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American influence in the Middle East is evaporating faster than anyone can imagine. And if the latest horrific twin bomb attacks in Ankara that killed 97 people at a peaceful rally are any indicator, the Islamic State or simply ISIS has successfully penetrated Turkey, a member of NATO alliance, assuming the barbarian militants were the culprit […]
... written on Oct 11 2015Russian military activity in Syria is escalating, and Vladimir Putin was having fun watching the havoc done to US-backed rebels while his boys showing off their military toys, not to mention testing NATO’s capability and response time. When Russia deliberately sent an SU-30 fighter aircraft into Turkish airspace along the border with Syria, all hell […]
... written on Oct 09 2015True, Najib Razak couldn’t care less about the latest decree issued by Council of Rulers whereby sultans of nine of Malaysia’s states have called for a swift and transparent investigation into 1MDB political-cum-financial scandal involving the country’s prime minister. Obviously the Monarchy agrees that the scandal had created a “Crisis of Confidence”. But the premier’s […]
... written on Oct 08 2015Democracy, in a nutshell, consists of 3 pillars namely the “Executive”, “Legislative” and “Judiciary”. The Executive is the government of the day (President, Prime Minister, Ministers and so on) while the Legislative consists of the two houses of the Parliament. Meanwhile, the Judiciary comprises Supreme Court and other judicial centres or agencies. However, over time, […]
... written on Oct 07 2015It’s a deal!! The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, or simply TPPA, which represents the largest U.S. trade pact since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico in 1993, has been agreed upon by 12 nations – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. […]
... written on Oct 06 2015Ben Bernanke has finally answered a question that’s been repeatedly asked by millions since 2008 financial crisis – “Should somebody have gone to jail?”. It was a simple and straight forward question which even Bernanke had tried his best to run away for the last 7 years, until today. “Yeah, I think so” – […]
... written on Oct 05 2015Who’s this Mr. Tajuddin who threatens to slap every single local Chinese who dare to complain to foreigners, presumably the emerging superpower China? No, this is not the Tajuddin whose mismanagement had brought MAS (Malaysia Airline System) to its knees. This is Tajuddin Abdul Rahman whose nick name is – “Six Million Dollar Man”. […]
... written on Oct 02 2015The collapse of the Soviet Union in Dec 1991 was a major geopolitical disaster to the world, at least to supremo Vladimir Putin. For as long as the Russian leader can remember, the memory of the good old days where the Soviet Union rivals United States was enough to make him orgasm. He has been […]
... written on Oct 01 2015Rahim Thamby Chik wrote – “News of the conversion of the Selangor Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah to Catholicism is very sad for Muslims in the whole country and the world. This sadness is compounded by the two tragedies involving Muslims in Mecca and Arafah. May the desire of the Selangor Sultan to meet the Pope in […]
... written on Oct 01 2015Earlier last month, Indonesia scrapped both proposals from China and Japan to build a high-speed rail link between the capital of Jakarta and Bandung. President Joko Widodo couldn’t decide which country to award the deal to. Tons of envoys were sent by Beijing and Tokyo to Jakarta to woo Indonesian politicians. Besides financial and technical considerations, […]
... written on Sep 30 2015