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In early morning Friday (May 17), a terrorist believed to be linked to the Jemaah Islamiah boldly entered a police station at a small village near Johor's Ulu Tiram and hacked the neck of a policeman on duty with a machete. He then grabbed the officer's gun and shot another policeman who came out to
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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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April 8th, 2021 by financetwitter
Europe's medicines regulator - EMA (European Medicines Agency) - has finally found a possible link between AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine and severe blood clots in some people who have received doses. In spite of that, the EMA insists that the blood clotting is very rare and says the benefits o [...]
April 7th, 2021 by financetwitter
Less than a decade ago, people would laugh at the idea of digital currency, popularly known as bitcoin. On Monday, the value of the cryptocurrency market topped US$2 trillion for the first time. According to CoinGecko, which track the values of digital currencies, the market capitalization of the cr [...]
April 5th, 2021 by financetwitter
Big brother - written as "大哥" and pronounced as "Dàgē" or "Taikor" - could mean many things in Chinese. It could mean the elder brother in one's family or the gang leader. One could also use it to appease an immediate boss or superior. You could also call a stranger who is older as "big brothe [...]
April 5th, 2021 by financetwitter
Many people in today's business industries designate their 401k benefit as a retirement. But these plans face exceptional risk with exposure to things like inflation threatening account holder's funds. Without a diverse mix in the portfolio, there's little protection for what you've worked so hard t [...]
April 2nd, 2021 by financetwitter
It's now close to a week since UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi proudly declared that the party will not work with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Democratic Action Party (DAP) or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu or PPBM) in the next general election. But despite UMNO's thunderous decision [...]
April 1st, 2021 by financetwitter
A week ago, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would prevent China from passing the United States to become the most powerful country in the world. It doesn't matter that history has proven that China had never invaded or colonized other countries or territories, unlike the European colonialism or the [...]
March 31st, 2021 by financetwitter
Something must be wrong on Monday when CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky went off script and made an emotional plea to Americans amid fears of a fourth wave. Speaking during a White House briefing Dr. Walensky said - "We have so much to look forward to, so much promise and potential of where we ar [...]
March 31st, 2021 by financetwitter
Managing an international business has become quite complicated over the past year due to the world pandemic. Businesses are faced with the challenges of travel and movement, as well as importing and exporting goods at a timely pace. Here are some of the best ways to keep your international business [...]
March 29th, 2021 by financetwitter
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), has spoken - the party will not work with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Democratic Action Party (DAP) or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu or PPBM) in the next general election. He declared - "There are no [...]
March 26th, 2021 by financetwitter
On Friday (March 26), China's Ministry of Commerce announced that import duties between 116.2% and 218.4% will be imposed on Australian wines effective Sunday (March 28). The massive tariffs arrived after the ministry concluded that domestic wine industry had been hurt by the dumping of cheap Aussie [...]
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