Finance and Economy
She was Malaysia’s Central Bank (Bank Negara) Governor from 2000 to 2016, and was the first woman in the prestigious position. In 2009, Global Finance named her as one of the world’s best central bank chiefs. On 20 May 2011, Bloomberg chose her as one of top four nominees to head the prestigious International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, […]
... written on Jul 03 2018President Donald Trump had walked away from the Paris climate agreement. His administration had also announced the U.S. was leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. If you think those were the craziest decision a United States president had ever made, think again. There’s no limit as to what the 45th President of the United States […]
... written on Jul 01 2018UMNO (United Malays National Organisation) is seriously in deep shit. In fact, the Malay nationalist party could be de-registered. It may perish and never to be seen again. First, the brilliant acting UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi went crawling to Prime Minister Mahathir begging for forgiveness for insulting his ancestor, calling him the son of […]
... written on Jun 29 2018Mahathir almost didn’t make it. The urbanites – regardless of ethnic-Chinese, ethnic-Malay or ethnic-Indian – understood ex-prime minister Najib Razak’s thievery in 1MDB scandal. There was little doubt that those educated urban people were anxious to vote Najib out. The rural people, especially the village Malay folks, however, didn’t understand one bit about 1MDB at […]
... written on Jun 27 2018Australia is one of foreign countries which many perceive to be squeaky clean, at least its Southeast Asia neighbour thought so. It was quiet a news when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accused the alternative prime minister, Bill Shorten, of taking “backhanders” when he was a trade union supremo. But when Turnbull himself was dragged into […]
... written on Jun 26 2018China, if not stopped in time, will absolutely become the world’s new leader in technology. It’s a public knowledge that China is working tirelessly to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology. Enter “Made in China 2025” – a strategy plan to move the country’s manufacturing up the value […]
... written on Jun 25 2018Exactly how much OPEC will increase the oil production is still a question mark. However, OPEC ministers announced a deal that is likely to add around 600,000 to 800,000 barrels a day to the market. That would be the first increase oil supplies from the producer group ever since the cartel cut production of 1.8 million […]
... written on Jun 24 2018One of the most gratifying things in the world is to work for yourself. Owning your own business, while it can be stressful, is meaningful because the effort you put in helps you personally, rather than building something for someone else. The key is that you must choose something that you are passionate about. […]
... written on Jun 22 2018The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Qatar appears to have entered a point of no return. For more than a year, a Saudi-led bloc has staged a boycott of Qatar, accusing the tiny but gas-rich Persian Gulf state of sponsoring terrorism and committing other menaces. However, Qatar has proven to be a tough nut to crack […]
... written on Jun 22 2018Make America Great Again, or simply MAGA, was Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign slogan. It was a great success. Defying all odds, Trump emerged as the 45th President of the United States of America. About 15,000-km away, Najib Razak, whose obsession with American presidents is an open secret, wanted to copy the campaign. It […]
... written on Jun 21 2018
