Finance and Economy
Earlier last month (August), the U.S. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has recommended that “immunocompromised” people who received the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines should receive a third dose to improve their chances of developing an adequate antibody response. However, normal healthy-people were excluded. Subsequently, in mid-August, the U.S. FDA agreed with the […]
... written on Sep 06 2021The two despicable and corrupt brothers of Harun – House Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun and Attorney General Idrus Harun – were political appointees of former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Even though Ismail Sabri is now the prime minister, the political master of the Harun brothers is still Muhyiddin, not the new lame duck prime minister. […]
... written on Sep 04 2021As the U.S. military’s last C17 aircraft left Kabul airport, marking the end of a 20-year war in Afghanistan that the superpower could not win, it has also left something there – a fragile democracy. Over the last two decades, the U.S. government spent huge sums of money to create a stable democracy in the alien land, but it appears […]
... written on Sep 03 2021There is a difference between a smart copycat and a dumb copycat. While both types of copycats imitate because they have nothing original to offer, savvy imitators make huge profits. The stupid imitators, meanwhile, will end up with defective products. Smart imitators save tons of money in R&D, marketing and advertising costs by selecting the […]
... written on Sep 02 2021Australia has reported a slightly better economic growth than expected. Against Reuters’ prediction of an economic growth of 0.5% in the June quarter, the Aussie recorded 0.7%. It’s lower than 1.9% increase in the first 3 months of the year. However, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) admitted the latest figures do not provide the full […]
... written on Sep 01 2021Johor Sultan Ibrahim has every reason to be concerned that investors will not only lose confidence and leave, but also affect the country’s image overseas, not to mention driving away tourists. He was upset over the government’s hastily hatched new conditions for the MM2H (Malaysia My Second Home) programme. Now, foreigners have reasons to dump […]
... written on Aug 30 2021After 90 days of investigations carried out by all the U.S. intelligence agencies, there is still no evidence to point finger at China as the exact origin of Covid-19. Newly installed U.S. President Joe Biden issued an order in May to the intelligence community to “redouble efforts” to collect and analyze information, hoping to find […]
... written on Aug 28 2021Ismail Sabri has taken “new ketchup in old bottle” to a new level. People who prematurely praised the newly installed prime minister a day earlier for his effort to reach out to the Opposition have started kicking themselves. Despite the Opposition’s promise not to vote against him in Parliament, it appears the “turtle egg” man […]
... written on Aug 27 2021For the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic began in Australia, the country’s new daily infections have breached above 1,000 cases. Three people, all unvaccinated, have died. It was so bad that Sydney, the country’s largest city and the epicenter of the current outbreak, has scrambled to set up emergency outdoor tents to deal with […]
... written on Aug 26 2021Neutralizing Azmin & Zahid – Making Sense Of The Latest Consensus Between PM Sabri & Pakatan Harapan
Conveniently, newly installed Prime Minister Ismail Sabri met top leaders of Pakatan Harapan (the largest Opposition coalition) today (August 25). Accidentally, the meeting took place after Azmin Ali, armed with 10 MPs, threatened to withdraw support for the fragile government – unless he is made the Deputy Prime Minister. Coincidentally, Sabri and the Opposition struck […]
... written on Aug 25 2021
