Scandal
Indonesia used to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Foreigners were advised to do themselves a favour by attaching money notes with their passports for ease of clearance at immigration counters. The corruption in Indonesia was both frightening and entertaining at the same time. And the tentacles of corruption crawled all […]
... written on Mar 12 2018Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd is one of Malaysian top police chiefs. He’s the director of CID (Criminal Investigation Department) in charge of 11 branches – from internal affairs to secret societies to Interpol. Naturally, CID is one of the most powerful departments in the Royal Malaysia Police force, not to mention extremely profitable if the […]
... written on Mar 09 2018On paper, Cohn seemed to be the perfect choice for Trump. The U.S. president called Gary Cohn his “top economic adviser”. That song of praise alone would melt even anti-Trump haters. However, in reality, both Cohn and Trump were just too different in terms of ideology and foreign policy. Hence, the news that Cohn has […]
... written on Mar 07 2018Upon instruction from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), “Malaysia Today” portal has finally removed 3 articles it had published about billionaire Robert Kuok. The fact that the owner of the portal – Raja Petra Kamarudin, widely known as RPK – obediently removed them speaks volumes about the seriousness of fake news promoted by […]
... written on Mar 06 2018Donald Trump is reportedly trying to get rid of his favourite daughter Ivanka and his trusted son-in-law Jared Kushner. The U.S. president wants both to leave the White House, and he’s getting the help – privately – from chief of staff John F. Kelly. Playing good-cop-bad-cop roles, obviously Trump wants Kelly to be the bad […]
... written on Mar 03 2018Indonesia, in a surprising move on Wednesday (Feb 28), confiscated a luxury yacht off the coast of Teluk Benoa on the island of Bali. The 300-foot luxury superyacht – The Equanimity – was worth at least US$250 million, at least that’s the price tag valued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Registered in the […]
... written on Mar 01 2018Malaysia is perhaps the only nation in the world where corrupted leaders, when exposed, can walk with head held high as if it was an honourable thing to do. Regardless of race – Chinese, Malay, and Indian – majority of Malaysians consider corruption as part and parcel of life. In fact, some Malaysians love corruption […]
... written on Feb 24 2018Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister, instructed his boy Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (then UMNO Youth Chief) to speak out against then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the issue of cronyism and nepotism during 1998 UMNO General Assembly. The plan was, of course, to topple Mahathir’s leadership by alleging that his government was practising cronyism and nepotism. […]
... written on Feb 22 2018Don’t be surprised when your dad or mom happily tells you that Prime Minister Najib Razak had called to wish them “Gong Xi Fa Chai”. As Malaysian ethnic-Chinese, like the rest of Chinese around the world, prepare for a family reunion dinner, Najib regime didn’t waste whatever little time left soliciting for votes from the […]
... written on Feb 16 2018A month before Malaysia’s 13th general election on 5th May 2013, something quite interesting and amusing occurred behind closed doors. Opposition de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and then Prime Minister Najib Razak signed a secret agreement at the presence of former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla. Why was there such an agreement? The long and short […]
... written on Jan 29 2018
