Personalities
Assuming Opposition Perikatan Nasional (National Alliance) could win enough seats in the next 16th General Election to form a government, which it can’t without a shift in Chinese votes, who will become their next prime minister? The precise question should be who is the most qualified leader capable of leading not only the coalition, but […]
... written on Nov 25 2024Flashback to an article published by the Wall Street Journal in January 2012. Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he isn’t worried about state prosecutors’ move to appeal a court decision acquitting him of sodomy earlier this month, and said he remains confident it won’t derail his campaign to lead a new government to power […]
... written on Nov 17 2024Donald Trump’s odd of winning the upcoming presidential election on November 5 has jumped to 66.3%, according to a top betting market called Polymarket, a crypto trading platform. Betfair Exchange, the biggest U.K. peer-to-peer betting platform, predicts that Trump was on the brink of “likely win”. In fact, bettors in exchanges around the world have the […]
... written on Oct 30 2024How does a fashion show make an explosive and electrifying come bank after an absence of nearly six years? First, assemble an army of familiar faces like Tyra Banks, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Cher and more. Second, the show should be all about celebrating women. Third, ensures everybody’s from different backgrounds […]
... written on Oct 16 2024Azilah Hadri, one of the two former Special Actions Unit (UTK) commandos convicted for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu about 18 years ago, had successfully escaped the gallows. His death penalty was commuted to a 40 years and 12 strokes of the cane yesterday (Oct 10, 2024). But his luck also means trouble – […]
... written on Oct 11 2024How do you hoodwink a judge that you were not corrupt even though you had stolen money, never mind whether the amount was RM2.27 billion or just 1% of it, which translates to RM22,000,000? Former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s hotshot attorney might have found the answer – convince the court that his client was actually […]
... written on Oct 03 2024Chinese voter turnout in the upcoming Mahkota by-election definitely will be low. The burning question is whether it will be lower than the July’s Sungai Bakap polls, which saw only 47% of the Chinese electorate turning out to vote. As a result of the protest votes, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s own party PKR suffered a […]
... written on Sep 24 2024At the age of 17 years and 131 days, Quan Hongchan becomes the youngest triple-gold medalist in China’s Olympic history – breaking the record held by another diving star Fu Mingxia (17 years and 350 days). While Quan was only the second-youngest Chinese diver to win an Olympic gold medal (the youngest was 12-year-old Fu […]
... written on Aug 22 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 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 2024
