Corruption
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak commands a legion of close to 3.4-million Facebook “likes” and more than 4-million Twitter “followers”. However, 51% of his Twitter followers are fake. Chances are millions of his Facebook “likes” are fake too. At US$10 for 1,000 likes, it would take only a small fortune to spike Mr. Najib’s “likes.” […]
... written on Apr 02 2018Taking a page from Donald Trump, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has tabled a bill in parliament on Monday outlawing “fake news”, a term popularized by the U.S. president. Under the Anti-Fake News 2018 bill, anyone who publishes so-called fake news could face fines of up to RM500,000 (US$128,550; £90,310), up to 10 years in […]
... written on Mar 27 2018During its heyday in the era of Malaysian First Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, MCA was given vital federal cabinet posts such Minister of Transport, Minister of Health, Minister of Labour and Social Affair and Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts. More importantly, MCA was also entrusted with Minister of Finance and Minister of Trade […]
... written on Mar 19 2018Unless you’ve been living under a rock this year, you should know that Saudi billionaire Alwaleed has been released. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released in January, more than 2 months after he was taken into custody in a sweeping crackdown on corruption. A senior Saudi official said Alwaleed was freed after he reached a […]
... written on Mar 13 2018Indonesia used to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Foreigners were advised to do themselves a favour by attaching money notes with their passports for ease of clearance at immigration counters. The corruption in Indonesia was both frightening and entertaining at the same time. And the tentacles of corruption crawled all […]
... written on Mar 12 2018Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd is one of Malaysian top police chiefs. He’s the director of CID (Criminal Investigation Department) in charge of 11 branches – from internal affairs to secret societies to Interpol. Naturally, CID is one of the most powerful departments in the Royal Malaysia Police force, not to mention extremely profitable if the […]
... written on Mar 09 2018On paper, Cohn seemed to be the perfect choice for Trump. The U.S. president called Gary Cohn his “top economic adviser”. That song of praise alone would melt even anti-Trump haters. However, in reality, both Cohn and Trump were just too different in terms of ideology and foreign policy. Hence, the news that Cohn has […]
... written on Mar 07 2018Upon instruction from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), “Malaysia Today” portal has finally removed 3 articles it had published about billionaire Robert Kuok. The fact that the owner of the portal – Raja Petra Kamarudin, widely known as RPK – obediently removed them speaks volumes about the seriousness of fake news promoted by […]
... written on Mar 06 2018Donald Trump is reportedly trying to get rid of his favourite daughter Ivanka and his trusted son-in-law Jared Kushner. The U.S. president wants both to leave the White House, and he’s getting the help – privately – from chief of staff John F. Kelly. Playing good-cop-bad-cop roles, obviously Trump wants Kelly to be the bad […]
... written on Mar 03 2018Indonesia, in a surprising move on Wednesday (Feb 28), confiscated a luxury yacht off the coast of Teluk Benoa on the island of Bali. The 300-foot luxury superyacht – The Equanimity – was worth at least US$250 million, at least that’s the price tag valued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Registered in the […]
... written on Mar 01 2018
