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America is the world’s most powerful country – both economically and militarily. But its government is also the most wasteful, partly because the U.S. can print money whenever it wants. And we are not talking about people wasting 92 billion pounds of food annually, which are equivalent to 145 billion meals – translating to US$473 […]
... written on Nov 15 2024It was game over for Kamala Harris the moment Donald Trump crosses 277 (he needed just 270) electoral votes. He is sent back to the White House after his victory in swing states like Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, leaving Harris in despair. But it was just the beginning. The co-producer of TV series […]
... written on Nov 09 2024Finally, after more than five months since a deaf Grab driver, Ong Ing Keong, was assaulted and punched by a bodyguard of Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, popularly known as TMJ, the much awaited justice has been served. Lance Corporal Muhammad Taufik Ismail, 32, admitted to the charge of voluntarily causing hurt to 47-year-old […]
... written on Nov 04 2024Germany, the European Union’s biggest economy and major car producer, opposed tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles (EVs) for obvious reasons. Home to BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, the German automaker will be severely hit with similar tariffs if China retaliates against European auto industry. But the company was fighting a losing battle against its own politicians. […]
... written on Nov 02 2024Prime Minister cum Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim has bulldozed two important policies for workers during last Friday’s presentation of the Budget 2025. It was actually a brilliant and bold policy to ensure fair treatment for all workers – regardless of nationality. Mr Anwar should be given the Nobel Peace Prize as for the first time, […]
... written on Oct 23 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 2024Ever wonder why women love designer handbags so much, to the extent they willingly eat instant noodles – even skipping meals – just to save money for the luxury items? Many are prepared to spend more on a handbag than a holiday or even a car. Why? That’s because they want to flash our handbags so […]
... written on Jul 10 2024After 14 years in government, the Conservative Party was led to its worst election defeat in history, thanks partly to clueless billionaire Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It just needed to win 326 seats – one more than half of the total 650 – to form a government on its own, without the need for a […]
... written on Jul 06 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 2024In a desperate effort to buy votes, especially from fellow Malay Muslims of whom 80% did not vote for Anwar Ibrahim in the last November 2022 General Election, the Malaysian Prime Minister announced a record hike in civil servants’ salary of more than 13%. He bragged on Labour Day that the RM10 billion allocations is […]
... written on May 07 2024
