Scandal
In March 2018, India raised the import tax on crude palm oil to 44% from 30% and hiked the tax on refined palm oil to 54% from 40%. The fourth increase in import tax in less than 6 months – the highest level in more than a decade – was to protect the country’s local […]
... written on Jul 19 2019Mahathir Mohamad must be both amused and insulted after former prime minister Najib claimed in a speech to UMNO delegates on July 12 that Lim Kit Siang had presented the idea of setting up a new party – PPBM (Bersatu) – to Dr Mahathir prior to 14th General Election. The co-called evil scheme was to […]
... written on Jul 17 2019The return of former Prime Minister Najib Razak to his party – UMNO – is certainly great news for Mahathir administration. After all, it was the former president of UMNO who had stunningly brought down his own government, enabling the then-opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition wrests over the government after 61 years under the rule of […]
... written on Jul 16 2019Facebook Slapped With $5 Billion Fine – But It’s Such A Joke That The Stock Jumped & Everyone Laughs
After months of investigation following Facebook’s 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to slap the company with US$5 billion (£4 billion; RM20.5 billion) fine – the largest ever imposed by the FTC against a tech company. Yet, the punishment was like a mosquito bite to the company. In fact, the punishment […]
... written on Jul 14 2019Anwar Ibrahim’s ambition to become the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia was crushed when then-PM Mahathir Mohamad sacked him in 1998. Mr. Anwar, who served as the deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998 under Dr. Mahathir, was declared not fit to be the next premier for corrupt practices and sodomy – allegations that many […]
... written on Jul 12 2019The Two Biggest Crooks Are Back – Najib & Zahid May Be Plotting How To Strip And Plunder UMNO Assets
When Mahathir Mohamad openly invited all Malay parties, including the UMNO, to join his party PPBM (Bersatu) under the pretext of Malay unity, it raises eyebrows. To the people who had shed sweat, tears and probably even blood bringing down the corrupt and toxic UMNO last May General Election, the prime minister’s invitation was seen […]
... written on Jul 11 2019American plane manufacturer Boeing has every reason to be worried even after 4 months its best-seller 737 MAX aeroplanes has been grounded. It seems the safety scandal isn’t going to be solved as quickly as Boeing and its stakeholders had expected – suggesting that the problems plaguing the aircraft’s flight-control systems are not as simple as […]
... written on Jul 10 2019On Sunday (July 7) in Europe, 150-year-old German bank – Deutsche Bank – officially launched its restructuring plan to cut a mind-blowing 18,000 jobs by 2022. By Monday morning (July 8), the entire teams in Deutsche Bank’s Asian operations were told to pack and clear their desks, before their security passes are deactivated as their […]
... written on Jul 08 2019Forget about sexy rumours that PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim is moving to unseat PM Mahathir Mohamad. Also, forget about naughty speculations that Mahathir is about to install Azmin Ali, his blue-eyed boy, as the new deputy prime minister, hence destroying Anwar’s hope to become the next prime minister. They are just distractions from the real issue […]
... written on Jul 08 2019Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, the stepson of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, should not look gloomy when he was brought to the Session Court today to be charged. He should do what his stepfather, or what the deputy of his stepfather – Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – did, when they were charged in court. Mr. Riza […]
... written on Jul 05 2019
