Food
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) said on Wednesday (March 8) that it would like to raise some funds – US$2.2 billion to be precise. Investors as well as venture capitalists were surprised that the bank – 16th biggest in the United States, with US$209 billion in assets – suddenly needed so much money. Within 48 hours, […]
... written on Mar 13 2023Former U.S. President Barack Obama once said of Joe Biden – “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to fuck things up.” Indeed, president Biden has screwed up so spectacularly that he’s sleepwalking off a 100-metre cliff, without any clue whatsoever that he is leading the world to the first Nuclear War – challenging Russia and provoking China […]
... written on Mar 05 2023Since Anwar Ibrahim-led unity government took over on Nov 24, 2022, there have been visible improvements to Malaysia’s economy. At least, it has stopped deteriorating at the speed seen during previous backdoor regimes of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri. PM Anwar’s first 2-month saw local currency Ringgit appreciated from RM4.75 to RM4.28 to the US […]
... written on Feb 07 2023If you oppress the people for too long, they will eventually rise to strike back. Similarly, if you prohibit people from so-called immoral behaviours such as drinking alcohol, sex outside marriage or gambling without proper education or explanations, it will also backfire. The worst is when hypocrite religious preachers try to force their belief on […]
... written on Jan 22 2023Supply chain shortages and the rising cost of doing business, as well as drought and interest rate hikes are some of the factors that contributed to food crisis this year. But if you think food shortages and high prices will magically disappear next year, think again. American farmers believe 2023 could be even worse, after […]
... written on Dec 27 2022Next month’s polls will be the second time the general election is being held during the monsoon season. The last time it was held in November was in 1999. At that time, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad deliberately called an early election to coincide with the rainy season to discourage Malays, angered by the sacking of […]
... written on Nov 02 2022India is the world’s top rice exporter, accounting for 41% of the global rice trade. Its total rice exports in the world last year (2021) reached 21.5 million tonnes – more than the total shipment from the next four biggest exporters – Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan and the United States – combined. Rice is the staple […]
... written on Sep 20 2022Zelensky has just sacked Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, India, Norway, Hungary and Czech Republic. The stunning mass firing has raised eyebrows because one of the envoys – Andriy Melnyk – had served in Germany for 7 years. No explanation was offered for the dismissal, but Zelensky has urged his diplomats to drum up international support […]
... written on Jul 11 2022Unelected backdoor Prime Minister Ismail Sabri could easily keep his job after the next 15th General Election – by playing dumb and delay the election till Najib Razak is sent to jail and Zahid Hamidi is convicted. His biggest and immediate threat – Najib and Zahid – must be neutralized if the turtle-egg man does […]
... written on Jul 01 2022Trapped In RM80 Billion Subsidy – A Result Of “Ketuanan Melayu” Racist Policy, Corruption & Nepotism
Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the subsidy bill for this year (2022) is expected to hit RM77.3 billion – the largest in the history of Malaysia. The subsidy included petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (RM37.3 billion), cooking oil (RM4 billion), flour and electricity (RM9.7 billion), Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) (RM11.7 billion), and […]
... written on Jun 27 2022
