Government
Since it was created in 2003, Nenggiri seat in the rural state of Kelantan had been the fixed deposit of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) – till it was lost by just 810 votes in the August 2023 state election. The “green wave” tsunami (referring to the PAS Islamist party’s green logo), which started […]
... written on Aug 19 2024With a long history of being untrustworthy, it would be naive – even stupid – for Pakatan Harapan coalition to believe that the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) has turned over a new leaf. Let’s put it this way – it would be more believable that the pig can fly than the Malay nationalist party […]
... written on Aug 17 2024For 64 years since the men’s 4×100 metres medley relay was introduced at the 1960 Rome Games, the United States swimmers had never lost even once – till now. The only time it did not win gold in the event was when the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. On final day Sunday (August 4), however, […]
... written on Aug 13 2024Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of PAS Islamist party and arguably the biggest snake oil salesman, blamed non-Muslims as the root of corruption in August 2022. It was just a few months before former Prime Minister “turtle egg” Ismail Sabri called a snap election, leading to the 15th General Election that produced a hung parliament, […]
... written on Aug 10 2024Within 24 hours, three heavyweights have been taken out. Israel’s long list of enemies is shortened by three when top leaders of Hezbollah, IRGC and Hamas were killed, giving a morale boost to the Jewish state. The assassinations of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, IRGC Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh and Hamas political leader Ismail […]
... written on Aug 03 2024After more than 48 hours of pulling hair on how to not offend both Muslims and non-Muslims without looking like a fool, the Education Ministry under the clueless and incompetent leadership of Fadhlina Sidek has decided to maintain the status quo. In short, it is business as usual – vernacular schools can continue to accept […]
... written on Jul 26 2024On Nov 23, 2023, Heineken Malaysia successfully raised RM26,354,318.50 for Chinese schools – the highest amount recorded in a year since the inception of “Tiger Chinese Education Charity Concert (Tiger CECC)” programme in 1994. The funds raised were more than doubled its initial 2023 target of RM12 million, thanks to overwhelming response and the generosity […]
... written on Jul 24 2024With a blink of an eye, the prospect of becoming the country’s youngest prime minister evaporated into thin air. It was only in 2018 when Azmin Ali, at the age of 53, was on cloud nine after Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as Minister of Economic Affairs – a newly created portfolio to reduce the size […]
... written on Jul 20 2024Secret Service quickly surrounded Donald Trump, who fiercely pumped his fist towards the crowd, who were both shocked and panicked after sound of gunshots interrupted the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. Of course, not only he survived the attempted assassination, but an iconic photo miraculously snapped as Trump courageously stood, fist raised, […]
... written on Jul 18 2024Doesn’t the United States, supposedly world’s biggest economic and military superpower, have anyone else besides Joe Biden or Donald Trump to lead the nation? If the Americans still want to rule the world, but the best leaders they can offer are two old men quarrelling in front of millions of people on TV, the U.S. […]
... written on Jul 14 2024
