Archive for August, 2025
Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad was supposed to face 12 charges of corruption and money laundering. He was charged for soliciting a cash bribe of between 3.5% and 7% of a road construction project worth RM47.8 million from Mat Jusoh Mamat, the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd. That amounted to between RM1,673,000 […]
... written on Aug 30 2025Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung-Un were some of the authoritarian leaders Donald Trump admires. And there’s a reason why the U.S. president has shown greater respect for them than fellow democratic leaders from Western nations – the absolute power. Even though Trump says he’s not a dictator, he has hinted that dictatorships might […]
... written on Aug 28 2025While Washington and Beijing have reached an agreement to de-escalate trade tensions, temporarily lowering tariffs to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part, the tariff war between the world’s two biggest economies isn’t going to disappear anytime soon. At the centre of the problem is President Donald Trump’s inability to accept […]
... written on Aug 26 2025You know Anwar Ibrahim was desperate to distract from domestic problems when he is inviting – again – people to attend solidarity with the Palestinians. Exactly how many times does he plan to flog a dead horse? What was he actually trying to achieve by screaming, whining, moaning and bitching till foaming at the mouth […]
... written on Aug 24 2025Wearing a suit to the White House was just the appetizer. Zelensky, after consultation with European leaders, had also brought a gift President Trump could not refuse – a promise to buy US$100 billion worth of American weapons financed by Europe. It was a calculated move to appease – and to obtain – U.S. security […]
... written on Aug 22 2025Putin would face a “rough situation” if he did not co-operate in the peace process, while Zelensky had to “show some flexibility”. As for European leaders, they better move towards a deal as they wouldn’t necessarily get similar security guarantees on Ukraine from any future administration. That was roughly what Trump told all the parties involved in the […]
... written on Aug 20 2025Anwar Ibrahim has finally spoken – instructing law enforcement agencies to take strong action against those who incite hatred in the country. But instead of showing a strong leadership and having the balls to name and shame UMNO Youth Chief Akmal Saleh, the prime minister tried to water down his own order by also citing […]
... written on Aug 18 2025Vladimir Putin had no intention of agreeing to any ceasefire whatsoever – even a temporary one – before his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska. After all, the Russian forces are winning – slowly but surely – the Ukraine War. Putin is playing a long game, succeeding in depleting some U.S. weapons stockpiles, while the […]
... written on Aug 16 2025Everything is in order according to the plan. The stars are aligned with chess pieces in their intended position. The appointment of new Chief Justice, a pro-Najib and former UMNO member Wan Ahmad Farid, was the last missing piece of the puzzle. He would work hand-in-glove with another errand boy, Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, […]
... written on Aug 15 2025Jensen Huang, CEO of chip designer Nvidia, has been working tirelessly for months behind the scenes in both Washington and Beijing for the sake of billions of dollars in future revenue from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. After all, China is a huge market. Nvidia generated US$17 billion in revenue from China in the fiscal year ending January […]
... written on Aug 13 2025
