Finance and Economy
As expected, Donald Trump was incredibly upset after Xi Jinping called his bluff and raised the bets in the poker game. Did the U.S. president really think Beijing will do nothing and with tail between legs, kiss his ring and accept the 34% tariffs slapped on the Middle Kingdom? Nope, the Chinese decisively slapped back […]
... written on Apr 10 2025After announcing sweeping tariffs and triggering global economic meltdown, which hit stock markets, U.S. dollar, oil price and even crypto-currencies, U.S. President Donald Trump left Washington for some round of golf. But not before he fired at Beijing for matching his 34% tariffs. “China played it wrong, they panicked – the one thing they cannot […]
... written on Apr 08 2025Since returning to power in January 2025, Trump had already imposed two rounds of 10% additional duties on all Chinese imports. Having failed to bring the Middle Kingdom to its knees during his first term, the U.S. president is throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, in his “Trade War 2.0” with China. On Wednesday (2-April), […]
... written on Apr 05 2025From a monastery that turned into rubble in a village in Myanmar to a 33-story tower under construction that collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand, a major 7.7-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay has left a trail of destruction. Even water from the rooftop of the five-star Hotel Intercontinental in Bangkok was seen splashing out, hitting dozens of floors […]
... written on Mar 29 2025Known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia is arguably one of the most vulnerable allies in the second Trump tariffs. While Canada dares to claim it could win the ongoing trade war with the U.S., the same cannot be said about Australia. In fact, the Aussie is so weak it […]
... written on Mar 25 2025As everyone was busy pre-occupied with some explosive racial and religious discrimination such as relocation of a 131-year-old Hindu temple in favour of a new mosque, and a Malay-Muslim bigot slapping a Chinese for eating at a convenience store, a more terrifying news has quietly sneaked through many people – the government plans to import […]
... written on Mar 21 2025Do you want to start house flipping or have interest in rehabbing properties? The first major obstacle in your project funding process occurs when you need to secure money for the project. People can use rehab loans to secure financial help which lets them transform disorderly houses into both personal homes and marketable properties. The […]
... written on Mar 18 2025With control of 40 parliamentary seats in the 222-seat Parliament, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) is the second-largest after the opposition extremist Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), which won a stunning 43 seats in the November 2022 General Election. Prime Minister Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has just 31 seats, but gobbled the lion’s share of ministers, including key […]
... written on Mar 15 2025Who doesn’t like high dividend, especially when it benefits your retirement fund? But as the 8.78 million active members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) rejoiced over the 6.3% dividend for its 2024 financial year, many were also left wondering how the payout could skyrocket by a whopping 0.8% from 5.5% a year earlier (2023). […]
... written on Mar 09 2025Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has finally named former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as a primary suspect in a corruption case involving a whopping RM700 million. Infamously known as the “turtle egg” man, the ex-backdoor premier had spent the taxpayers’ money as part of his administration’s “Keluarga Malaysia” promotional campaign during his 15-month tenure. […]
... written on Mar 04 2025
