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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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November 25th, 2014 by financetwitter
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. But in the land of the copycats, every iconic brands will be copied. That's China for you. If you think China-designed Xiaomi was bad enough for ripping off America-designed Apple iPhone, you haven't seen anything yet. With the exception of sophist [...]
November 24th, 2014 by financetwitter
Najib administration has done the unthinkable - to scrap the fuel subsidy of RON95 petrol and diesel altogether. Starting next month, December, the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel will be based on a managed float system. Note that this is based on "managed" and not "freely" float system. Thus, unl [...]
November 24th, 2014 by financetwitter
One of President Barack Obama's greatest achievements, or rather screw ups, depending on whom you ask, is his latest "Executive Order" which adds 4 million new eligible immigrants, on top of the 1 million young immigrants who became eligible for deferred deportation under Obama's original 2012 progr [...]
November 21st, 2014 by financetwitter
Despite winning numerous awards earlier, it was the popular "The Hunger Games" film series which catapulted Jennifer Lawrence as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time. The Hunger Games (2012) grossed US$691 million while the second The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) made US$864 million [...]
November 20th, 2014 by financetwitter
Asians are perhaps the most conservative when come to e-commerce or simply online shopping. In the 1990s, before the dot com bubble burst, e-commerce was the buzzword that attracted tons of money, especially those companies listed on the Nasdaq. Today, such buzzword is as obsolete as dinosaurs. The [...]
November 19th, 2014 by financetwitter
After unveiled its new banknote series, easily the best money ever designed, Norway has unveiled yet another stylish design - passports. Much to the envy of non-Norwegian citizens around the globe, Norway's National Police Directorate has announced that it's selected a new "cool and beautiful" des [...]
November 18th, 2014 by financetwitter
A million dollar quiz - which country that allows women to join police force, only if they're virgin? Nope, it's not Malaysia or North Korea. The answer is surprisingly - Indonesia. Just when Indonesian women wanted to serve their country and earn a living, the country's police force raises eyebrows [...]
November 17th, 2014 by financetwitter
Starting today, anybody can buy China stocks at the debut of an exchange link that allows Hong Kong and Shanghai investors to trade shares on each others' bourses. Called "Stock Connect", mainland Chinese can now trade shares in Hong Kong for the first time, while foreign investors in Hong Kong are [...]
November 15th, 2014 by financetwitter
Thanks to United States, the global political and potentially military landscape would change. U.S. outsourcing (to China) business model has made China an economic powerhouse, which could outgrow U.S. itself, given a couple more years. And thanks to lame duck President Barack Obama, who has yet to [...]
November 14th, 2014 by financetwitter
November 11 is China Singles' Day or simply Bachelors' Day. This day is, of course, different from Bachelor Night where a party is held for a man shortly before he enters marriage. Since it's supposed to celebrate his "last night of freedom", normally the man would do "naughty stuffs" together with [...]
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