Archive for June, 2026
While Malaysia’s multi-coalition Unity Government remains intact at the federal level, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), a governing partner, is waging selective wars in its strongholds that are threatening to expose the fragility and weakness of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration. By forcing snap polls in the state of Johor and Negeri Sembilan, UMNO is testing the […]
... written on Jun 30 2026You don’t actually have to win your match to reach the knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup. At a time when Asian soccer giant South Korea failed to make it, a tiny island with the same population as Maldives but few people knew existed stunningly made it through – without winning a single match. […]
... written on Jun 28 2026UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) may have miscalculated when Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi arrogantly declared war on Pakatan Harapan (PH). Not only he announced that BN will “go solo”, will contest all 56 seats in the next Johor state election, and will leave no space for cooperation or negotiation with Premier Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition, […]
... written on Jun 26 2026On May 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – under Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 – designated three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies as part of Economic Fury and Treasury’s ongoing efforts to disrupt the Iranian regime’s financial lifelines that sustain its war […]
... written on Jun 25 2026One of the easiest gimmicks to scam voters to win elections is to create problems and then pretend to solve them, and voila, people would burst into tears in appreciation and gratitude. Taking away something before giving it back has been one of the oldest tricks used by many parents to handle misbehaving children or […]
... written on Jun 22 2026What goes around comes around – meaning your actions, whether good or bad, will eventually have consequences that return to you. When politicians from Bersatu, Barisan Nasional, PAS, and a splinter faction of PKR met at the Sheraton Hotel on February 23, 2020, all eyes were on Muhyiddin Yassin and Azmin Ali. Both were walking […]
... written on Jun 20 2026Among the 40 DAP Members of Parliament, Hannah Yeoh arguably is the most rewarded lawmaker. Not only Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd, owned by her husband, was awarded the Selangor’s Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) controversial billion-ringgit project, but she also received a promotion as the Federal Territories Minister – even though her performance as Minister of […]
... written on Jun 17 2026President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the U.S. and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday (June 14), despite Iran casting doubt on the timing. On Saturday, Pakistan, a key mediator, also said the deal was “likely expected” to be finalized within 24 hours and they were “preparing for […]
... written on Jun 14 2026Before the November 2022 General Election, Bersatu (PPBM or Malaysian United Indigenous Party) and PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia or Malaysian Islamic Party) were great buddies. The relationship between Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was so close and intimate that it annoyed UMNO terribly. But on Monday night (June 8), […]
... written on Jun 12 2026Oil prices shot up and U.S. stock market fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (June 10) that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a peace deal and will now have to “pay the price.”However, very few took Trump’s threat seriously. After all, the Commander-in-Chief had said both parties have been close to a peace deal […]
... written on Jun 11 2026
