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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 2nd, 2015 by financetwitter
The way Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak hides every time there's a remote chance people might ask about the allegation of him pocketing US$700 million, you may wonder if his favourite game during kindergarten and primary school was actually hide-and-seek. There's little doubt he's extremely goo [...]
September 2nd, 2015 by financetwitter
Technical analysis says the U.S. stock market is about to melt, thanks to China. Unlike fundamental studies, investors who believe in technical studies have everything to worry because of "Death Cross". It seems the epidemic of bearish "death cross" is spreading and affecting every single market seg [...]
September 1st, 2015 by financetwitter
In June 2002, the Malaysian government signed a €1 billion (US$961 million; RM3.4 billion) contract with Armaris (now DCNS) and Spanish naval shipbuilder Izar (now Navantia) for 2 SSK Scorpenes submarines. Soon after delivery, embarrassingly, one of the submarines couldn't dive.
Howev [...]
September 1st, 2015 by financetwitter
Yellow fever is not over yet, despite the "Yellow Uprising" had already ended more than 24-hour ago. Nope, we're not talking about the follow-up debate as to why there were more Chinese than Malay participants during the 34-hour Bersih 4.0 rally. We're talking about Bilqis Hijjas, who allegedly drop [...]
August 31st, 2015 by financetwitter
The 34-hour marathon is finally over. This is the first time a Bersih rally lasted such a long hour, and easily the most peaceful of all the four rallies ever held, an impressive milestone. Well, there were some provocateurs who tried their luck with "firecrackers" even after the rally was over but [...]
August 30th, 2015 by financetwitter
By 5:30pm the organisers of Bersih 4.0 rally claimed there were 200,000 participants. Malaysiakini put the figure at more than 100,000 at about 4pm. However, KL police chief Tajuddin Md Isa estimated the number at 25,000 as of 3pm. But when you were in the middle of a massive crowd, it makes no diff [...]
August 29th, 2015 by financetwitter
Pro-Najib bloggers have been burning midnight oil trying to project Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as a clever and cunning politician who can rival and even outsmart his mentor, Mahathir Mohamad. Apparently, Najib was scripted in such a way that he isn't afraid of a vote of no confidence, and [...]
August 27th, 2015 by financetwitter
Based on feedback from highway travelers, the notorious FRU were moving fast and furious into the city. Although nobody expects the latest rally - Bersih 4.0 - can pressure Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign with dignity, the regime is getting desperate about "losing face" if the rally could ballo [...]
August 26th, 2015 by financetwitter
Formed in 2006, Bersih had organised 3 rallies in the past - Bersih 1.0 (2007), 2.0 (2011) and 3.0 (2012). The fourth rally, Bersih 4.0, is just days away. The first rally (Bersih 1.0) was instrumental in sending former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi into retirement, so that the sleeping beauty can [...]
August 26th, 2015 by financetwitter
Lee Hsien Loong administration is seeking a fresh mandate from voters, after President Tony Tan Keng Yam agreed to a request and dissolved the 12th Parliament of Singapore today (Aug 25, 2015). Nomination Day has been set on September 1 and Polling Day will be on September 11 (Friday), which will be [...]
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