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Just after midnight on May 7, the screen in the Pakistan Air Force’s operations room lit up in red with the positions of dozens of active enemy planes across the border in India. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Sidhu, who would visit Washington in the aftermath of one of the worst hostilities between Pakistan and India, […]
... written on Aug 02 2025As Beijing faces a delicate balancing act on what role it should play in the stunning border hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia that has led to a bloody war with dozens dead, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has prematurely – and recklessly – rushed to announce a ceasefire between both nations and a withdrawal of […]
... written on Jul 26 2025Governments do not have money, but very few realize it. To create money in order to pay debts, to fund public services or to build infrastructure, a government either borrows by selling bonds or generates revenue through taxation. While governments may also receive income from other sources like fees, interest or commodities, taxes are generally […]
... written on Jul 24 2025After weeks of criticisms, including lawmakers from Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s own party, as well as a mass protest from more than a thousand lawyers over transparency in judicial appointments, the country finally has named Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh as its new Chief Justice. As expected, Anwar quickly cried innocence to hoodwink gullible […]
... written on Jul 20 2025Mixing business with pleasure often leads to conflicts of interest and negatively impacts business and professionalism. But mixing business with politics could lead to a very complex and risky consequences. CK Hutchison found out the hard way when it announced a mega deal in March 2025 to sell its 90% stake in Panama’s ports of […]
... written on Jul 18 2025Anwar Ibrahim must have thought it was a clever plan to fly overseas after deliberately leaving the judicial system in a mess. He was taking a page from ex-mentor Mahathir’s playbook. Former premier Mahathir Mohamad was known for going overseas to avoid domestic issues, or whenever he anticipated an upcoming crisis – whether it was […]
... written on Jul 13 2025Mahathir fearlessly charged Najib, while Muhyiddin boldly convicted Najib, and Ismail stubbornly sent Najib to prison. But Anwar cowardly rewarded Najib with not only a royal pardon, but appears to be on the track to arrogantly drop all remaining corruption charges on Najib after a fearless and respected Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat retired without a […]
... written on Jul 02 2025Households in Singapore have reasons to smile from July to September due to lower energy and fuel costs – a drop in electricity and gas prices. Electricity bills will decrease by 0.65 cent per kilowatt-hour (kWh), while gas prices will fall by 0.44 cent per kWh. This comes after grid operator SP Group announced on […]
... written on Jun 30 2025At the rate PAS racists and extremists keep shooting its own foot, one may wonder if the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) is trying to help rival Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stay in power for another 20 years. Its latest attack on the promotion of Major General Johnny Lim to the rank of Lieutenant […]
... written on Jun 26 2025Najib Razak was a very happy man on Friday (June 20). The world’s biggest crook was so happy that his attorney, Shafee Abdullah, told all and sundry that his client was happy to go back to prison to serve his current jail term, which had already been halved to six years after an intervention from […]
... written on Jun 21 2025
