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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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April 16th, 2020 by financetwitter
The last time Malaysia reported 2-digit new Coronavirus cases were on March 14 (35 cases), about a month ago. Since then, the country has been plagued with 3-digit cases - until on Wednesday (April 15) - when new cases suddenly plunged to 85. A day earlier, there were 170 new cases. That means a 50% [...]
April 15th, 2020 by financetwitter
JPMorgan Chase has just revealed its first-quarter profit, and it's not good. The American bank, ranked by S&P Global as the largest bank in the United States and the sixth largest bank in the world by total assets, only earned 78 cents per share - compared to US$1.84 expected from analysts. Its [...]
April 14th, 2020 by financetwitter
People who think politicians would not or should not play politics during the Coronavirus pandemic are a bunch of fools. They thought corrupt politicians would give a damn about an outbreak. In every crisis, there is an opportunity. It was absolutely hilarious when former premier Mahathir Mohamad sa [...]
April 12th, 2020 by financetwitter
Scientists were flabbergasted at the speed of Coronavirus spreading to around the world. With cases fast approaching 2-million and more than 100,000 deaths, everyone is asking the same question - when will a Covid-19 vaccine be ready? If you believe Microsoft founder Bill Gates, an effective vaccine [...]
April 11th, 2020 by financetwitter
As expected, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced the second extension of the MCO (movement control order), scheduled to start from April 15 to 28, after the present lockdown's due date on April 14. The government also announced that certain business sectors will be allowed to operate, incl [...]
April 10th, 2020 by financetwitter
On Thursday (March 9), Kiwis were delighted as the number of Coronavirus cases continue to drop - only 29 new cases. New Zealand's total cases are now 1,239, including only one death. In essence, the deaths per 1-million population in the country was only 0.2 - a remarkable achievement. In compariso [...]
April 9th, 2020 by financetwitter
On Friday (March 10), the government of Muhyiddin Yassin will announce the fate of the MCO (movement control order), which has been enforced since March 18. But based on the current status of Coronavirus cases, you can bet all your money that it will be extended again. In fact, it's not an exaggerat [...]
April 8th, 2020 by financetwitter
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have imposed a 2-week round-the-clock lockdown in Dubai, which took effect from Saturday night (April 4). The previous night curfew from 8pm - 6am every day, which had been enforced since March 26 appeared to be insufficient in fighting the Covid-19. Its Supreme Committee [...]
April 7th, 2020 by financetwitter
Germany has unleashed a "To-Do List" to enable the country to lift, or at least scale down the lockdown, scheduled to end on April 19. The government hopes with the list of measures to be implemented, people could return to their normal life. Since its March 22's lockdown, the Europe's largest econo [...]
April 6th, 2020 by financetwitter
The simple fact that Muhyiddin Yassin refused to promote Hadi Awang as either the deputy prime minister or a religious affairs minister shows the deep distrust the prime minister has on the PAS president, whose Islamic extremism and radicalization would do more damage than good to the fragile backdo [...]
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