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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 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
When was the last time you able to recover your loss from a profitable investing trade due to both greed and global factors? I’m extreme lucky to experience this roller-coaster again (yes, I’ve tasted it before) this time, but please note that this can only happen if you’re investing in sound [...]
March 10th, 2007 by financetwitter
There’re obvious and strong reasons why EON Capital Berhad (KLSE: EONCAP, stock-code 5266) showed such determination to acquire Rashid Hussain Bhd (KLSE : RHB, stock-code 1309) with its’ willingness to offer the highest price for RHB and RHB Capital Berhad (KLSE: RHBCAP, stock-code 1066) stock. [...]
March 8th, 2007 by financetwitter
After successfully controls RHB Bank group’s parent, Rashid Hussain Bhd (KLSE : RHB, stock-code 1309), Malaysia’s state pension fund Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said it would stays as a long-term investor and would appoint professional managers to run the bank. EPF which owns about 30.9% of R [...]
March 6th, 2007 by financetwitter
Isn’t it fantastic the way stock markets plunged the way it did recently? And you can be sure of the panic painted on the face analysts, politicians, fund managers and economists. When these people started shouting “Fundamentals are intact and still strong” it can only mean one thing – there [...]
March 4th, 2007 by financetwitter
Just before the start of Chinese Lunar celebration, I wrote about how Malaysians cheered proudly the launching of Measat-3 into orbit by foreigners from the launch pad of Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Astro All Asia Network Plc (KLSE: ASTRO, stock-code 5076) which monopolize the pay-TV sector hop [...]
March 4th, 2007 by financetwitter
Everyone hates traffic, what more if you’re late for an important appointment, be it business or a date appointment. For some it’s the worst thing that can happen to their lives. Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) has comes a long way from being just a search portal. Google’s offerings have sin [...]
March 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
As expected, Genting made a wise decision (as if it has other choice) by pulling out from the proposed partnership with Macau gambling tycoon Stanley Ho. Genting International said it would sell its 25 percent share of a Macau joint venture to Star Cruise Ltd (SIN: S21) for HK$58.5 million ($7.5 mil [...]
March 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Federal authorities had exposed one of the most far-reaching insider trading schemes on Wall Street in decades, involving four investment banks and a web of hedge funds, day traders, lawyers and even a few supervisors, who upon discovering evidence of insider trading, blackmailed the traders to keep [...]
March 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
The main difference between the longevity of Eastern and Western managed companies is in the succession plan. Most easterners passed on their business legacy to their immediate family members (normally sons) because they believe their decades-built empire should be kept within their own family membe [...]
March 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
A firm, Kingdom Langkawi, linked to Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has agreed to buy the hotel and boutique unit of Malaysian Airline System Berhad (KLSE: MAS, stock-code 3786) for $124 million. An indirect subsidiary of Kingdom Hotel Investments, a firm affiliated to Alwaleed, will pay 435 million [...]
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