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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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December 20th, 2006 by financetwitter
It's as expected that the Thailand military appointed government has no other choice but to reverse their earlier decision to impose restrictions on foreign investments to curb speculation on the country's baht currency. The problem here is the inability of the new government to understand the Basic [...]
December 20th, 2006 by financetwitter
Bernama today clarified that Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has denied buying a RM30 million boat as reported by a newspaper in Turkey recently. "The report is inaccurate. It is a lie. I don't know where it got such facts," he told reporters here when asked to comment on a [...]
December 19th, 2006 by financetwitter
Maxis Communications Bhd (KLSE : MAXIS, stock-code 5051) has made a bid for a controlling stake in India’s Hutchison Essar (http://www.hutch.co.in/), the fourth largest mobile operator, in an effort to further stamp its presence in the Indian market, according to press reports from India. Maxis’ [...]
December 19th, 2006 by financetwitter
After being punished today, 19-Dec-2006, the Thai government is making a U-turn in lifting controls on foreign investment in stocks after the market plunged nearly 15 percent, sending panic throughout regional bourses of worries about a repeat of 1997 Asian Economic Crisis. Investors dumped stocks i [...]
December 19th, 2006 by financetwitter
Since Yusli, CEO of Bursa Malaysia (KLSE : BURSA, stock-code 1818) confidently declared recently that Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange bull was the result of foreign investors jumping in to buy the stocks causing it to hit the 9-years high, I suppose Yusli can say the same thing about today's performance [...]
December 18th, 2006 by financetwitter
As blogged earlier in FinanceTwitter, one after another palm oil plantation company starts to build its' shield when the mega-merger of Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad (KLSE : GUTHRIE, stock-code 3131), Sime Darby Berhad (KLSE : SIME, stock-code 4197) and Golden Hope Plantations Berhad (KLSE : GHOPE, stock- [...]
December 18th, 2006 by financetwitter
Thai Baht seems to be under attack again by currency speculators since the 1997 Asia Economic Crisis which started from the same place, same method and same culprit. But this time the problem is the rises of Baht.The Bank of Thailand announced fresh measures on Monday, 18-Dec-2006, to try to curb th [...]
December 18th, 2006 by financetwitter
One of the main problem with Malaysia stock market is the attitude of the authority, be it Security Commission or the Stock Exchange itself (better known as Bursa or KLSE) in creating more values to investors (retail of foreign) in terms of basic lifeblood in the form of "information". Despite screa [...]
December 17th, 2006 by financetwitter
What are the most important division / department that will drive and determine the success of a company? Don't be surprise if mostly answered "Sales" department but in actual fact it's the "Marketing" department. No doubt the salesman or woman are the people who bring in sales and revenue to the co [...]
December 16th, 2006 by financetwitter
For decades (first proposed in 1960s), there have been discussions concerning the controversial building of the Bakun Dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak which would be the largest dam in southeast Asia if built but will also be the most expensive totalling RM 15.0 billion. After being indefinitel [...]
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