Crisis
The American stock market has been enjoying its bull run, the longest on record, as the risk of recession begins to dissipate. Investors were relieved that the US-China trade war was about to end – until today. The U.S. market benchmark index – S&P 500 – has gained about 309% since bottoming out at 676.53 […]
... written on May 06 2019For a while, people found comfort in Sultan Ibrahim of Johor as the monarch stepped forward to become the hero against tyrants like PM Najib Razak and extreme organizations like JAKIM. Before the notorious Jakim could strike, the sultan had declared that Christmas festival can be celebrated. During the Red Shirts rally, the sultan ordered (Johorean) racists […]
... written on May 05 2019Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest country by population, the third biggest democracy and the largest Muslim nation. Its population is estimated to hit 269 million this year. That’s 5 million more people than 2 years ago. Yet, the island of Java, where the capital of Jakarta is located, is where the majority of Indonesians live – a whopping 57% or more […]
... written on May 03 2019By now, it’s as clear as crystal that the four law university professors and a big shot crown prince were nothing but a bunch of cowards who had chosen to hide instead of attending a forum to defend their case – Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Despite widespread publicity and invitations extended, […]
... written on Apr 29 2019Muhyiddin’s Backstabbing – Is Mahathir Using “A Borrowed Knife To Neutralize” The Nasty Royal House?
Mahathir is on a long trip visiting his “Chinese friends” in the Middle Kingdom. He arrived in Beijing on April 24 and will leave for home on Sunday (April 28). The five-day working visit to China is considered quite a lengthy trip. During his first stint as premier for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, […]
... written on Apr 26 2019At least 290 people were killed and more than 500 injured in one of the bloodiest terror attacks in Sri Lanka. Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in Colombo, the capital of the Buddhist-majority country that was at war for decades with ethnic minority Tamil separatists, violence that had largely ended about 10 […]
... written on Apr 22 2019Without hidden hands, the Sultanate of Johor would not dare attack Mahathir government so openly. It definitely smells a rat when some nine student activists exposed how a group of four academics from local universities were involved in advising the Conference of Rulers and convinced the monarchies to reject the Rome Statute. The gang […]
... written on Apr 12 2019Theresa May, arguably one of the most incompetent British leaders the country has ever produced, has been given an additional six months to find the best possible solution to the Brexit deadlock. The new Brexit deadline will be on October 31, after the British Prime Minister begged and requested a further delay to the U.K.’s departure […]
... written on Apr 11 2019Brent oil prices rose on Thursday, touching US$70 per barrel for the first time in nearly five months. The crude price has seen a slow but consistent rally from its low of about US$50 a barrel in December last year, thanks largely to supply cuts by OPEC and its non-OPEC partner Russia, not to mention […]
... written on Apr 05 2019As pilots of the Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air Flight 610 and the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 struggled to gain control of their planes, little did they realise that their newly acquired planes lacked two essential safety features in their cockpits. Boeing apparently sold their best selling model – 737 Max 8 – without those […]
... written on Mar 22 2019
