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Russia and Iran have announced a new coalition to defend Syrian Bashar al-Assad so that they can defeat the ISIS. So, move over America and let the Russian show you how to fight the jihadists. Moscow has already moved fighter jets and tanks into Syria so Putin is dead serious about kicking some butts in […]
... written on Sep 28 2015Surprisingly but not unexpectedly, the Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows, which is near zero (0% – 0.25%) since 2008. Yes, once again, Yellen has chickened out. The Fed will meet again roughly 6-weeks again next month October. If nothing happens, the next subsequent meeting in December may shed some lights. […]
... written on Sep 18 2015The 34-hour marathon is finally over. This is the first time a Bersih rally lasted such a long hour, and easily the most peaceful of all the four rallies ever held, an impressive milestone. Well, there were some provocateurs who tried their luck with “firecrackers” even after the rally was over but was subsequently apprehended […]
... written on Aug 31 2015By 5:30pm the organisers of Bersih 4.0 rally claimed there were 200,000 participants. Malaysiakini put the figure at more than 100,000 at about 4pm. However, KL police chief Tajuddin Md Isa estimated the number at 25,000 as of 3pm. But when you were in the middle of a massive crowd, it makes no difference, whether […]
... written on Aug 30 2015Pro-Najib bloggers have been burning midnight oil trying to project Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as a clever and cunning politician who can rival and even outsmart his mentor, Mahathir Mohamad. Apparently, Najib was scripted in such a way that he isn’t afraid of a vote of no confidence, and in fact was excited and […]
... written on Aug 29 2015Formed in 2006, Bersih had organised 3 rallies in the past – Bersih 1.0 (2007), 2.0 (2011) and 3.0 (2012). The fourth rally, Bersih 4.0, is just days away. The first rally (Bersih 1.0) was instrumental in sending former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi into retirement, so that the sleeping beauty can sleep for as long […]
... written on Aug 26 2015Lee Hsien Loong administration is seeking a fresh mandate from voters, after President Tony Tan Keng Yam agreed to a request and dissolved the 12th Parliament of Singapore today (Aug 25, 2015). Nomination Day has been set on September 1 and Polling Day will be on September 11 (Friday), which will be a public holiday. […]
... written on Aug 26 2015U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropping to an 18-month closing low that saw the blue-chip benchmark briefly plummet more than 1,000 points. It closed down 588 points, but not before it created a moment of panic when it went down as much as 1,114 points during the early […]
... written on Aug 25 2015Flashback: From a record low of RM2.10 to US$1 in October 1978, the Malaysian Ringgit hit its all time high of RM4.73 to US$1 in January 1998. Prior to the infamous Asian Financial Crisis, the ringgit was trading at about RM2.40 to a US dollar in 1997. Nobody could have predicted the type of economic […]
... written on Aug 17 2015The U.S. federal government is reportedly hit another record in tax collection. The first 10-months of United States fiscal year 2015 (Oct 1, 2014 through the end of July 2015) saw a mind-boggling tax revenues of US$2,672,414,000,000. The figure released by Treasury means a new record in federal taxes. In case you still couldn’t […]
... written on Aug 13 2015
