May 21: Penang Development Corporation’s ability to pay its employees “hefty” bonuses for “record-breaking” profits it made last year is great news for civil servants of this country. It is the ...

Been a while since I added a new kid to my blogroll. Say hi to Jepry Jaws. At 28, he has already been a journalist with TV3 and the Vibes (yes, that portal Terence Fernandez and I helped start in 2020 ...

Despite the unprecented culling of reporters in occupied Palestine, Israel has lost only 11 spots on RSF’s World Press Free Index; China is still considered dangerous; Malaysia is up by only 19 places ...

Rocky’s Bru, which I started in 2006, is second in the latest ranking on Malaysia’s political blogs and websites by the US-based Feedspot, a content reader that helps you track multiple websites ...

NEW YORK – October 1, 2024 – BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) and Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”) announce the successful completion of BlackRock’s acquisition of GIP. The combination creates an ...

(The Edge speculated Bashir’s “return” to Malaysia’s aviation here and confirmed the story MAG appoints former MAHB MD Bashir Ahmad as director). In any case, after my posting below, I was alerted to ...

Every time our Ringgit strengthens, our kiasu neighbours in the south are the first to be concerned - and affected. And rightly so. Malaysia receives 8.3 million tourist arrivals from Singapore (pop 5 ...

TTDI, 11/Feb: I turned into a dragon yesterday, the first day of the new lunar year, as we walked up towards the Kiara hill, once my favourite grounds for walking, trekking and bicycling. I was ...

The Curve, 1/feb: Did you know how many zeros there are in a billion? Of course, you didn’t. I doubt if those billionaires knew, either, which is probably why they generally fail to declare their ...

Damansara, 29/jan: I am usually sympathetic towards fellow bloggers who get their blogs blocked but in the case of Murray Hunter, an Australian residing in Hatyai after years of making a living in ...

This is a time of profound disruption across all facets of international relations. As information technology reshapes societies everywhere, we have reached an unprecedented intersection between ...

Friday 31 March: A reliable source told me the other day that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission was aware of activities where outside elements, with the help of unscrupulous enforcement ...