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Defiant Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim thought he was clever and invincible when he deliberately met with Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh during his 3-day visit in Qatar. He wanted to send a message to Washington that even if Malaysian banking system was helping the terrorist org
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Regardless whether you belonged to Baby Boomers (born from 1946 to 1964), Generation X (born from 1965 to 1980) or Millennials (born from 1981 to 1996), you can't run away from something called credit card debt. Consumers love using credit cards, but at the same time hate paying off outstanding debt
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Here's how to win a soccer game - score more goals than your rival, or watch your enemy score own goals (ignore penalty shoot-out). The result is out and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Pang Sock Tao has won the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election with a 3,869 vote majority. DAP, a component of Pakatan
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If DarSa Fried Chicken (DFC) is trying to replace Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), it should close shop now before it goes bust. Chances are it will fail miserably. Even before the local restaurant could make profits, it has already violated all business ethics. It is not price competitive, does not re
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In a desperate effort to buy votes, especially from fellow Malay Muslims of whom 80% did not vote for Anwar Ibrahim in the last November 2022 General Election, the Malaysian Prime Minister announced a record hike in civil servants’ salary of more than 13%. He bragged on Labour Day that the RM10 bi
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appears to have chicken out from Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. Now, Selangor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Amirudin Shari is the poster boy after Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil hinted that Anwar would not be present during the campaign for the largest constituenc
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Antony Blinken's visit - his second to China is less than a year - is the clearest proof that the U.S. Secretary of State was sent to beg the Chinese again. But as expected, nothing can be achieved from such visits as long as Washington arrogantly thinks it could tell Beijing what China can or canno
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About 40,000 people in Kuala Kubu Baharu will go to the polling stations again on May 11 to vote for a new assemblyperson. The largest constituency in the state of Selangor will see a four-cornered contest following the death of its three-term assemblywoman Lee Kee Hiong from the Democratic Action P
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A Canadian-American professor of political science, Bruce Gilley's alma mater included University of Toronto (B.A.), University of Oxford (M.Phil) and Princeton University (PhD). From Bachelor of Arts in economics and international relations to Master of Economics, he then received his PhD in poli
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Unable to accept the reality that a Chinese company could develop a highly popular app called TikTok, the United States has been trying everything in its power to control it. ByteDance now has two options - either sell it to American owners, or get ready to be banned. The Senate voted 79 to 18 after
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September 5th, 2017 by financetwitter
Just a day after North Korea said it conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, South Korea says Pyongyang is preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The launch could be as soon as this Saturday - September 9 - when the hermit kingdom celebrates its founding day. P [...]
September 4th, 2017 by financetwitter
When do you know there's a major development in North Korea? The world will know it when Ri Chun-hee appears on TV, announcing news, of course. The 74-year-old Mrs Ri has been reading the news on North Korean state television since 1971 and appeared on Sunday to announce the regime's latest militar [...]
September 3rd, 2017 by financetwitter
From the moment Donald Trump said he would block Muslims from entering the U.S. to the moment the U.S. president's (initial) refusal to denounce white nationalists after the Charlottesville rally-turned-violence, Hollywood has been screaming until foaming at the mouth about Trump's racism. Hollywood [...]
September 1st, 2017 by financetwitter
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is perhaps the most feared person whom President Donald Trump wishes he could fire. But unlike the sacking of FBI Director James Comey, it would not be so easy to axe Mueller - both legally and politically. There was a reason why the position carries the "Special Couns [...]
September 1st, 2017 by financetwitter
If you think Luigi Brugnaro, the Mayor of Venice, is a badass for telling Italian police to shoot anyone shouting "Allahu Akhbar", chances are you haven't met Duterte. Philippine President Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte, who's also known as the "Dirty Harry" of the east, is notorious for his mission [...]
August 30th, 2017 by financetwitter
Less than 1 week after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised North Korea for showing "restraint" in its weapons program, the hermit kingdom fired a series of 3 short-range ballistic missiles - deliberately launched in the midst of the U.S. and South Korea's annual military exercises. At firs [...]
August 27th, 2017 by financetwitter
Angela Merkel is seeking her fourth term as the Chancellor of Germany and is still the favourite to win the September 24 election. In the eastern town of Quedlinburg on Saturday, she tried to engage the voters but unfortunately the people just couldn't forget the type of damage Merkel has brought to [...]
August 26th, 2017 by financetwitter
Najib Razak, after spending millions of dollars lobbying, has finally secured a face-to-face audience with Donald Trump. We can pretty much predict the outcome of the meet-up, scheduled on September 12, about 2 weeks from now. This is perhaps the biggest victory to the Malaysian prime minister, ever [...]
August 25th, 2017 by financetwitter
Once again European Union is facing backlash from the public after last week's Barcelona terror attack - where 14 people died being run down by a rented van. The EU elite leaders have no solution for the problem them created - multiculturalism - no matter how much they adopt religious tolerance towa [...]
August 24th, 2017 by financetwitter
China is a nation of endless possibilities. So be careful who you might offend. As a woman driver found out the cruel way, even security guards could give you a lesson you won't forget for the rest of your life. The woman was trying to leave a residential estate in Benxi, Liaoning province, on Tuesd [...]
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