Taxes
Time will tell if President Donald Trump’s first declaration of trade war is a smart or dumb move. It could be both, after he signed a pair of trade actions imposing steep tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move was, of course, to get his message out, that the taxes on imports “demonstrate […]
... written on Jan 24 2018We know that the rich is getting richer while the poor is getting poorer. We also know the world is unfair as far as wealth distribution is concerned. What we don’t know is how serious the problem has gotten year after year. At the start of 2015, Oxfam had warned that 1% of the world’s […]
... written on Jan 23 2018Apple’s CEO Tim Cook doesn’t like Donald Trump. It’s not hard to understand why Mr. Cook (a liberalist) and Mr. Trump (a nationalist) don’t see eye to eye – until now. The Apple chief had previously blamed the U.S. president as a white supremacist and a racist who promotes “hate and bigotry” in the United […]
... written on Jan 19 2018President Trump actually thinks it was his tough policy that had forced North Korea to finally talk to South Korea. Although the North just wanted to talk about the Winter Olympic 2018 with the South and nothing else, including its nuclear programme, Trump praised himself and took the credit anyway. Perhaps thinking his tough policy […]
... written on Jan 11 2018Opposition coalition – Pakatan Harapan (Hope’s Pact) – has finally agreed to the seat distribution for 165 parliamentary seats in Peninsula Malaysia. Bersatu (Malaysian United Indigenous Party) is to get 52 seats while PKR (People’s Justice Party) will contest 51 seats, with DAP (Democratic Action Party) getting 35 and Amanah (National Trust Party) the remaining […]
... written on Jan 10 2018You may not like his big mouth. You may not like his provocative tweets. You may not like his funny hairstyle. Heck, you may not even like that he has a gorgeous wife. But by now, it’s hard to deny that Donald Trump is good for business. For close to a year, the U.S. president […]
... written on Dec 27 2017In a sign of more trouble ahead, Saudi Arabia has secretly drafted a plan to further remove subsidies as the kingdom tries to offset the impact of its struggling economy – thanks to low crude oil prices. In spite of oil price rally recently, the latest due to a 450,000-bpd pipeline shut down in the […]
... written on Dec 13 2017Malaysian celebrities are one of the lamest when comes to speaking up against the government of the day. It’s extremely rare they bite the hand that feeds them. That’s because the government could easily cripple their rice bowl by instructing the relevant agencies to boycott them. Without appearance or show opportunities, they would be denied […]
... written on Dec 07 2017Donald Trump is indeed a very happy man. Not even the decision by Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to the U.S. president, pleading guilty to lying to the FBI could make Trump lose his sleep. An early and vocal Trump supporter, Flynn has apparently made a U-turn and agreed to co-operate with special counsel […]
... written on Dec 04 2017China is today the world’s biggest economy. But the Middle Kingdom didn’t transform itself into a wealthy nation overnight without lifting a finger. It had been invaded and colonised by various empires – from Mongolia to Manchuria, Russia, United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Amazingly, the Chinese didn’t perish but emerge stronger over […]
... written on Nov 27 2017
