Crisis
Before Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of Iran’s last Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, called on Iranians to rally against the regime at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday (January 8 and 9), things were already falling apart in Iran. The current nationwide protest was not caused by a sudden economic meltdown or currency collapse. It […]
... written on Jan 14 2026As of Tuesday (Jan 13, 2026), the death toll from anti-government protests in Iran reached 1,850, according to data published by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). Among the dead are 9 children. Over the same 17 days of unrest that have been recorded in 606 locations in 187 cities across all 31 […]
... written on Jan 13 2026Pahlavi was just 18 years old and in the U.S. training to be a jet fighter pilot when the revolution that ousted his father – Iran’s last Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – unfolded in the 1979 Iran Revolution. After his father died in exile in Egypt in 1980, he declared himself the new Shah, but […]
... written on Jan 12 2026PAS backstabs PAS for projects. Bersatu betrays PAS for power. PAS calls Bersatu traitor and kicks three of its own kind out for going rogue. Bersatu refuses PAS’ demand to also sack five of its own kind. PAS weaponizes Islam, claiming people who demand positions cannot be given one. Bersatu pretends it didn’t know about […]
... written on Jan 03 2026Beachside luxury resorts. High-speed rail. AI-optimized smart grids. An extremely ambitious plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip as a high-tech coastal hub – described as a “Middle East Riviera” – is finally revealed. Welcome to “Project Sunrise,” the Trump administration’s pitch to foreign governments and investors to turn Gaza’s rubble into a futuristic coastal destination. […]
... written on Dec 21 2025Both PKR and DAP are in panic mode after their crushing defeats in the recent Sabah state election. The only difference is PKR doesn’t know what to do next, while DAP has started making strategic and tactical moves to salvage the damage. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People’s Justice Party) or PKR appears calm after the shocking […]
... written on Dec 12 2025Can Democratic Action Party (DAP) still defend its current 40 parliamentary seats in the next 16th General Election, which is not far away, after it was wiped out in the recent Sabah state election? The answer is obvious – it can’t. Even before the Sabah election, it was impossible for the party to repeat its […]
... written on Dec 06 2025Residents were already struggling to flee within a 20-minute evacuation time. But the flames surged 32 storeys in just 5 minutes at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, a massive housing complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, at 14:51 local time on Wednesday (November 26). As night falls on Thursday, more than 24 hours later, […]
... written on Nov 28 2025Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has pledged to make the country “strong and prosperous” again. Her role model was Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister and “Iron Lady.” Her political mentor in Japan was Abe Shinzō, who was assassinated in 2022. During her run for her party’s leadership, Takaichi focused mainly on Japan’s economy and […]
... written on Nov 26 2025Annika Swenson, a senior at the University of Iowa, said layoffs at companies like Amazon have made her more anxious. The sheer number of applicants to positions and the fast-moving pace of AI have also increased her stress level. In a year, it is possible “there just wouldn’t be a person needed to do that […]
... written on Nov 15 2025
