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After weeks of suffering due to haze from Indonesian wildfires which plunged air quality to an unhealthy level, finally schools in the states of Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, and Kuala Lumpur were closed on Friday (Oct 9). Malaysia's Air Pollutant Index (API) classifies air quality as "
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Starting at around £29,210, this mid-size SUV from from China undercuts established luxury British SUVs and alternatives by tens of thousands of pounds while offering a high-end look. It topped the U.K. monthly sales charts in March 2026 and sold 28,571 units by the end of August 2026, securing
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For years, debt collection meant agents dialling through call lists, following fixed scripts and sending identical reminders to every customer, whatever their circumstances. That model struggles in digital finance. People now expect prompt, respectful communication and an easy way to sort things ou
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Flydubai's flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai International Airport in the UAE at 03:05 GMT (07:05 local time), en route to Ben Gurion Airport. Two hours into its journey on Wednesday (September 30), the Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 174 people - mostly Israeli passengers - plunged more than 17,000ft (5
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Resources, time, and money had been wasted when the High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on September 15 of four charges in his graft trial linked to the Jana Wibawa programme. The acquittal was for a charge of abusing his position for a RM200 million bribe and three counts o
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In a rare move, Donald Trump personally welcomed Xi Jinping's entourage at Andrews Air Force Base as the U.S. Air Force band marched on the tarmac and U.S. and Chinese flags flew. The last American president to welcome a foreign leader at Andrews John F. Kennedy in 1962, although Trump welcomed Rus
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US President Donald Trump is giving Chinese President Xi Jinping a king’s welcome this week, as he pursues what the White House calls “strategic stability.” The question is whether there will be much substance beneath the surface pomp. The administration is fast losing the Iran War. China is
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The aerospace and security industries are entering an era where technology is no longer simply improving existing capabilities. It is changing what aircraft, satellites, surveillance systems, and defence platforms can actually do. Artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, autonomous systems, secur
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I have stated my views honestly, guided by my conscience and with the best interests of the nation in mind – says Hannah Yeoh. About a week later, the Federal Territories Minister, who is also a critical member of the Pardons Board, denied ever signing a house arrest order for former Prime Minist
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In a move widely anticipated by Wall Street, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point – with a possibility of one more increase in the cards before year-end. Effectively, the rate hike moves the central bank’s target range on the overnight
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June 8th, 2018 by financetwitter
Australia is one of foreign countries which never thought the scandal-plagued Najib regime could be toppled by a 93-year-old former premier Mahathir. And Australia has its fair share in the 1MDB scandal. After all, it was Alex Turnbull, the son of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who claim [...]
June 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump may sound super-tough as the U.S. positions itself for a trade war with China. However, if numbers are any indicator, the U.S. president appears to be fighting a losing battle against the Chinese. For the first 4 months of 2018, America continues to register huge trade deficit with its [...]
June 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister-in-waiting, is a changed man. After spending years in jail - twice - for sodomy, he has either become a more humble and wiser man, or a vengeful man who believes the nation owes him the premiership. After being pardoned by the Agong (King), the grateful Anwar spoke [...]
June 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Imagine you've engaged and awarded a contractor to renovate your office. For some strange reasons, you agreed to pay the contractor according to "calendar dates" instead of the project's progress. In other words, you had agreed to generously pay even if the contractor does zero work. The job was sup [...]
June 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
The first half of 2018 has been bullish for oil prices. But after touching the US$80 a barrel for the first time since 2014, the commodity is fast losing its steam. The Brent crude oil is trading at about US$74, a drop of about 6 dollars a barrel since its peak. The WTI crude oil meanwhile has dropp [...]
June 5th, 2018 by financetwitter
Under pressure from the netizens, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V (the King) finally agreed on the appointment of Tommy Thomas as the Attorney General of Malaysia. The people, with great hope for a better Malaysia, finally get to taste the real meaning of peoples' power. And like Donald [...]
June 4th, 2018 by financetwitter
The news of ISIS or Islamic State is quite rare nowadays, after Russia - follows by the U.S. - decided to wipe them out. However, their ideology is still very much alive and kicking. You can bomb the hell out of the terrorists, but you certainly cannot kill the ideology. Naturally, 1-year after the [...]
June 3rd, 2018 by financetwitter
Mahathir is on a mission impossible to reform the country's 61 years of tyrannical rule under previous Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government. Even if it's true that he is trying to correct his 21 years of iron-fist rule, to reform the system within 2 years is next to impossible. But the 93-year [...]
June 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
President Trump said his on-again, off-again summit with North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un will proceed in Singapore on June 12 after all, as initially planned. His U-turn came after Mr. Kim sent his top official, Kim Yong Chol, to Washington and delivers a letter expressing his interest to meet wit [...]
June 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Global Times, often considered as the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, has unleashed its first warning shot at the new government of Malaysia. After 93-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ditched a planned HSR (high-speed rail) between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, the Chinese media see [...]
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