Scandal
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has attracted global attention for the wrong reason. The Australia’s biggest mortgage lender will see the retirement of its CEO Ian Narev after 6 years running the bank. The bank was caught in money laundering activities – 53,700 times – therefore, breaching anti-money laundering laws in the country. There’s little […]
... written on Aug 14 2017After launching MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) and bragged that the train system was a gift to the people of Malaysia, as if he paid the RM50 billion project from his own pocket and people could use it for free, Prime Minister Najib Razak launched another mega project – RM55 billion ECRL (East Coast Rail Link) […]
... written on Aug 11 2017This country is so screwed up that it couldn’t even pay US$600 million of debt to IPIC (International Petroleum Investment Company), Abu Dhabi’s US$80 billion sovereign-wealth fund. After the deadline on Tuesday, IPIC has given 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), a fund set up by Prime Minister Najib Razak himself in 2009, five more days to make […]
... written on Aug 02 2017Nicolas Maduro effectively proclaims himself a new dictator of Venezuela after he held a controversial election to create the National Constituent Assembly (ANC), a constitutional assembly that would grant his party sweeping power. The Venezuelan president staged an election where only his supporters voted as the opposition boycotted the illegitimate election. Before the election, Mr. […]
... written on Aug 01 2017Heard of Kola Aluko? Nope, he’s not a koala bear celebrity, let alone a new product of Coca Cola. Never mind, forget him. How about Jho Low? If you had no idea who the hell is Jho Low, chances are you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years. While you can […]
... written on Jul 23 2017Najib son of Razak tries to put on a brave face. Initially, he tried but couldn’t. It would take hours for the PR team at Putrajaya to “train” the Malaysian prime minister – psychologically and mentally – not to look nervous and panic. They found that the best way is for Mr. Najib to smile […]
... written on Jul 18 2017DAP, Democratic Action Party, is the most powerful and influential opposition party in Malaysia. During the previous 13th nationwide election in 2013, the party attracted at least 90% of ethnic-Chinese votes. In the next 14th election, which will have to happen on or before 24 August 2018, DAP is expected to garner less than 90% […]
... written on Jul 09 2017How do you deal with an evil monster you cannot possibly beat? You either join the monster or leave the monster alone; hoping that one day a bigger monster would deal with it. After all, how could you fight a US$650 billion mighty company? First introduced around 2000, “Don’t Be Evil” has been the motto […]
... written on Jun 28 2017Najib son of Razak will soon learn a painful lesson. The Malaysian prime minister will learn the real meaning of “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush”. He should have had honoured the deal that his administration made with IWC-CREC (Iskandar Waterfront Holdings-China Railway Engineering Corp) consortium and let the 1MDB scandal […]
... written on Jun 25 2017Now we know why U.S. President Donald Trump has been avoiding Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak like a plague. Now we also know where the US$620 million had ended up after Najib administration falsely claimed it had been returned to donor Saudi royal family. More importantly, we know why bloggers under Najib’s payroll are going […]
... written on Jun 17 2017
