Known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia is arguably one of the most vulnerable allies in the second Trump tariffs. While Canada dares to claim it could win the ongoing trade war with the U.S., the same cannot be said about Australia. In fact, the Aussie is so weak it […]
... written on Mar 25 2025Hours after his inauguration on Monday (January 20) as the 47th President of the United States, Trump signed close to 100 executive orders. He orders the U.S. to quit the World Health Organization (WHO) as his most trusted lieutenant, Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, gave a one-armed gesture during a speech celebrating the crowning […]
... written on Jan 21 2025Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip maker Nvidia has been minting tonnes of millionaires among its 30,000 employees. The nearly US$3 trillion company generated US$27 billion in revenue in its fiscal 2023. Then, something spectacular happened. Nvidia revenue for the 12 months ending July 31, 2024 skyrocketed to US$96.31 billion – a 194.69% increase year-over-year. The […]
... written on Sep 06 2024Japan’s Nikkei lost a staggering 4,451 points on Monday (August 5) – the biggest drop in history. That’s more than 12%, dragging the country’s stock market losses to 25% since early July. The biggest one-day drop means the index is entering the bear market. It instantly brings back the memory of “Black Monday” in October 1987, […]
... written on Aug 06 2024Defiant Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim thought he was clever and invincible when he deliberately met with Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh during his 3-day visit in Qatar. He wanted to send a message to Washington that even if Malaysian banking system was helping the terrorist organization in funding and money laundering, there’s nothing […]
... written on May 15 2024Perikatan Nasional, comprising two major forces – Malay nationalist party Bersatu and Islamist party PAS – captured 4.7 million votes (30.12%) in the November 2022 General Election, where 99% were Malay votes. Crucially, the Malay-centric political parties won 80% of Malay vote bank. Fortunately, despite grabbing 74 seats in the 222-seat Parliament, it was not […]
... written on Nov 23 2023When Biden took office, the U.S. inflation was only 1.4% while the gasoline price was US$2.39 per gallon. Today, inflation is at 6.4% and the gas is US$3.47. And that was after pumping trillions of dollars into the financial system to make sure the system did not crash. After bailing out Silicon Valley Bank, the […]
... written on Mar 15 2023A new war has erupted on social media thanks to Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk. Pledging to fight for transparency at the microblogging site, the billionaire raised eyebrows last month when he wrote – “Twitter is both a social media company and a crime scene“. The big boss of Tesla and SpaceX subsequently showed a […]
... written on Jan 19 2023Twitter has a new boss – world’s richest man Elon Musk. With a net worth of US$191.2 billion on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaire List, the social media platform becomes his latest toy after splashing US$44 billion. His obsession with Twitter has triggered speculations about his motives. Many thought he wants to advance a hard-right political agenda. […]
... written on Nov 27 2022With less than 24 hours before the polling day on Saturday (Nov 19), signs are showing that opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) could spring a surprise victory in the 15th General Election. Based on the size of its mega “ceramah (campaign speech) programme” compared to opponents Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN), the Opposition definitely […]
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