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Sultan Sharafuddin apparently was angered by former premier Mahathir’s remarks calling Bugis descendants “pirates” during last month’s anti-kleptocracy rally. The sultan was said to be absolutely disappointed as such statement from a former prime minister could spark hatred and prejudice against the Bugis community. But why was the sultan felt so insulted? That’s because […]
... written on Nov 03 2017Reform is something very alien to Saudi Arabia. After all, until June 2018, this kingdom is still the only country in the world that does not allow its women to drive. But Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a 32-year-old son of King Salman, has promised that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will reform. The young […]
... written on Nov 02 2017For months, Donald Trump has been gloating through his big mouth. Special Counsel Robert Mueller couldn’t find any evidence linking Trump to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Well, the U.S. president should have had kept his big mouth shut simply because he can’t be 100% sure that his boys are really innocent. […]
... written on Oct 31 2017Najib son of Razak must be really desperate for pulling his trump card at this hour in order to fish for ethnic-Chinese votes. If his speech on Budget 2018, to be presented later today, is revealed to be too good to be true, then a snap election is very, very near. His latest drama – […]
... written on Oct 27 2017When President Donald Trump meets President Xi Jinping next month, the world will watch with great interest on what the U.S. leader has to say to the Chinese supreme leader. And the U.S. leader should behave, or at least pretends to behave, because the same person whom Trump met in April at his Mar-a-Lago estate […]
... written on Oct 26 2017The reputation of Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon – Aung San Suu Kyi – is in tatters for her failure to condemn her country’s so-called “clearing operations” in Rakhine State. Once a darling of the West, her portrait was even removed last month from public display by Oxford University UK, the same college she studied politics, philosophy […]
... written on Oct 19 2017Sultan Ibrahim of Kingdom of Johor has spoken against Islamic extremism – again. This time, however, the monarch takes his fight to a next higher level – over the “stupidity” of JAKIM (Malaysian Islamic Development Department). It appears that the sultan is fast losing his patience with his supposedly fellow Muslim intellectual. Malaysia might […]
... written on Oct 16 2017Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon and former president of the Boy Scouts, is perhaps one of very few in the White House who could survive Trump administration. After all, like Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson was the corporate guy who should have no issue clicking with the U.S. president. As long as he keeps his […]
... written on Oct 05 2017Spain’s King Felipe VI has spoken – that Catalan leaders have broken the laws of the state. He called their behaviour “irresponsible”, “lack of loyalty”, “disrespect to the powers of the state”, and risking the country’s economic stability. But the king didn’t say what a king should say – about police brutality and the need for […]
... written on Oct 04 2017Six months ago, President Trump revealed his ambitious plan – a tax plan – to fulfil his presidential campaign promise on tax reform. His proposal will see the “biggest tax cut” in U.S. history – slashing corporate tax rate to 15% from 35%. That would make the U.S. a cheaper country than Singapore (17%) and Hong Kong […]
... written on Oct 02 2017
