Merger & Acquisition
UMNO (United Malays National Organisation), the biggest political party in Malaysia, has begun disintegrating with the shock resignation of party stalwart Mustapa Mohamed from the party. After the Barisan Nasional (BN) came crashing down from being the ruling coalition for over 60 years to a sinking ship after its stunning defeat in May 9th polls, […]
... written on Sep 19 2018UMNO, PAS and MCA are trying to do what the previous opposition – PKR, PAS and DAP – had done. The PKR-PAS-DAP partnership which gave birth to the now-defunct Pakatan Rakyat coalition was a huge success when they succeeded in denying Barisan Nasional its two-thirds supermajority in the Malaysian Parliament in the 2008 general election. […]
... written on Sep 05 2018The Sungai Kandis by-election was a straight fight between opposition Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan ruling government. Unlike the May 19 nationwide election where there was 3-cornered fight, this by-election was supposed to be verification on the wild theory that a merger of UMNO and PAS would give birth to a very powerful party which […]
... written on Aug 06 2018Thanks to promise of freedom of press, the new government of Pakatan Harapan has allowed “Utusan Malaysia”, the oldest Malay newspaper to operate after the historical May 9 general election. But things would not be the same for the highly controversial newspaper, which was founded as “Utusan Melayu” in 1939, way before the country’s independence […]
... written on Aug 02 2018Malaysia Government’s strategic investment fund – Khazanah Nasional Berhad – has announced that all 9 members of its board have resigned. Simply known as KNB by most of its contractors, the mass resignation raised eyebrows due to their undated resignation letters, suggesting that the board of directors were actually “protesting or challenging” Mahathir administration. […]
... written on Jul 30 2018The Sungai Kandis constituency has 51,230 registered voters. In terms of race composition, 71.34% of the voters are Malays, 15.69% Indians and 11.75% Chinese. A by-election was triggered by the death of the assemblyman, Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei of PKR, of lymphoma cancer on July 2. The campaign has started and will end at 11.59 pm […]
... written on Jul 24 2018China, if not stopped in time, will absolutely become the world’s new leader in technology. It’s a public knowledge that China is working tirelessly to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology. Enter “Made in China 2025” – a strategy plan to move the country’s manufacturing up the value […]
... written on Jun 25 2018As ex-PM Najib Razak visits his father’s grave, probably seeking helps, the same way Tengku Razalegh is seeking divine guidance whether he should contest the UMNO presidency or not, Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) is suddenly dissolved. Four component parties making up the BN coalition, which suffered a stunning defeat, had unanimously quit. Essentially, the […]
... written on Jun 12 2018You don’t want to pick up a fight with Donald Trump if you’re not 100% sure what you’re getting into. In a little more than a year as POTUS, this president has made more enemies than any president in the history of U.S. presidency. On the international stage, he picked up fights with EU, NATO, […]
... written on Apr 03 2018Toys “R” Us is joining other companies such as Compaq, Enron, Kodak, Pan Am, Lehman Brothers, Woolworth and General Foods – iconic brands that have vanished. Although Toys “R” Us has not officially closed down, at least not yet, they’re as good as dead. Founded in 1948 by Charles P. Lazarus, the brand originally was […]
... written on Mar 18 2018
