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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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August 23rd, 2007 by financetwitter
Transmile Group Berhad (KLSE: TRANMIL, stock-code 7000) which was haunted by accounting irregularities and more than halved the fortune of billionaire Robert Kuok in the company is reported to be toying with KPMG to replace auditor Deloitte & Touche. The Transmile-Deloitte relationship was said [...]
August 22nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Dubai World, a government-owned holding company which made headlines last year when its subsidiary, Dubai Ports World, was forced to sell its U.S. port operations after an uproar in Congress over security concerns will invest about $5 billion in MGM Mirage, the casino operator. The investment includ [...]
August 22nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Remember those days when the exchange rate was RM2.50 to USD1.00? Not to give away my age, not that I’m that bloody old, I somehow fantasized how cool and happy everyone would be if that currency rate remains, if not better, till today. Considering that the amount of things we can buy today doesn� [...]
August 21st, 2007 by financetwitter
Malaysian authorities are facing a scandal over debts allegedly exceeding US$1 billion (euro750 million) incurred by the country's main port authority, sparking concerns about a possible government bailout – reported AP. The fact that this scandal, which could be the biggest bailout since Badawi t [...]
August 21st, 2007 by financetwitter
While most investors were cracking their head on what should be their next step in the current mini economic crisis in U.S., one person is grinning with smile. Such crisis actually presents an opportunity for those who are contrarian in their investment methodology. But such method is not for everyo [...]
August 20th, 2007 by financetwitter
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange saw some “bargain hunting” today and there’s a reason I used that word. Analysts have been using “bargain hunting” as a mean to tell you to buy some, probably 20% of what you would normally buy in a “normal” day. And it normally associated with the period af [...]
August 20th, 2007 by financetwitter
With the exception of China, almost all the stock markets worldwide depend very much on U.S. Wall Street. The Wall Street in turns depends on the internal American’s economy data of which depends on one person who set the tune of the financial pulse. This person is said to be more powerful than th [...]
August 17th, 2007 by financetwitter
Slightly more than 12 hours a go, FinanceTwitter blogged that the investors should “Get Ready for Asian Black Friday” as the U.S.’s Countrywide Financial Corp decision to borrowed $11.5 billion from a group of 40 banks would be used as the scape-goat by investors to further punish the stock ma [...]
August 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
More bad news hitting the Wall Street again on Thursday. Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender said it had borrowed $11.5 billion from a group of 40 banks to fund loans in a move that shows just how deep the lending crisis has become - reported AP. Countrywide shares fell [...]
August 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
This is not something new but rather to re-confirm the market’s expectation of the next subsequent steps to be taken by EPF (Employees Provident Fund) after it successfully or forcefully acquired Rashid Hussain Bhd (KLSE: RHB, stock-code 1309) of which its jewel in the form of RHB Bank attracted n [...]
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