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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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February 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
If you want to do business in China, learn to not only respect the Chinese culture but also recognize the Middle Kingdom's sovereignty. Foreign companies are learning the hard way that making money in China comes with a price-tag. From user data to military installation, Beijing will get what it wan [...]
February 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
For the first time since 1970 - almost 50 years - the United States can loudly tell Saudi Arabia that Americans will never be taken hostage by the Arabs - again. In November 2017, the U.S. oil production rose to 10.038 million barrels a day, 4% more than the previous month. That milestone is slightl [...]
February 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
Hollywood films often justify that as the leader of the free world - democracy - the United States can basically do anything, including staging an invasion on foreign nations which do not subscribe to American version of democracy. However, if the latest report from the Economist Intelligence Unit i [...]
January 30th, 2018 by financetwitter
As the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that it expects to borrow US$441 billion in the current January-March quarter, the largest amount in 8 years, more bad news comes in. The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) plunged 177.23 points, its biggest drop of 2018 after the 10-year treasur [...]
January 29th, 2018 by financetwitter
A month before Malaysia's 13th general election on 5th May 2013, something quite interesting and amusing occurred behind closed doors. Opposition de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and then Prime Minister Najib Razak signed a secret agreement at the presence of former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kall [...]
January 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
He was the famous billionaire currency trader who broke the Bank of England and made US$1 billion in 1992. But he was also a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton who eventually lost US$1 billion when the stock market skyrocketed after Donald Trump's stunning victory. He is, of course, the legendary c [...]
January 25th, 2018 by financetwitter
If you're not an American, chances are you would notice your local currency suddenly skyrockets. Keep calm and stop celebrating because it has nothing to do with a sudden boost in your country's economy. Instead, the US dollar has suddenly plunged to a 3-year low and its biggest 1-day drop in 10 mon [...]
January 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Time will tell if President Donald Trump's first declaration of trade war is a smart or dumb move. It could be both, after he signed a pair of trade actions imposing steep tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move was, of course, to get his message out, that the taxes on imports "demons [...]
January 23rd, 2018 by financetwitter
We know that the rich is getting richer while the poor is getting poorer. We also know the world is unfair as far as wealth distribution is concerned. What we don't know is how serious the problem has gotten year after year. At the start of 2015, Oxfam had warned that 1% of the world’s population [...]
January 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
What would happen if France holds a similar referendum like the Britain two years ago which caused the Brexit? The French, like fellow Britons, would "probably" vote to leave the European Union. That's the bombshell coming out from the horse's mouth - French President Emmanuel Macron during an inter [...]
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