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Muhammad Ibrahim should send a postcard thanking The Wall Street Journal for exposing an initial decision by Najib administration, allegedly to appoint bootlicker Irwan Serigar Abdullah as the next Bank Negara (Central Bank) Governor. Muhammad, presently the Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia will take over from Zeti Akhtar Aziz effective from May 1, for […]
... written on Apr 28 2016Days after the Panama Papers were leaked and shocked the world; people are still arguing and debating why the lack of Americans being named. Preliminary reports indicate that more than 200 people with U.S. addresses are named in the Panama Papers, a pathetic number considering that the leak implicates 214,488 companies involving 11.5 million documents. […]
... written on Apr 15 2016After the explosive “Panama Papers” bombshell released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) over the weekend – the biggest leak in history – some world leaders could be brought down. Before we start bitching, here’s how massive this project was to the ICIJ and those involved during their 12 months of hard work. […]
... written on Apr 05 2016There were some cheers when crude oil prices started moving north from below US$30 a barrel. It didn’t go any further than US$40 a barrel and has now retreated to below the figure. Nevertheless, nobody believes it could skyrocket at the same momentum it had tumbled though. And Moody’s isn’t impressed despite the jump from […]
... written on Mar 16 2016There’s nothing much to elaborate here. The title of this article is self-explanatory. The Wall Street Journal’s latest bombshell is to tell all and sundry two things. First, someone from the Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia Central Bank) is super pissed that a “wolf” is about to be appointed as the most powerful person in the […]
... written on Mar 13 2016Effective Dec 2014, Malaysia scrapped decades-old fuel subsidy and the prices of RON-95, RON-97 petrol and diesel have been based on a “managed float system”. It’s been 15 months now since the implementation and so far so good. Malaysians can proudly say they can survive without subsidy, even though the (subsidy) money came from taxpayers […]
... written on Mar 02 2016Malaysia, under Najib Razak administration, is a cowboy town now with very little respect for law and order. If this can be made into a film, Sheriff Najib, caught with US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) in his personal bank account, is being questioned by everyone in town as to the source and purpose of the money. […]
... written on Feb 27 2016Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis were often associated as Asia’s pariah people due primarily to their poverty. They form a huge pool of cheap labours or slaves ready to do 3D jobs – dirty, dangerous and difficult. They were cheated by agents before they could be exported and were mistreated by employers while doing their 3D […]
... written on Feb 22 2016With less than 2-week to go before people abandon capital Kuala Lumpur and rush back for the Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY) festival, mega sales are everywhere in town. Pre-CNY has always been an interesting point to gauge the domestic economy, especially the Malaysian ethnic-Chinese. After all, the government always accuses the Chinese of dominating […]
... written on Jan 26 2016David Bowie, the legendary British rocker, died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. Aged 69, he died 2-day after his birthday, when his album “Blackstar” was released. Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, tweeted to confirm the news. His new album includes the song “Lazarus,” which begins with the words – “Look up here, I’m in heaven.” If […]
... written on Jan 12 2016
