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Equanimity has entered Malaysian waters after a short journey from Batam, Malaysia. The luxury yacht belonging to ex-PM Najib Razak’s partner-in-crime Jho Low was reportedly escorted from Batam by the Malaysian marine police vessel KPD Setia. Both vessels were anchored about two nautical miles off the coast of Pengerang in Johor, as of 6pm. […]
... written on Aug 07 2018Ex-PM Najib Razak called newly crowned Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu “cartoon”. In retaliation, Mr. Sabu called Mr. Najib “stupid”. The war of words escalates as both individuals excitedly campaign during by-election rally in the Selangor state seat of Sungai Kandis. Ironically, Najib was former defence minister for 14 years (1990-1995 and 1999-2008). Najib, while on […]
... written on Aug 03 2018If your kids tell you that they wanted to work for a newspaper company, you should start worrying. The past decade has been a painful period for employees in U.S. newsroom, especially those working for newspaper. The only area that has experienced some growth in employment is digital-native news sector. According to a Pew […]
... written on Jul 31 2018Mahathir’s fetish for national car projects is commendable, even applaudable, if today is 1983. Unfortunately, it’s been 35 years since “PROTON” was established in a mind-boggling venture – automobile design, manufacturing, distribution and sales. Subsequently, a second national car project – Perodua – was hatched in 1993, although solely in rebadging business. Now, the defiant […]
... written on Jul 31 2018From KK Super Mart in Malaysia to South Africa bus ticketing service, one cannot help but notice “Alipay” logo, a sign of how far and fast the Chinese – either tourists or workers – have invaded the globe. The Alipay payment method is now accepted in 70 countries across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North […]
... written on Jul 30 2018United States registered a sterling GDP growth of 4.1% in the second quarter, arguable its best since 2014. The number matched expectations from economists. Four years ago, Obama saw 4.9% rise in gross domestic product in the third quarter of 2014. Besides the good news, the U.S. Commerce Department revised its first-quarter reading up from 2% […]
... written on Jul 29 2018After the world was entertained with antics displayed by Trump-Kim and Trump-Rouhani, the war of words has shifted to new players. This time, two powerful nations – Turkey and Israel – have started the lethal war in the Middle East. Zionist, Hitler, racist, fascist and dictator were some of the words used between leaders from […]
... written on Jul 25 2018Generally, the people of Hong Kong – Hong Kongers – have a perception that their former lord, United Kingdom or Britain, is the good guy while China the bad guy. They prefer to be ruled by the British Empire than the Chinese Communist Party. Given a second chance, the Hong Kongers would gladly be a […]
... written on Jul 25 2018Beijing’s unusual silence over Donald Trump’s latest US$505 billion trade war threat has been mind-boggling. Has President Trump pressed the right button and was right when he declared that trade wars were good and easy to win? It appears so, judging by the lack of retaliation from the Chinese after Trump’s massive US$505 billion tariffs […]
... written on Jul 23 2018Straits Times news media, the mouthpiece of the Government of Singapore, has suddenly fallen in love with the Malaysian new government. Ever since the collapse of the old Najib regime, the Singapore media has shown unusual fetishes for Mahathir administration. The media has increasingly demonstrated that they are being fed insider information by intelligence agency. […]
... written on Jul 23 2018
