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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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January 22nd, 2008 by financetwitter
Can you remember when was the last time the U.S. Federal Reserve acted so aggressively? I can’t but I cannot imagine how the stock markets are going to react to this when the bell rings later. The U.S. stock futures fluctuate violently without a clear direction but pointed to a lower opening even [...]
January 22nd, 2008 by financetwitter
Do you know why so many doctors (medical practitioners) finally found out that after spending years studied medicine nothing beats being a politician - provided you’re part of the Barisan Nasional, the ruling government since independence? First of all you get to make tons of “money” without h [...]
January 21st, 2008 by financetwitter
The main difference between the two Malaysian public listed companies involved in the business of stem-cell banking services is their stock prices, which in turn is closely related to their shareholders. One’s stock price has been bid-up while the other has been neglected. Basically there’re two [...]
January 19th, 2008 by financetwitter
The newly launched 1.3-litre Proton Saga to replace the, believe it or not, 23-year-old Saga was finally here. It was reported that the new Proton Saga cost Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code 5304) a whopping RM 450 million to develop and took about 17-months to transform from the drawing [...]
January 18th, 2008 by financetwitter
From green to red, that’s what was happening to the Wall Street these couple of days. The volatility is simply fantastic. And today’s (Friday) trading session is extraordinary volatile due to options expiration Friday. As usual, I believe most investors are aware of the US economy’s status and [...]
January 18th, 2008 by financetwitter
Blood was running thick at Wall Street Thursday when the Dow Jones plunged 306 points, the lowest level since Mar 2007 and the worst three-day percentage decline since October 2002. Investors were seen selling in big wave after Federal Reserve report showed a sharp and unexpected decline in manufact [...]
January 17th, 2008 by financetwitter
By now everybody in the urban area knows about the general election’s heat that is gaining momentum. Left are the rural people who rely only on electronic and print media, both are controlled by ruling government, for news and happenings. As much as the government has trumpetted the feel-good fact [...]
January 16th, 2008 by financetwitter
Don’t you love it when you can make money both ways – stock market up or down? The stock market will be more efficient if only the rest of the regional markets such as Malaysia and Singapore allow full-blown “long” and “short” to be implemented. The talks or rather excuses that short-sel [...]
January 16th, 2008 by financetwitter
With such pessimism over the US economy, never mind if it’s exaggerated, Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) needed a stronger steroid than last year’s iPhone announcement to push up its stock price. The fact that the stock price plunged during and after Steve Jobs presentation should be expect [...]
January 15th, 2008 by financetwitter
As an organization AirAsia Berhad (KLSE: AIRASIA, stock-code 5099) could easily be a role model or case study for many top executives on how a bankrupt company could be revived to become a profitable and most successful low-cost carrier in Asia. With the correct management and right business model t [...]
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