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She was Malaysia’s Central Bank (Bank Negara) Governor from 2000 to 2016, and was the first woman in the prestigious position. In 2009, Global Finance named her as one of the world’s best central bank chiefs. On 20 May 2011, Bloomberg chose her as one of top four nominees to head the prestigious International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, […]
... written on Jul 03 2018PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party) won about 2-million votes in the 14th general election last month. That means about 2-million Malay-Muslims have more faith in the Islamic party than other Malay-majority parties, including PKR (People’s Justice Party), PPRM (Malaysian United Indigenous Party) and AMANAH (National Trust Party), and even ally UMNO. After all, PAS has […]
... written on Jun 28 2018On May 15, just five days after the inauguration of Mahathir Mohamad as the world’s oldest prime minister, Daim Zainuddin fired a warning shot. He said it would be foolish for Anwar Ibrahim to be made prime minister immediately upon returning to parliament. The warning shot was aimed at Anwar, and not his boys, as […]
... written on Jun 20 2018The founder of online retail giant Alibaba is in town. He specifically flew to Malaysia to officially open the company’s first office in Southeast Asia at Bangsar South today. He was also granted an audience with newly inaugurated Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest premier at the advanced age of 93. If time […]
... written on Jun 18 2018Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says that another major scandal involving the finance ministry will be revealed soon. Prime Minister Mahathir told The New York Times that his government had already accumulated “enough evidence” to have Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, put on trial. Najib urges political rivals to lay down their arms now […]
... written on Jun 17 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 2018Imagine you’ve engaged and awarded a contractor to renovate your office. For some strange reasons, you agreed to pay the contractor according to “calendar dates” instead of the project’s progress. In other words, you had agreed to generously pay even if the contractor does zero work. The job was supposed to be completed in 3 […]
... written on Jun 06 2018Under pressure from the netizens, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V (the King) finally agreed on the appointment of Tommy Thomas as the Attorney General of Malaysia. The people, with great hope for a better Malaysia, finally get to taste the real meaning of peoples’ power. And like Donald Trump, hopefully the people will […]
... written on Jun 05 2018Global Times, often considered as the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, has unleashed its first warning shot at the new government of Malaysia. After 93-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ditched a planned HSR (high-speed rail) between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, the Chinese media seemed very upset. The mouthpiece cried, whined and bitched that […]
... written on Jun 02 2018Royal Malaysia Police mobilised 5 trucks to load 284 boxes containing designer handbags and 72 luggage and carrier bags filled with cash and jewellery which were secretly stashed in three luxury condominiums – Pavilion Residences – located along Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Bintang. That was perhaps the biggest such operation in the history of Malaysia. […]
... written on May 30 2018