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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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September 29th, 2016 by financetwitter
President Barack Obama thought his "veto" power means he was the most powerful man in the world, or at least in the United States. Of course, the U.S. system, being one of the most democratic, was designed in such a way that nobody can possess absolute power. And Obama learns it the humiliating way, [...]
September 28th, 2016 by financetwitter
Four years ago, Malaysian Ministry of Defence had set international tongues wagging. Then Defence Ministry Ahmad Zahid Hamidi didn't realize his screws up until it was too late and went viral in social media - mocking the ministry which enjoyed billions of dollars in annual allocation. International [...]
September 26th, 2016 by financetwitter
Ten months ago in November 2015, the Chinese Air Force sent 11 war machines - 8 bombers, 2 intelligence gathering planes and 1 early-warning aircraft - towards Japan in a drill simulating an attack on the Japanese. The Chinese military fleet flew near Miyako and Okinawa, but without violating Japan' [...]
September 24th, 2016 by financetwitter
Why do people hate Rosmah Mansor, the self-proclaimed Malaysia First Lady who likes shopping and showing off like Kim Kardashian? Take the real Kardashian, minus her self-made wealth, but adds her into misappropriation of taxpayers' money and voila - you are looking at Malaysia version of Imelda Mar [...]
September 23rd, 2016 by financetwitter
Ahead of her first debate with Trump on Monday night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Clinton has proposed to raise taxes on inherited property - up to 65%. That is totally the opposite of what Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wants to do if he gets to become the next Presid [...]
September 22nd, 2016 by financetwitter
Bill Gross is worth US$2.4 billion, according to Forbes. Although that's nowhere near Warren Buffett's US$65.7 billion, Gross is a legendary bond investor who co-founded Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) in 1971. The bond guru and portfolio manager at Janus Capital Management was of the [...]
September 21st, 2016 by financetwitter
Hamburger and hotdog have been the de-facto fast food for as long as one can remember. Globally, fast food generates revenue of over US$570 billion. In the United States alone, fast food revenue was a whopping US$200 billion in 2015 - a mind-boggling growth since the 1970 revenue of US$6 billion.
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September 20th, 2016 by financetwitter
The result was out and the Germans have spoken. After losing to Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) party in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state election on September 4, Angela Merkel's own CDU (Christian Democratic) party won 17.6% of the vote in Berlin state elections, down 6% from the previous 2011 e [...]
September 20th, 2016 by financetwitter
There were talks about Trump's assassination. And there were talks about "dragging and drugging" Clinton to the finish line - by hook or by crook. It doesn't matter if Hillary Clinton collapses and dies, as long as she wins the November Presidential Election. Vice President Tim Kaine can take over a [...]
September 19th, 2016 by financetwitter
Had there been no official lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on allegations that US$3.5 billion was misappropriated from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), Prime Minister Najib Razak and his lovely wife Rosmah Mansor would now be in New York. After all, New York City is one of Rosma [...]
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