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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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March 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
How many times do you see the minority shareholders attending an AGM (Annual General Meeting) of a listed company give a standing ovation to the captain of the ship, especially in Malaysia? Very rare – the latest in Malaysia could be the one held by Public Bank Berhad (KLSE: PBBANK, stock-code 129 [...]
March 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
Malaysia's telecoms industry regulator today named four newcomers as winners of much-coveted WiMAX licences. Green Packet Berhad (KLSE: GPACKET, stock-code 0082), YTL e-Solutions Berhad (KLSE: YTLE, stock-code 0009), REDtone International Berhad (KLSE: REDTONE, stock-code 0032) and Asiaspace Dotcom [...]
March 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
As expected, DIGI.com Berhad (KLSE: DIGI, stock-code 6947) lost again in its’ bid to secure the WiMAX license to newcomers despite having the right people, financial strength, infrastructure and technical know-how. After losing the 3G bidding to loss-making Time DotCom Berhad (KLSE: TIMECOM, stock [...]
March 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
Despite calls to pump more oils into the market that shows a tightening supply, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) ignored the concerns and decided to keep production at current level. With such decision, it is estimated the oil prices will have only one way to go during the co [...]
March 15th, 2007 by financetwitter
Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM, stock) always give me the unexpected result whenever I invest in this stock. It will not think twice about giving you heart-attack, if you’re not ready to buy time-value during option trading. Though Qualcomm will gap-up after it beat earning estimate, most of the time [...]
March 14th, 2007 by financetwitter
Malaysian Airline System Berhad (KLSE: MAS, stock-code 3786) Wednesday said it is launching a new airline to be known as Firefly. Firefly, which will be managed by a separate management team, aims to begin operations with two Fokker 50 aircraft in early April 2007, the national flag carrier said in [...]
March 14th, 2007 by financetwitter
U.S. stocks plunged again on Tuesday, sending Dow Jones down more than 240 points to their second-biggest drop in almost four years. In the already fragile economy, the news that lender New Century Financial Corp. (NYSE: NEW, stock), Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. (NYSE: LEND, stock) and Genera [...]
March 13th, 2007 by financetwitter
The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F, stock) will raise $848 million toward its overhaul plan by selling Aston Martin, its British luxury sports car brand. Ford, which has owned at least 75 percent of Aston Martin since 1987, will retain a stake worth $77 million.David Richards, a former British racing c [...]
March 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
Earlier, most Malaysian were excited by the news that they might be able to “Fly To London At Less Than 3 Dollars”. Tony Fernandes was hailed as the hero who made the dream of “Everyone Can Fly” comes true. Tony was indeed the most-talked about man in 2006 with his successful turnaround of t [...]
March 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
Besides fixed salary, we normally will weight other perks benefits a company offers before we decide on a job. Contractual annual bonus is one of them, medical benefits could be another. If the company is a U.S. based, then stock option (though not attractive by today’s standard) would be a magnet [...]
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