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Unemployment rate plunged to 2.9% in November 2025, reaching its lowest level in 11 years. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim quickly claimed the credit in January 2026, attributing the milestone to his Madani Government’s so-called economic reforms. Today, with Johor state election at high gear, Deput
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Ever wonder why Najib Razak’s lawyer - Muhammad Shafee Abdullah – has suddenly gone silent over a royal pardon and house arrest? Shafee, who had whined, cried, and bitched till foaming at the mouth about the government’s obstruction of a purported "addendum order" by the previous King allowin
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While Malaysia's multi-coalition Unity Government remains intact at the federal level, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), a governing partner, is waging selective wars in its strongholds that are threatening to expose the fragility and weakness of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s admin
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You don’t actually have to win your match to reach the knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup. At a time when Asian soccer giant South Korea failed to make it, a tiny island with the same population as Maldives but few people knew existed stunningly made it through – without winning a single matc
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UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) may have miscalculated when Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi arrogantly declared war on Pakatan Harapan (PH). Not only he announced that BN will “go solo”, will contest all 56 seats in the next Johor state election, and will leave no space for cooperation or n
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On May 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – under Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 - designated three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies as part of Economic Fury and Treasury’s ongoing efforts to disrup
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One of the easiest gimmicks to scam voters to win elections is to create problems and then pretend to solve them, and voila, people would burst into tears in appreciation and gratitude. Taking away something before giving it back has been one of the oldest tricks used by many parents to handle misb
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What goes around comes around - meaning your actions, whether good or bad, will eventually have consequences that return to you. When politicians from Bersatu, Barisan Nasional, PAS, and a splinter faction of PKR met at the Sheraton Hotel on February 23, 2020, all eyes were on Muhyiddin Yassin and
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Among the 40 DAP Members of Parliament, Hannah Yeoh arguably is the most rewarded lawmaker. Not only Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd, owned by her husband, was awarded the Selangor's Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) controversial billion-ringgit project, but she also received a promotion as the F
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President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the U.S. and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday (June 14), despite Iran casting doubt on the timing. On Saturday, Pakistan, a key mediator, also said the deal was "likely expected" to be finalized within 24 hours and they were "pr
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December 5th, 2025 by financetwitter
Ken Ono’s career as one of the world’s most prominent mathematicians has taken him to places that he never could have fathomed. Born on March 20, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 57-year-old American mathematician with fields of study in number theory is the son of mathematician Takashi [...]
December 1st, 2025 by financetwitter
He had been huffing and puffing profusely trying to convince Sabahans to vote for Pakatan Harapan, an alliance made up of PKR (People’s Justice Party), DAP (Democratic Action Party) and Amanah (National Trust Party). But the voters in the Borneo state saw only injustice, inaction and untrustworth [...]
November 29th, 2025 by financetwitter
Sending an army of armed MACC officers wearing balaclavas like Navy SEAL commandos to arrest and handcuff a businessman-cum-whistleblower Albert Tei was already overkill. But for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers to point a gun at his head screams intimidation and harassment – eve [...]
November 28th, 2025 by financetwitter
Residents were already struggling to flee within a 20-minute evacuation time. But the flames surged 32 storeys in just 5 minutes at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, a massive housing complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, at 14:51 local time on Wednesday (November 26). As night falls on Thursday, mor [...]
November 26th, 2025 by financetwitter
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has pledged to make the country “strong and prosperous” again. Her role model was Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister and “Iron Lady.” Her political mentor in Japan was Abe Shinzō, who was assassinated in 2022. [...]
November 22nd, 2025 by financetwitter
Caught with his pants down lying through his teeth, disgraced Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution is nowhere to be found. Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, meanwhile, has proven to be a quick learner in “tai-chi”, arguing that she does not have the power to sack officials of the Football Association of [...]
November 19th, 2025 by financetwitter
First, the good news – no matter which parties form the next Sabah government, they would realign with the federal government under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. That had been the case in the past – previous Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional federal governments - and it will be the same w [...]
November 16th, 2025 by financetwitter
“The English language helps me talk to people from different countries,” - said 11-year-old Kim Long. “I also love it because I can read lots of books and comics, and watch football on YouTube, too,” - he rattled on in fluent English. He is not a Malaysian ethnic Chinese, but the next gener [...]
November 15th, 2025 by financetwitter
Annika 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 neede [...]
November 12th, 2025 by financetwitter
Just five days ahead of the Sabah state election nomination day, the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) suddenly dropped a bombshell – withdraws entirely from the ruling government led by Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. The stunning decision also came about one day after UPKO party p [...]
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