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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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June 14th, 2007 by financetwitter
China's Premier Wen Jiabao said monetary policy needs a "moderate tightening" to prevent the economy from overheating, Bloomberg said today. However he didn't say when the country will do so.The People's Bank of China has raised interest rates twice this year and ordered commercial lenders five time [...]
June 13th, 2007 by financetwitter
In a blow to Malaysia’s plan to develop another mega project, oil industry players have given only cautious approval to the multi-billion-dollar northern pipeline project, citing slowing oil demand in the Asian region and cost concerns, reported AFP. On completion in 2014, the pipeline will divert [...]
June 13th, 2007 by financetwitter
Wall Street plunged Tuesday as investors, driving the Dow Jones industrial average down nearly 130 points, grappled with a seemingly relentless rise in bond yields. The blue chip index is 381 points, or 2.8 percent, below its record close of 13,676.32, reached June 4. The Standard & Poor's 500 i [...]
June 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
TheStreet.com, a name synonym with Jim Cramer has announced the cancelation of the first round of its "Beat the Street" competition due to cheating. Although the financial news site did not disclose the tactics of the cheats, it said that all participants of the first contest could enter its next st [...]
June 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
It was a mission impossible for Malaysia second finance minister Nor Yakcop who traveled all the way to New York to ask for a credit rating increase, only to be turned down by Moody who maintains the country credit rating remains “constrained”. Malaysia, which has spent more than it brings in fo [...]
June 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
Well, what do you know, Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) dropped like a bomb-shell immediately after a so-called “underwhelming” presentation by Steve Jobs. CEO Steve Jobs opened the company's annual MacWorld developer conference on Monday in San Francisco and almost as soon as he left the s [...]
June 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
I’ve to admit Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) is one of favorite stocks simply because it the branding, its’ innovative products and Steve Jobs. I can’t imagine what will happen if Steve Jobs is part of Google Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) team. It would be awesome, but I guess the law o [...]
June 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
You should noticed there’re four more Call Warrant issued by CIMB Investment Bank for two foreign-listed shares namely Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SIN: Z74) and HSBC Holdings PLC (HKG: 0005). The stock-code for Singapore Telecommunications Call Warrants will be known as SINGTEL-C1 and SI [...]
June 9th, 2007 by financetwitter
Another week has passed with another round of stock market crash. That's the law of stocks investing, you've to be able to take the risk. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to short stocks as easy as buying it especially in Malaysia stock market? And what's your decision on the Maxis's offer of RM 15.60 [...]
June 9th, 2007 by financetwitter
Stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Friday, letting investors recoup some of the losses incurred during a week in which concerns about interest rates roiled Wall Street. In Friday's session, the Dow Jones industrial average showed its biggest point gain in more than two months, and the Standard [...]
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