Finance and Economy
More than 500,000 people travel across the Johor-Singapore Causeway every day, making it one of the busiest overland border crossings in the region. An average 300,000 Malaysian crossed the border daily to work in Singapore, lured by a favourable exchange rate. At today’s currency rate, it’s like earning Australian dollar (or US dollar in 2013). […]
... written on Sep 28 2021When Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Huawei Technologies and the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was finally on her way back home to China on a charter flight arranged by the Chinese government , she could not control her emotion. After all, she had been detained for almost 3 years, despite living in […]
... written on Sep 26 2021For nearly 3 years, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Huawei Technologies, had been fighting extradition to the U.S. from Canada. Also known as Cathy Meng, she was confined to Vancouver and monitored 24/7 by private security that she pays for as part of her bail agreement. Today, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei is […]
... written on Sep 25 2021Unless you really wanted to start the world’s first nuclear war, it does not make sense to splash billions of dollars in the WMD (weapon of mass destruction). Let’s forget China for a moment. Does the U.S., the world’s military superpower, even dare to attack North Korea with conventional, let alone nuclear weapons? Kim Jong-Un […]
... written on Sep 22 2021You may be familiar with stock trading but struggle to get your head around the concept of forex trading. Forex trading is similar to sports betting, only that instead of betting on a team to lose or win, you are betting on one currency to strengthen or weaken relative to another. It is an exciting […]
... written on Sep 21 2021When Najib Razak became the prime minister, he told the Borneo states – Sabah and Sarawak – that his government was committed to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), pledging to protect the rights of the East Malaysians. He said a high-level committee will be set up to discuss the MA63. Sabah and Sarawak leaders applauded and […]
... written on Sep 20 2021France has learned the hard way how its allies and friends stabbed it in the back. It is so mad and furious that it has ordered the withdrawal of its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia in an apparent protest against some secret backroom deals involving the United States, Australia and Britain to supply the […]
... written on Sep 18 2021When it comes to your finances, it is important to try and find a way to make your money work for you. The same goes when it comes to certain financial products such as credit cards. Some people end up in a lot of debt and a financial mess because of their credit card use, […]
... written on Sep 16 2021As expected, Tony Pua was the first leader who jumped up and down with joy after the signing of government-opposition bipartisan cooperation, as if he had hit the jackpot. The DAP national publicity secretary was incredibly thankful that the Opposition gets the second bite of the cherry. He said the people had missed the boat […]
... written on Sep 14 2021Qin Gang, a former vice minister of foreign affairs and foreign ministry spokesman, arrived in Washington as China’s new ambassador to the U.S. in July. Notorious for tart responses, 55-year-old Qin was deliberately chosen by Beijing to replace Cui Tiankai at a delicate time when relations with Washington have plunged to their worst level in […]
... written on Sep 13 2021
