Crisis
More than 60 flood victims in Kelantan reportedly have resorted to boiling flood waters for drinking as clean water supply was totally crippled in the state located in the east-cost of Peninsular Malaysia. Even then, the definition of clean water in the village is an interesting subject. The state has been under the PAS Islamic […]
... written on Dec 21 2022As former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called again for an urgent negotiation to end the war in Ukraine before it spread to the entire world, fear has emerged that Belarus could enter the war any moment now. Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a rare visit to Belarus on Monday (Dec 19), his […]
... written on Dec 20 2022Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell isn’t sure if a recession will hit the United States next year, even though many believe it has actually started already. But he is sure about one thing – the inflation has been hitting the world’s biggest economy since the beginning of the year. So, his immediate task is to […]
... written on Dec 17 2022Sanctions on Iranian and Venezuelan oil have forced the lucrative commodity to be traded in the black market. If the plan was to punish and topple the dictatorship of both countries, the Western powers have failed miserably. The sanctions on Russian oil have only made the situation worse- triggering an energy crisis which led to […]
... written on Dec 13 2022Effective Monday (Dec 5, 2022), the West has slapped a price cap on Russian oil at US$60 per barrel. Designed by the Group of Seven (G7) to limit Moscow’s revenues from oil exports so that it would cripple its ability to finance the ongoing Ukraine War, the price cap means Russia can export crude oil […]
... written on Dec 06 2022After the U.S. and Europe imposed sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion, it triggered a massive devaluation of the country’s currency – ruble. Russians lined up at ATMs to withdraw their money. The Bank of Russia immediately hiked the interest rates to 20% to slow the withdrawal, as the ruble plunged 30% against the US […]
... written on Nov 30 2022Anwar Ibrahim was extraordinary calm – even joyful – when he told an army of reporters yesterday (Nov 23) that he was going out to watch a movie (“tengok wayang”). Enjoying popcorn himself, he then proceeded to distribute more popcorn to reporters who waited outside his office. The media thought it was a joke, but […]
... written on Nov 24 2022As Russian forces fired at least 85 missiles across Ukrainian cities, a missile hit the village of Przewodów, Poland, killing 2 people and forced Biden to convene an emergency meeting on the final day of the Group of 20 (G-20) meeting in Indonesia. The U.S. president, who was awakened overnight by staff with the news […]
... written on Nov 16 2022Wee Ka Siong, MCA president and Transport Minister, was nowhere to be found when the service of Light Rail Trains (LRT) was crippled on Tuesday (Nov 8). The worst service interruption in the history of LRT since its operations started in 1996 had knocked out 16 stations. As chaos erupted in the Klang Valley, transport […]
... written on Nov 11 2022She used to talk big during the contest for the job. Wannabe Prime Minister Liz Truss said that she was ready to use nuclear weapons, even though it would mean global annihilation, winning applause from Tory party members. She was, of course, trying to project strength when challenged with a hypothetical situation facing Russia’s threat […]
... written on Oct 22 2022
