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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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April 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
Poor sales is hitting Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code, 5304) dealers real hard that Proton Edar Dealers’ Association president Wan Ahmad Sepwan Wan Abdul Rahman claimed depleting sales over the past year may force about 70% of the national car sales and service dealers to go out of b [...]
April 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
If you’re using Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) as your preferred search engine, chances are you’ll see the latest and innovative service launch of Google TiSP (BETA)™, a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Ser [...]
March 31st, 2007 by financetwitter
When Japan's Ryohin Keikaku Co. opens a 5,000-sq.-ft. store for its Mujirushi Ryohin - or Muji - brand inside the New York Times Tower sometime later this year, it will raise an intriguing question. Can a “no-logo” brand win mass-market appeal in the rough and tumble U.S. retailing sector? Muji' [...]
March 30th, 2007 by financetwitter
One after another potential partners are pulling out from the talk with Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code, 5304). First, it was France's PSA Peugeot-Citroen (EPA: UG) which pulled out. And now, the German auto giant Volkswagen AG (FRA: VOW) has scrapped plans for a tie-up with Malaysia's [...]
March 29th, 2007 by financetwitter
AmInvestment Management Sdn Bhd today reportedly said it expects Bank Negara Malaysia to reduce its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bp) in the second quarter due to a strong ringgit and mild inflation rate. FinanceTwitter agreed that stronger ringgit will only spells disaster to Mala [...]
March 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
Remember I said earlier that if you plan to do option trading on energy stocks, you need to at least buy 6-months before expiration month? One of FinanceTwitter readers asked me recently which option expiry month that he/she should choose for option trading. He/she (I somehow couldn’t determine th [...]
March 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel Wednesday but were still below an earlier spike of more than $5 on rumors - denied by the U.S. military - that Iran had fired a missile at a U.S. ship in the Persian Gulf.Rumors about a military confrontation spurred panic buying in after-hours trading Tuesda [...]
March 27th, 2007 by financetwitter
PSC Industries Bhd (PSCI) aims to return to the black for the year ending Dec 31, 2008, said executive deputy chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor. PSCI recorded a net loss of RM93.7mil for 2006 versus RM533.5mil in 2005, while revenue fell to RM76.8mil from RM170.96mil previously. “We are wor [...]
March 26th, 2007 by financetwitter
EdgeDaily reported today how Bank Negara (Central Bank) Malaysia is getting smarter nowadays (or fear of losing more due to liberalization?) to prevent investors from by-passing capital control measures and take their monies out of the country by selling their stakes in Malaysian entities through sw [...]
March 25th, 2007 by financetwitter
One of the readers of FinanceTwitter wrote to me recently to ask how to get historical data of Malaysian stock market, for example Genting Berhad’s (KLSE: GENTING, stock-code 3182) 10-years past data. The data requested should include stock price, share split, dividends and so on. Wouldn’t it be [...]
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