Government
As expected, the new Pakatan Harapan government fails to snatch the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat from Barisan Nasional. On Saturday (Jan 26), Barisan’s Ramli Mohd Nor became the first indigenous “Orang Asli” to be elected as a Member of Parliament. He won the seat with a 3,238-vote majority in a four-cornered contest against Pakatan candidate M. […]
... written on Jan 28 2019There is one glaring issue since the arrest of China tech giant Huawei’s CFO by the Canadian authorities on Dec 1, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, apparently at the request of the U.S. for allegedly breaking U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran. From the beginning, the arrest screams “politically motivated” because American CEOs had committed the same […]
... written on Jan 24 2019The clock is ticking and the U.S. has finally informed the Canadian government of its intention to proceed with a formal request to extradite Meng Wanzhou, otherwise known as Sabrina Meng or Cathy Meng. The daughter of Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei was arrested on Dec 1, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, while she was transferring flights […]
... written on Jan 23 2019Malaysia is consists of Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (also known as the Malaysia Borneo). The East and Peninsular are separated by the South China Sea. Perhaps it’s a blessing in disguise that travelling to Indonesia (Sumatra) from Peninsular is easier and faster than flying to Sabah and Sarawak in the Borneo. While you […]
... written on Jan 22 2019Najib Razak appears to be a happier man nowadays. As the dust settles, the former prime minister realises that he might not need to spend time in prison after all, despite his 1MDB corruption and money laundering as well as the discovery of RM117 million cash together with RM1 billion worth of 12,000 pieces of […]
... written on Jan 20 2019The U.S. President Donald Trump has been scheduled to deliver his message to a Joint Session of Congress on Jan. 29. However, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has another idea. She said – “The date of the State of the Union is not a special date. It’s not constitutionally required, it’s not the president’s birthday, and it’s […]
... written on Jan 18 2019Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday (Jan 16) apologised to the Malaysian people for former banker Tim Leissner’s role in the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB scandal. However, the chief executive cunningly distanced the bank from the scheme, choosing to throw the former partner under the bus instead, as Malaysia filed criminal charges against it […]
... written on Jan 17 2019Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen, could stay alive if not for the China-Canada diplomatic hostilities. The 36-year-old former oil worker was detained in Liaoning province in 2014 for trying to smuggle more than 200kg of methamphetamine in China. That’s a huge amount of drugs. Still, he was sentenced to only 15 years in prison and […]
... written on Jan 15 2019The Sultan Muhammad V has returned to his state of Kelantan after abdicating the throne as the “Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Ruler, or simply the King)” effective Sunday (Jan 6). What is still unknown and of utmost interest is the actual reason the former King was given an ultimatum by the Council of Rulers to […]
... written on Jan 11 2019Finally, the much overdue price reduction of fuel is here. While Americans enjoyed gasoline as low as US$1.49 a gallon or RM1.63 a litre, Malaysians had to pay RM2.20 a litre for RON95. Effective 12.01am Saturday (Jan 5), RON95 and RON97 will see a reduction of 27 sen from RM2.20 per litre to RM1.93 per […]
... written on Jan 05 2019
