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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, popularly known as MBS, lost all his Western friends with a snap of a finger following the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. The CIA concluded that MBS had given the order for the killing, wher
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When Kim Jong-Un threatened to unleash nuclear missiles at the United States, the West laughed. But when Vladimir Putin did the same, the West took the threat seriously. The reason North Korea will never nuke South Korea or Japan, let alone the U.S. - unless America makes the first move to destroy N
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From "no limits" partnership announced by China and Russia in February 2022 to the latest pledge to drive something that hasn't been seen by the civilization in 100 years, the West is very concerned. Thanks to the United States' strategic errors - and arrogance - Beijing and Moscow are now closer th
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When Mahathir Mohamad was asked in 2003 by Asiaweek how he would like his legacy to be remembered, he said - "Oh, I really don't care. In 40 years, I'm not going to be around and when you're dead, people will say nasty things about you. It doesn't make a difference to me." That was during his first
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When arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran announced they were restoring diplomatic relations, the world was stunned. The split between the two main sects within Islam, Saudi-led Sunni Islam and Iran-led Shia Islam, goes back some 1,400 years in a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad as
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Operation Lalang (Operasi Lalang in Malay), which means "Operation Weeding" was a major crackdown launched by the Royal Malaysian Police in 1987 to prevent the repeat of racial riots in the country. It was the biggest operation of its kind under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad after racial tensions
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Costing US$32 million a pop, the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone can be armed with a variety of weaponry, including up to eight laser-guided Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire. Also known as "Predator B", the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can loiter at up to 50,000 feet for more than 27 hours, gath
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When Biden took office, the U.S. inflation was only 1.4% while the gasoline price was US$2.39 per gallon. Today, inflation is at 6.4% and the gas is US$3.47. And that was after pumping trillions of dollars into the financial system to make sure the system did not crash. After bailing out Silicon Val
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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) said on Wednesday (March 8) that it would like to raise some funds - US$2.2 billion to be precise. Investors as well as venture capitalists were surprised that the bank - 16th biggest in the United States, with US$209 billion in assets - suddenly needed so much money. Withi
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Anwar Ibrahim's pledge to crack down on corruption has sent shivers down the spine of many corrupt politicians, including three former Prime Ministers - Mahathir Mohamad, Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri. But they are not the only sharks identified. Powerful politicians like Daim Zainuddin and supe
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February 21st, 2023 by financetwitter
Dr Zaliha Mustafa, a graduate in Medicine and Surgery from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, had previously served with former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail - the wife of current 10th Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The 58-year-old doctor said her interest in politics began since she wa [...]
February 20th, 2023 by financetwitter
Having tasted blood, it's extremely hard for Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, the most radical and extremist political party in the country, to return to the opposition. Its president, Abdul Hadi Awang, was promoted as Special Envoy to the Middle East with ministerial rank by former Prime Minister Muhyiddin [...]
February 18th, 2023 by financetwitter
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has threatened to sue those who insinuate that he is corrupt. Well, if he is serious about his threats, he should start taking legal action against Anwar Ibrahim because the 10th Prime Minister has suggested on numerous occasions that he was corrupt b [...]
February 16th, 2023 by financetwitter
July 1, 2023 is the month that will determine whether the new administration of Anwar Ibrahim cares about the risk of radioactive wastes on the people, or merely pay "lip service" just like previous governments. The Pakatan Harapan-led unity government has been fighting against the toxic business of [...]
February 15th, 2023 by financetwitter
First, there was the so-called Chinese spy balloon, which China insisted was just a civilian weather balloon that had blown off course. President Joe Biden, who initially refused to do anything, had to give orders to shoot it down on Feb 4 after being mocked and ridiculed by fellow Democrats and Rep [...]
February 13th, 2023 by financetwitter
Azmin Ali's announcement that he's taking a break from politics has certainly raised some eyebrows. After failing to defend his Gombak parliamentary seat in the recent Nov 2022 General Election, which was a shock to himself, his so-called new plan to go back to the drawing board to decide his next s [...]
February 11th, 2023 by financetwitter
Days after shooting down of a high altitude Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina, the U.S. military had scrambled an F-22 fighter jet to shoot down a second "high altitude object" in American airspace - this time off the coast of Alaska on Friday (Feb 10). It is called an obj [...]
February 9th, 2023 by financetwitter
Besides home, school is the most important place to fight - or breed - racism, extremism, gangsterism and discrimination because children and youths are most vulnerable and could be easily influenced here. A school is where students receive an education, hence how they are being nurtured and shaped [...]
February 7th, 2023 by financetwitter
Since Anwar Ibrahim-led unity government took over on Nov 24, 2022, there have been visible improvements to Malaysia's economy. At least, it has stopped deteriorating at the speed seen during previous backdoor regimes of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri. PM Anwar's first 2-month saw local currency [...]
February 5th, 2023 by financetwitter
After failing to form a government, as well as several half-baked political coups similar to 2020's "Sheraton Move" that had gone awry, opposition Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin's attention now shifts to the upcoming UMNO party election. By hook or by crook, he has to control two-third [...]
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