Personalities
From October 31 (today) to November 6, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will be given the 5-star treatment by Beijing, privilege not even U.S. President Barack Obama would enjoy. In fact, when Obama flew in to Hangzhou, China, for the G-20 Summit last month, China deliberately humiliated the U.S. president by denying him a staircase, […]
... written on Oct 31 2016By now it doesn’t matter if Hillary Clinton wins the 2016 Presidential Election on November 8. United States of America would be laughed, shamed and mocked by the rest of the world. The U.S.’ allies, ranging from heavyweight Saudi Arabia to small fry Malaysia, let alone bitter enemies Russia and Iran, would have very little […]
... written on Oct 30 2016Everyone knows that the Emperor is naked, but it takes a naive young boy to stand up and say “the Emperor is wearing no clothes” before everyone else (belatedly) acknowledges the obvious. Donald Trump was playing the role of the naive young boy when he exposed – “The insurance companies are making a fortune because […]
... written on Oct 18 2016Thailand’s people woke up on Friday to the first day in 70 years without King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a king they respected as a father-figure but worshipped like a God. “The king died at 3:52 p.m. in a ‘peaceful manner,” – declared the Royal Palace, as thousands waited outside Siriraj Hospital in nervous anticipation of the […]
... written on Oct 14 2016She received 7 “encourage” votes and 7 “discourage” votes. As the highest-placed woman candidate, UNESCO Chief Irina Bokova was a favourite to become the first woman secretary-general of United Nations. However, the Bulgarian politician who recently caught in a “Lead by Example” Award fiasco only finished fourth in the race for the top UN job. […]
... written on Oct 06 2016The Swiss attorney general’s office seems to be very frustrated. About 10 months ago in January, the Swiss authority revealed it suspected that about US$4 billion has been misappropriated from “Malaysian state companies.” The attorney general’s office also said they have discovered at least 4 cases involving allegations of criminal conduct between 2009 to 2013. […]
... written on Oct 05 2016As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aleppo was Syria’s largest city with a population of 2.5 million people. That was in early 2011 before the conflict starts. The Syrian Civil War started in March 2011. But it wasn’t until 19 July, 2012 that the Battle of Aleppo officially began. And since then hundreds of thousands […]
... written on Oct 03 2016Four years ago, Malaysian Ministry of Defence had set international tongues wagging. Then Defence Ministry Ahmad Zahid Hamidi didn’t realize his screws up until it was too late and went viral in social media – mocking the ministry which enjoyed billions of dollars in annual allocation. International media were laughing so hard they had problem […]
... written on Sep 28 2016Why do people hate Rosmah Mansor, the self-proclaimed Malaysia First Lady who likes shopping and showing off like Kim Kardashian? Take the real Kardashian, minus her self-made wealth, but adds her into misappropriation of taxpayers’ money and voila – you are looking at Malaysia version of Imelda Marcos, whose 3,000+ shoe collection was legendary. […]
... written on Sep 24 2016Had there been no official lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on allegations that US$3.5 billion was misappropriated from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), Prime Minister Najib Razak and his lovely wife Rosmah Mansor would now be in New York. After all, New York City is one of Rosmah’s favourite shopping destinations. Besides […]
... written on Sep 19 2016
