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There are dozens of reasons why Mahathir has been flip-flopping from his initial promise to step down after serving 2 years as interim prime minister. First, the 94-year-old premier said he would honour an agreement by the four partners of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance to step down after two y
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Some 6 months after Trump administration officially banned Huawei, the Chinese tech company is still alive and kicking. Even though the war is not over, the battle has been well fought. During this period, key U.S. components and software like Google’s Android operating system, Synopsys' semico
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Malaysia has now joined the likes of Bangladesh, Ghana, Costa Rica and neighbour Thailand after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unexpectedly downgraded the country's air safety rating to Category-2. Effectively, airlines from the Southeast Asian nation are not allowed to add new fligh
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After Azmin Ali's gay sex video, which Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad tried to cover-up using some ridiculous and laughable excuses, another video clip has emerged that would need the intervention of the 94-year-old premier again. Unlike Azmin's sex scandal, however, the new video clip involving Ma
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Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said today that he will settle debt owed to a travel agency, if there are outstanding bills. His statement was an admission that he and his families had indeed travelled with "YHA Travel & Tours" but refused to pay, otherwise he would publicly deny -
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Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei once predicted the Chinese tech giant would be hit so badly by the U.S. ban that it could earn US$30 billion less revenue for the year. That amount was later reduced to US$10 billion. On Tuesday (Nov 5), some five months after Mr. Ren first made the shocking predi
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Jho Low must be grinning from ear to ear reading how Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador squirms every time news flashes over the fugitive's hideouts. Mr. Low, the No 1 fugitive of Malaysia, was initially believed to be hiding in China, before he was reported to be living extravagant
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has expressed his disappointment over the failure of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Despite 7 years of negotiations since it was first formally launched in November 2012 at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia, the proposed free trade agreement
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Admiral Michael Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, once said - "The most significant threat to our national security is our debt. He commented that back in 2010, when the federal debt totalled US$13 trillion. Nine years later today, Donald Trump has taken over from Barack Obama. B
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The cleverest man in the 1MDB scandal was none other than Jho Low (full name: Low Taek Jho). The world's biggest heist - between 2009 and 2014 - saw at least US$4.5 billion stolen from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). The thievery was quite amusing because it in
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October 30th, 2019 by financetwitter
On Sunday, President Donald Trump excitedly shared with fellow Americans details of the U.S. military operation that led to the death of terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a nearly 50-minute live press conference. In comparison, former President Barack Obama used up only 9-minute of press time [...]
October 30th, 2019 by financetwitter
Malay unity is nothing but empty rhetoric trumpeted by Malay politicians desperate for gullible Malay votes, as did "Buy Muslim-made First (BMF)" campaign triggered by UMNO's racism and extremism initiative to put Malays and non-Malays at loggerheads. Clever, moderate and right-thinking Malays do no [...]
October 27th, 2019 by financetwitter
Mahathir was a master strategist. He was also a brilliant strategist at toying peoples' emotion, especially his fellow Malay community. But it appears he is still stuck in the 1980s mentality, not being able to play other cards except racial and religious extremism. It's also true that he no longer [...]
October 26th, 2019 by financetwitter
Indonesia has revealed the final report on the crash of a Lion Air 737 Max jet in October 2018 that killed all 189 people on board. It crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia. About five months after the crash, another 737 Max jet crashed just 6 minutes after ta [...]
October 24th, 2019 by financetwitter
When an unknown private company - Kod Efisien Sdn Bhd - was awarded a jaw-dropping contract for security labelling of locally produced cigarettes and beers, it raised eyebrows. The deal could generate revenue of more than RM140 million annually for the concession-holder, essentially making the compa [...]
October 23rd, 2019 by financetwitter
Flying cars or taxis for urban and other short-distance travels is possible. Airborne vehicles as replacement for conventional automobiles, however, are still years away from reality. So if someone tells you that flying vehicles are commercially available at the end of the year, take such idiotic st [...]
October 22nd, 2019 by financetwitter
For months, Mahathir Mohamad had been enjoying himself - bashing and condemning everyone and every country he didn't like, as if the world revolves around him. He has slammed the U.S., Hong Kong, India, Israel, Singapore and even Myanmar. In the process, he has insulted the Hindus, Chinese, Jews, Am [...]
October 21st, 2019 by financetwitter
Muhyiddin Yassin said the ruling coalition is expected to field an experienced candidate to contest the coming Tanjung Piai by-election on November 16. At the same time, the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM or simply "Bersatu") president said he was confident that his party can defend the seat, [...]
October 19th, 2019 by financetwitter
A lot of small businesses are looking for different ways to cut down on their energy bills. The concept makes a lot of sense as the lower your energy bills are, the more profit you can make. Thanks to today’s technologies and green energy alternatives, it’s become possible to come across numerou [...]
October 18th, 2019 by financetwitter
China, the world's most populous country, has benefited most from being a member of the 164-country WTO. It has already become the biggest global exporter. But for the last 17 years since the "Middle Kingdom" joined the free-trading World Trade Organization, foreign companies have been kept in the q [...]
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