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Anwar Ibrahim was displeased – even panicked – when Abdul Hadi Awang beats him to scoring some brownie points when the PAS Islamist party president contacted Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh to express his support for the terrorist organization. Prime Minister Anwar, unsatisfied, then used all the government resources to make sure the world knows he […]
... written on Apr 13 2024If there’s one nation you don’t fool around, it’s Israel. Surrounded by hostile enemies who are determined to destroy it, the country has armed itself to become one of the strongest military powers in the Middle East, partly thanks to more than US$3.8 billion of military aid a year from the US. And here’s why the […]
... written on Apr 03 2024Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni, Dalerdzhon Barotovich Mirzoyev and Muhammadsobir Fayzov were four terrorists who stormed the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, a northern Moscow suburb, before spraying bullets on some 6,000 people who were attending a rock concert. The gunmen also set fires which engulfed the venue and caused the roof to collapse. […]
... written on Mar 27 2024Last August, despite US-led Western nations’ relentless efforts in accusing Beijing of human rights violations against Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a stop in Xinjiang during his return trip to the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa and announced that a “beautiful Xinjiang” will continue to be built as part of […]
... written on Feb 17 2024For four decades, Joe Biden has remained hopeful that the U.S. and Iran could find some common ground. Like other foolish Democrats leaders such as Barack Obama, they thought Iranian Mullahs could be brought into the U.S. orbit by being friendly with them. In fact, years before Obama ran for president, Biden was already calling for engagement with the […]
... written on Feb 03 2024Entering 2024, Russia’s position in the global oil markets remains largely unchanged despite Western financial and economic sanctions. Even the price cap of US$60 a barrel on Russian oil – desperately introduced by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen – has little effect on the Kremlin. That’s because oil demand did not change. The only changes are […]
... written on Dec 30 2023Probably taking a page from China’s playbook in its blockade of Taiwan hours after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s foolish visit to Taiwan last August, some 35 NGOs, 15 student movements and political parties in Malaysia were planning to teach the U.S. and Israel a lesson. The brilliant plan was a six day “blockade” of the U.S. Embassy […]
... written on Dec 28 2023The Red Sea, also known as the Erythraean Sea, is the northernmost tropical sea in the world. Believed to be formed 30 million years ago, during which Africa separated from Asia, the Red Sea is an astonishing 2,200 km long. However, it’s only 330 km at its widest point. Reaching a maximum depth of 2,200 […]
... written on Dec 20 2023Israel wants Hamas dead. It doesn’t matter that Israel once helped turn a bunch of Palestinian Islamists in the late 1970s into one of the world’s most notorious terror group, which then bite the hand that feeds it when Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel on Oct 7 – killing 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped […]
... written on Nov 29 2023Perikatan Nasional, comprising two major forces – Malay nationalist party Bersatu and Islamist party PAS – captured 4.7 million votes (30.12%) in the November 2022 General Election, where 99% were Malay votes. Crucially, the Malay-centric political parties won 80% of Malay vote bank. Fortunately, despite grabbing 74 seats in the 222-seat Parliament, it was not […]
... written on Nov 23 2023
