]
... written on May 31 2020Mahathir had challenged his former lieutenant Muhyiddin to sack him. And Prime Minister Muhyiddin did exactly that. Mahathir’s successors – Abdullah Badawi and Najib Razak – did not dare sack their former boss. At the most, Najib regime only dared to harass Mahathir’s wife, 91-year-old Siti Hasmah, by interrogating her in 2018 for participating in […]
... written on May 29 2020When President Trump signed into law a Coronavirus relief package on March 27, 2020, called the Federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, offered through the federal CARES Act, the US$2.2 trillion stimulus package was the largest in the history of the United States. The law surpassed Obama’s US$800 billion package following the 2008 financial […]
... written on May 27 2020Very few people wanted Mahathir to lead the opposition – again – and bring back the legitimate government of Pakatan Harapan (PH). Some think Mahathir cannot be trusted to lead the opposition, but is welcomed to join the Opposition benches. Most people wanted Mahathir to retire, for real, because his 22-month horrible leadership was responsible […]
... written on May 25 2020Donald Trump told all and sundry that he has been taking a drug called hydroxychloroquine – “every day” – for about a week and a half. The 73-year-old president proudly told reporters on Monday how the anti-malaria drug has helped shield him from being infected by Coronavirus, despite public health officials warning it may be […]
... written on May 20 2020
