Finance and Economy
Before Hannah Yeoh could even begin her new job as the Federal Territories Minister following a major cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the opposition has started attacking her. Not only has she become the first non-Malay to hold the portfolio, which traditionally was reserved to Malay only, she is also the first DAP […]
... written on Dec 19 2025Jennifer Bergman sat up in bed one morning in June 2025 and opened her laptop to the month’s bills. It was five months into America’s latest tariff war, and the numbers no longer added up. Rent was due in two weeks, and her suppliers wanted payment now. She called her landlord, saying – “I can’t […]
... written on Dec 15 2025Donald Trump proudly told Americans that his tariffs would “Make America Great Again”, promising a manufacturing boom just like the post-World War II “Golden Age”(1948-1973). It really happens – in China. As the U.S. continues dreaming, Chinese industrial production broke records this year as its factories churned out more cars, machinery and chemicals than ever before. […]
... written on Dec 09 2025Facing the prospect of a defeat in the next 16th General Election after his own party PKR (People’s Justice Party) ended with just 1 seat in the recent Sabah state election, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reluctantly made some humiliating U-turns. Under the pretext of listening to the business community, he announced easing e-invoicing requirements and […]
... written on Dec 08 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 2025Ken Ono’s career as one of the world’s most prominent mathematicians has taken him to places that he never could have fathomed. Born on March 20, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 57-year-old American mathematician with fields of study in number theory is the son of mathematician Takashi Ono, who emigrated from Japan to the United […]
... written on Dec 05 2025Sending an army of armed MACC officers wearing balaclavas like Navy SEAL commandos to arrest and handcuff a businessman-cum-whistleblower Albert Tei was already overkill. But for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers to point a gun at his head screams intimidation and harassment – even stupid – which only paints Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in desperation […]
... written on Nov 29 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 2025First, the good news – no matter which parties form the next Sabah government, they would realign with the federal government under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. That had been the case in the past – previous Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional federal governments – and it will be the same with the current Pakatan Harapan-led […]
... written on Nov 19 2025
