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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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September 11th, 2017 by financetwitter
Stephen Hung has been a name synonym with luxury, at least in Macau (Macao). His fame spiked - temporarily - when he ordered a mind-boggling 30 Rolls-Royce for Louis XIII, which was later renamed as "The 13". That was 3 years ago and since then his luck and fortune has taken a plunge for the worse. [...]
September 8th, 2017 by financetwitter
North Korea is perhaps the only rogue nation on planet Earth that dares standing up to the superpower United States of America. And Kim Jong-un is perhaps the only badass leader in the world who dares to challenge a U.S. Commander-in-Chief. In fact, Mr. Kim has already proven to the world - several [...]
September 7th, 2017 by financetwitter
Jeff Masters, a meteorologist, said - “The U.S. has never been hit, since we started collecting records in 1851, by two Category 4 or stronger hurricanes in the same season.” After tearing through the Caribbean, Irma could potentially slam into the U.S. by the weekend or early next week. By then [...]
September 6th, 2017 by financetwitter
The real-estate isn't any fancy condominium, let alone landed property worth millions. But it's Hong Kong, the land where its real estate assets are more expensive than gold. With odds at more than 300 to 1, it didn't stop some 1,300 home seekers from trying their luck. A long line of potential buye [...]
September 5th, 2017 by financetwitter
Just a day after North Korea said it conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, South Korea says Pyongyang is preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The launch could be as soon as this Saturday - September 9 - when the hermit kingdom celebrates its founding day. P [...]
September 4th, 2017 by financetwitter
When do you know there's a major development in North Korea? The world will know it when Ri Chun-hee appears on TV, announcing news, of course. The 74-year-old Mrs Ri has been reading the news on North Korean state television since 1971 and appeared on Sunday to announce the regime's latest militar [...]
September 3rd, 2017 by financetwitter
From the moment Donald Trump said he would block Muslims from entering the U.S. to the moment the U.S. president's (initial) refusal to denounce white nationalists after the Charlottesville rally-turned-violence, Hollywood has been screaming until foaming at the mouth about Trump's racism. Hollywood [...]
September 1st, 2017 by financetwitter
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is perhaps the most feared person whom President Donald Trump wishes he could fire. But unlike the sacking of FBI Director James Comey, it would not be so easy to axe Mueller - both legally and politically. There was a reason why the position carries the "Special Couns [...]
September 1st, 2017 by financetwitter
If you think Luigi Brugnaro, the Mayor of Venice, is a badass for telling Italian police to shoot anyone shouting "Allahu Akhbar", chances are you haven't met Duterte. Philippine President Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte, who's also known as the "Dirty Harry" of the east, is notorious for his mission [...]
August 30th, 2017 by financetwitter
Less than 1 week after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised North Korea for showing "restraint" in its weapons program, the hermit kingdom fired a series of 3 short-range ballistic missiles - deliberately launched in the midst of the U.S. and South Korea's annual military exercises. At firs [...]
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