Taxes
Jennifer Bergman sat up in bed one morning in June 2025 and opened her laptop to the month’s bills. It was five months into America’s latest tariff war, and the numbers no longer added up. Rent was due in two weeks, and her suppliers wanted payment now. She called her landlord, saying – “I can’t […]
... written on Dec 15 2025Besides being a good liar, one of Anwar Ibrahim’s many skillsets is to say something without saying anything. This communication style is very useful when you face a crisis in which you are trying to run away or don’t have a solution, but have to pretend that everything is under control. In short – it’s […]
... written on Dec 14 2025Donald Trump proudly told Americans that his tariffs would “Make America Great Again”, promising a manufacturing boom just like the post-World War II “Golden Age”(1948-1973). It really happens – in China. As the U.S. continues dreaming, Chinese industrial production broke records this year as its factories churned out more cars, machinery and chemicals than ever before. […]
... written on Dec 09 2025Facing the prospect of a defeat in the next 16th General Election after his own party PKR (People’s Justice Party) ended with just 1 seat in the recent Sabah state election, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reluctantly made some humiliating U-turns. Under the pretext of listening to the business community, he announced easing e-invoicing requirements and […]
... written on Dec 08 2025Can 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, […]
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