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With friend like the United States, Canadians and Mexicans do not need enemies. President Donald Trump has finally made good on a campaign promise to raise tariffs on almost everyone – both friends and foes. First, he slapped a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, except Canadian oil and energy products, […]
... written on Feb 03 2025When Anwar Ibrahim proudly announced RM170 billion investment commitments from China in March 2023, just a few months after he became the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia, he received praise with high expectation that the country would receive a massive boost to its economy. He visited China again in September the same year, and again […]
... written on Jan 23 2025For as long as we can remember, coffee has been promoted as a magic drink which offers a long list of health benefits, as well as health risks. While caffeine keeps workers and students awake during critical time, coffee also contains antioxidants and other active substances that may reduce internal inflammation and protect against disease. […]
... written on Jan 13 2025Mark Zuckerberg has been ridiculed and mocked for suddenly sucking up to Trump. The Meta billionaire was terrified after Trump, who recently threatened to “jail him for life” if he ever crossed him again, won re-election. In fact, the Facebook owner was so afraid that he donated US$1 million to the President-elect‘s inaugural fund as he scrambles […]
... written on Dec 18 2024Fresh from being elected as the 47th U.S. President, Donald Trump has moved at lightning speed in forming his team. His new Cabinet features younger faces and fresh ideas, with heavy representation from the business world. Crucially, the Trump 2.0 shows less influence of the GOP establishment than his first Cabinet. And despite accusation that […]
... written on Nov 29 2024Long before Donald Trump seeks re-election to redeem his humiliating defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential Election, Beijing knew the strategic competition between both nations will be a long war. Even if China has zero interest to compete with the U.S., the Americans simply cannot take the risk as they have been the […]
... written on Nov 23 2024After successfully sabotaging fellow Kamala Harris’ chance to become the first female, first black, and first Asian-American president (she is of Indian-Jamaican heritage) by calling 74 million American voters who supported Trump “garbage”, outgoing Biden has now begun sabotaging the new 47th POTUS with an authorization for Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia. With […]
... written on Nov 19 2024When is a safe house no longer safe? Well, when it’s been exposed and discovered by the enemies. The concept of safe house has been widely featured in spies or criminals movies. It is used by criminals hiding from the police, or used by a spy to stay undetected. It can be used for legal […]
... written on Oct 15 2024Many think Israel will hit Iran on October 7, the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel last year which killed 1,200 Israelis and resulted in over 200 hostages taken. It didn’t happen. If the Jewish state’s timing of retaliation and military strategy could be easily guessed, then there won’t be any element of surprise, would it? Nevertheless, it’s […]
... written on Oct 08 2024Crude oil prices hit its lowest since December 2021 early this month. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for October contract was trading at US$65.75 per barrel, whilst the Brent crude oil for November contract was US$69.19 per barrel. Meaning since the beginning of the year, both WTI and Brent had declined 8.2% and […]
... written on Sep 26 2024