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Can Democratic Action Party (DAP) still defend its current 40 parliamentary seats in the next 16th General Election, which is not far away, after it was wiped out in the recent Sabah state election? The answer is obvious – it can’t. Even before the Sabah election, it was impossible for the party to repeat its […]
... written on Dec 06 2025Annika Swenson, a senior at the University of Iowa, said layoffs at companies like Amazon have made her more anxious. The sheer number of applicants to positions and the fast-moving pace of AI have also increased her stress level. In a year, it is possible “there just wouldn’t be a person needed to do that […]
... written on Nov 15 2025Emerging from their first face-to-face meeting in six years, U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping appears to have reached a temporary truce in the trade war between the two economic superpowers. But all analysts believe that the Chinese leader walked out of the meeting with a new image – a leader of […]
... written on Oct 31 2025As soon as Trump disembarked from Air Force One, the U.S. president knew he was going to have fun. Even days before his trip to the Asean Summit on October 26, the agendas had been set between Washington and Kuala Lumpur. There would be only handshakes, praises and diplomatic compliments. Compared with European Union, Canada, […]
... written on Oct 28 2025On Friday (October 10), Trump announced that the United States would slap additional 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports from November 1. Angrily, he also threatens to put export controls on critical software and to pull out of a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. However, residents of Beijing reacted with indifference and defiance the […]
... written on Oct 12 2025Andrew Streff, just like other American soybean farmers, is in panic mode as he harvests what is expected to be a bumper crop without his biggest customer – China. He said – “China hasn’t purchased any soybeans from the United States this year, thanks to the president. Our beans are the cheapest in the world, […]
... written on Oct 10 2025Wannabe “Robin Hood” Anwar Ibrahim proudly announced during his Budget 2025 speech last October that subsidies for RON95 fuel would be cut for Malaysians in the top 15% (T15) of the country’s income group. The plan was to save about RM8 billion annually as Malaysia currently spends about RM20 billion a year on fuel subsidies enjoyed […]
... written on Sep 25 2025First introduced in 1946 after World War II, the first official “Green Card” (Form I-151) got its name because it was printed on green paper. The concept of the Green Card was established through a series of laws starting with the Alien Registration Act of 1940, which required “aliens” to register with the U.S. government. Yes, America likes […]
... written on Sep 21 2025On Wednesday (September 17), Beijing officially banned domestic tech companies from buying NVIDIA AI chips. Tech giants including ByteDance and Alibaba were ordered to immediately stop testing and ordering NVIDIA’s RTX Pro 6000D server, a product designed specifically for the Chinese market. Essentially, Nvidia has been shut down in China. The next day – […]
... written on Sep 19 2025You don’t need a degree in international affairs or political science to understand the message Xi Jinping sent on Wednesday (September 8) as he showcased China’s military power in a parade marking the end of World War II – ranging from tanks to underwater drones, and from robot wolves to satellite killer. And president Donald Trump wasn’t happy about it. Thought to be […]
... written on Sep 06 2025
