Food
When was the last time you see a restaurant with a sign saying “No Pork, No Lard” doing a roaring business with Malay-Muslim customers in Peninsular Malaysia? Chances are, no Malays would step their foot into such shops. If it was halal in the first place, the restaurant would put “Halal” instead of “No Pork, […]
... written on Sep 10 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 2024Regardless whether you belonged to Baby Boomers (born from 1946 to 1964), Generation X (born from 1965 to 1980) or Millennials (born from 1981 to 1996), you can’t run away from something called credit card debt. Consumers love using credit cards, but at the same time hate paying off outstanding debt. Credit card debt is […]
... written on May 14 2024If DarSa Fried Chicken (DFC) is trying to replace Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), it should close shop now before it goes bust. Chances are it will fail miserably. Even before the local restaurant could make profits, it has already violated all business ethics. It is not price competitive, does not respect customers, promote racism and […]
... written on May 09 2024McDonald’s Malaysia is looking to expand its fleet of outlets to 750 nationwide by 2030. That’s more than double from its current 370 restaurants across the country, or about 63 new outlets every year for the next 6 years. With between 50 to 100 jobs created from each restaurant, the fast food chain is expected […]
... written on Apr 17 2024The 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 2023More than 10 million people have applied for the eMadani program – RM100 free money. The one-off e-wallet credit had attracted so many applicants that when the redemption process began on December 4, the system immediately crashed due to high traffic. For example, Petronas Setel and Maybank MAE, which were chosen for the e-wallet initiative […]
... written on Dec 10 2023Langkawi used to be a popular tourist destination not only to foreign tourists, but also among locals. The island, famed for its Mahsuri legend, was being developed and promoted as a premier island resort equipped with modern infrastructure and facilities since 1984. Later, on January 1, 1987, Mahathir administration designated it as a duty-free port […]
... written on Dec 02 2023Perikatan 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 2023Whiskey cannot be branded “Timah”. Liquor cannot be sold at Chinese medicinal shops. Licensed 4D betting shops cannot operate. A Chinese woman was fined for wearing shorts in her own clothing store. Birthday cake disallowed at McDonald’s unless it was certified “halal”. Auntie Anne’s cannot sell “pretzel dog” unless renamed to “pretzel sausage”. Heck, […]
... written on Nov 03 2023
