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Journalist | The Edge Malaysia | Tweet juga dalam Bahasa 🇲🇾 | Ex NewsRise, Nikkei, Wall Street Journal, TMR|
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VERY IMPORTANT PSA: I’ve seen plenty of people wearing it wrong, so here’s how to wear it right:
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People are dying, and he thinks it’s funny to joke about it.
Also, don’t forget that one time he deleted his video with Mike Chen who has spoken out about Uighurs in Xinjiang.
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My man completed all his side quests. He’s now ready for main story progression.
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Yesterday in New Zealand. PM Jacinda Ardern and government officials serving BBQ at a party attended by thousands of people.
No mask, no social distancing, no need to suspend parliament and whatnot. This is what successful pandemic response look like.
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Farm Fresh to acquire majority control of Inside Scoop for MYR83.90 million.
FF will buy 53% in Inside Scoop for RM68.4 million. Once done, FF will buy another 12% for RM15.50 million.
Big payday for the husband and wife who started just with an ice cream shop in Klang Valley.
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FUN FACT: Tunku Abdul Rahman drank alcohol - champagne, wine, and spirits you name it.
The favorite brandy of Malaysia's first prime minister and Kedah prince was Hennessy VSOP.
A couple of weeks ago, at a townhall discussing censorship, one academician stood up to suggest that old P. Ramlee movies need to be censored because there were portrayals of sexy Malay women, Malay people partying and consuming alcohol, and Malay couples 'dating dalam semak.'
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We actually don't need air-conditioning. We just need covered walkways. A LOT OF WALKWAYS.
This Pavillion-KLCC bridge is maintained by KLCC. Has air-conditioning, security and clean. Why can't we have more of these?
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One of those things that make you go hrm… as you stop at the traffic light.
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I listened to Lokman Noor Adam FB Live. What I find interesting:
- Muhyiddin indeed had simple majority with backing of 10 BN MPs.
- Agong in his wisdom rejected them as BN is supposed to support en bloc, not just 10 because of potential problems from anti-hopping law.
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A very senior dentist I know easily earns over RM500,000 in net profit annually.
Told me it "hurts" having to raise the pay of one receptionist by RM200 to RM1,500.
Some people are just stingy by nature. That's why we need minimum wage.
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REMINDER: HR does not exist to protect employees.
They’re NOT your friend.
HR’s number one priority is always to protect the company.
Keep this in mind at all times.
My head of HR suruh I tarik balik report polis yang I buat dekat salah sorang rakan sekerja. Ohh orang tu ugut nak simbah asid je dekat I. Tu HR kata tak berat.
Alasan HR : nanti next company nampak you banyak buat report polis, you susah dapat kerja 🤡
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UPDATE: Bursa Malaysia is now up more than 58 points, or over 4%, the strongest gain in a single day since March 2020.
Ringgit is today's best performing currency in Asia and up nearly 2% while government bonds are higher across the curve.
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Anwar Ibrahim is clearly no Mahathir Mohamad when it comes to punctuality.
Grand Old Man was rarely late to events and press conferences when he was the PM4 and PM7.
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This is a gated-and-guarded township of Eco World Development Group (listed on Bursa Malaysia).
Gross development value over RM11 billion. I suppose I can say it’s not very “eco” or “majestic” now…
Banjir kilat di kawasan perumahan Eco Majestic, Semenyih.
Kredit: Niena Samsir
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You know you've f*****d up big time when you're called out for Nazi salute by the Germans
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BREAKING: Hartalega Holdings and Top Glove Corp will be booted out from FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI.
This means glovemakers will no longer be represented in the 30-stock benchmark index.
AMMB Holdings and QL Resources will replace HARTA and TOPGLOV. Changes effective Dec. 19.
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I don’t think people appreciate how deadly rabies is.
No other virus on this planet had 100% kill rate. Only rabies.
Once the symptoms appear, you’re as good as DEAD.
Just In
Sarawak mencatatkan kematian ke 66 yang disebabkan virus rabies sejak 2017. Mangsa terbaru merupakan seorang wanita berumur 44 tahun.
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For those unfamiliar, “Menteri Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah” is actually more powerful than the title suggests. Perhaps even more important than DPM.
Rural development ministry traditionally controlled huge budget and UMNO have used many of the projects to strengthen its support.
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FUN FACT: Minimum wage in Jakarta is higher than in Kuala Lumpur. Yes. You read that right.
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In the first place, you're assuming Malaysia has a rival...
Ah, here we go again.
Malaysia's nasi lemak better than Singapore's? McDonald's new ad ignites food fight
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Since SG-MY once again in spotlight, I'd like take this chance to point out that the whole "Singapore being kicked out of Malaysia" is a myth.
Declassified documents show that Singapore actually engineered its own exit and proposed the separation to Malaysia in 1965.
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ALERT: Bank Negara Malaysia will announce monetary policy decision at 3.00pm today.
Both Bloomberg and Reuters surveys of economists call for 25 basis point increase to overnight policy rate.
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“Head of School” getting RM4,000-RM6,000 per month is all you need to know about the state of academics in Malaysia.
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THIS IS MAJOR NEWS.
Remember all the noise about former BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz's husband allegedly getting money from Jho Low / 1MDB?
Turns out, it was her husband who reported getting the money to Singapore authorities.
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He’s fired but let’s not forget he was not supposed to be hired in the first place.
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Maybank just reported net profit of RM2.36 billion for Jul-Sep. A lot of money in just three months.
What's more interesting is their size. We usually compare size of banks by looking at total assets...
... and Maybank now has RM1 trillion. Larger than some countries' GDP. Yep.
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Petronas reported net profit of RM92.31 billion for 2022.
Here's a chart showing profits of Petronas and KLCI-30 companies for comparison. Bubble according to scale.
Note: Genting and Genting Malaysia excluded as both reported net loss in last FY.
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Memang lah paling selamat kalau cuma ada lima motor dan tiga kereta atas jalan
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Wanna know how stupidly large RM1.69 billion is?
If you pay RM1,000 every day to the government, you will need roughly... 4,638 years to settle the bill.
And, that's EXCLUDING the interests.
Highlight: High Court orders Najib to pay RM1.69b in additional taxes to government -
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Malaysia stocks extend gains as trading resumes from midday break. Bursa Malaysia KLCI rises over 3%.
Ringgit also appreciated sharply, now best performing Asian currencies, and government bonds also rose.
Pakatan Harapan's Anwar Ibrahim set to be sworn in as PM.
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You don’t ask how, why, when, or where for feats like these.
You say “WHAT THE F-“ then go straight to ask “who?”
And the answer is Penang driver. It’s always a Penang driver.
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Malaysia's stock market has its biggest single-day gain in nearly six months after Malaysia lost its government.
Bursa Malaysia was best performer today with KLCI climbing 1.38% when most of Asian markets were down.
Make of that what you will.
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Bank Islam's proportion of variable rate loans is over 90%, the highest among Malaysian banks.
Fixed rate loans only make up 10% of its total loan mix.
I find it amusing that an *Islamic bank* is the biggest beneficiary of higher interest rates.
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Remember when WSJ broke the news
#MH370
flew on for hours from its last confirmed location...
... Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya and Hishammuddin Hussein, then acting transport minister, swiftly dismissed the report?
Of course, it turned out to be true and accurate.
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If you guys have forgotten about 1MDB scandal, make time to watch the news today because...
... former BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz is expected to testify today at Najib Razak's trial today.
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I really don’t want to give her more engagement, but this is a false dichotomy.
Experiences of other countries’ Covid handling show that it is possible to have BOTH.
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FAKTA MENARIK: Tim Leissner didakwa masuk Islam bukan sekali tapi DUA KALI!
Keluar masuk keluar masuk ye? Macam mana boleh masuk Islam dua kali ye?
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Securities Commission charges Mohamad Afiq Md Isa and his wife Natasha Mohamed Taufek for money laundering.
If they sound unfamiliar to you, perhaps you would've heard the trade name "Pelham Blue" and "Pelham Blue Fund" on Twitter?
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Oh, when Tunku Abdul Rahman was advised to stop drinking after he was elected as President of UMNO in 1951, he said:
“People must accept me as I am: my bad habits and my virtues. At the age of forty-eight, I cannot change them.”
Based.
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Wait, Malaysia has 33,285 active cases???
50 people died in 14 days from Covid-19?
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Malaysia's vaccination rate for adult is 90% but looking at total population, it's just 65% of 32 million people.
There are MILLIONS of potential virus carriers around you. So wear mask properly and follow the SOPs.
Interstate travel: Leaders remind public to continue complying with Covid-19 SOPs
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EPF's latest special withdrawal (total RM40.1 billion) has some interesting breakdown:
In term of race of applicants:
Bumiputera Malays 63%, Chinese 12%, Indians at 7%, 17% Bumiputera Sabah and Sarawak + non-Malaysians.
By wage groups applied:
55% of B40, 59% of M40, 39% of T20
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PUBLIC APOLOGY 101: Do NOT add conditional words such as "if" or "but" in your statement.
Think of it this way. If you stabbed someone with a knife, you don't say "I'm sorry if I stabbed you."
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This EPF warning is actually more alarming than it sounds.
Generally, you should save double your annual salary for retirement by age 35.
By age 40? Three times. By 45, you better have 4X if you want to keep similar lifestyle.
This is a ticking time bomb for a lot of people.
Highlight: EPF: Members need to work 4-6 years more to rebuild savings used during pandemic; 73% now lack funds to retire above poverty line -
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FUN FACT: Sushi King is operated by Texchem Resources Bhd listed on Bursa Malaysia.
Texchem CEO is Fumihiko Konishi, Japanese businessman who founded Sushi King in 1995.
Sushi King authentic Jepun? Who's gonna tell her..
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There's an interesting paper from World Bank:
~64.5% of jobs in Malaysia can NOT be performed from home.
~50.9% require high levels of physical contact.
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Warga Twitterjaya sekalian,
1MDB sudah muflis, bukan tak dapat taja haji, tapi MUFLIS tak mampu bayar hutang.
'Unit' pelaburan yang kononnya bernilai 940 JUTA dollar Amerika (RM3.74 billion) pula tidak dapat dibuktikan wujud oleh pengurusan 1MDB.
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Kalau nak ajar anak untuk hidup susah, saya cadang kerja di restoran atau kafe.
Atau apa saja yang melibatkan peruncitan. Anda akan melihat perangai manusia paling teruk.
“Saya tertanya-tanya kenapa golongan (T20) itu nak hantar anak-anak ke MRSM, dan jawapan yang diterima mengejutkan saya iaitu nak ajar anak untuk hidup susah."
#AWANInews
#AWANIpagi
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Malaysia Competition Commission fines five companies RM415 mln for forming a cartel to fix price of poultry feed.
Note: These are subsidiaries of listed cos - Leong Hup (Leong Hup International), FFM (PPB Group), and Dindings (Malayan Flour Mills).
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I feel like the fact that 28 people died in the last two weeks from Covid-19 in Malaysia is not talked about enough. Yes, it's 0.1% death rate.
But how is it that we still have more than two dozens people dead after we have developed vaccines and anti-viral medications?
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EARNINGS: Astro Malaysia posts first ever quarterly loss since its listing in 2012. Net loss RM47.05 million.
The company booked RM52 million VSS cost for severance, benefits and other expenses.
Have I mentioned before that Astro had 20-year monopoly when it started in 1996?
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Chryseis Tan and Faliq Nasimuddin.
Probably a reflection of upper class homogamy (marriage between two people with similar background) than your typical interracial marriage.
Good Morning Everyone!
Let's open today's discussion with a new topic:
INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE
esp. Malay & Chinese
or in malay, KAHWIN CAMPUR
experiences, opinions, thoughts, questions are welcomed 🤓
📸 chrystan_x
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Hup Seng made net profit of RM13 million on RM94 million revenue in just three months.
From just selling biscuits.
I always find this astonishing no matter how many times I look at their financial statements.
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Farm Fresh products will get more expensive. Within their latest quarterly results announcement, they have this in the notes:
Prices of chilled ready-to-drink products in Malaysia will go up by average of 5% effective mid-July and by average of 8% effective August for Singapore.
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In conclusion, Muhyiddin and Hadi were allegedly attempting Sheraton 2.0 but Agong did not fall for it.
If you have one hour to spare, here is link to the full video:
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STORY TIME: A financial services firm in KL is now facing Covid-19 outbreak after the higher-ups scrapped WFH because...
... some staff were lazing away. Instead of addressing small number of errand staff, it's apparently better to just get the entire workforce infected.
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Bank Negara Malaysia released a statement on the six-month moratorium. Nothing really new in it but...
My hot take is that we should just stop calling it "moratorium" and go with "rescheduling and restructuring" since that's what it really is.
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Say what???? Tamagotchi is back? And in colour?
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I’m old enough to remember Anwar Ibrahim debated Shabery Cheek because Najib Razak refused��
… and Anwar ate Shabery for lunch and dinner at the debate. It was the first-ever televised debate.
Besides Azmin, Mahiaddin, or Sanusi, I don’t think it would be worth Rafizi’s time debating anyone else in PN.
What message would it be sending?
That PN’s goon-level MPs are the equivalent of PH’s Ministers?
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BREAKING NEWS: BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA RAISES OVERNIGHT POLICY INTEREST RATE TO 2%
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MYAirline ran this promotion *LESS THAN 24 HOURS* before they ceased operations.
My condolences to everyone who booked and paid money to the company.
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Bursa Malaysia KLCI slips further, down 0.9% to nine-month low of 1486.85.
Malaysia now worst performing market in Asia, down 8.5% so far this year.
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33 tahun PAS perintah Kelantan, tanpa sebarang kes rasuah.
#HarakahDaily
#MerakyatMembangunBersamaIslam
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Just to be sure, it's not game over yet for Najib Razak until he exhausts all avenues for appeal.
There are still Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court, which is the highest court and the final appellate court in Malaysia.
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BREAKING: Inflation in Malaysia accelerated to 4.7% year-on-year in August as food prices soared.
Core inflation picked up pace at 3.8% year-on-year. Seasonally-adjusted, inflation was 0.2% month-on-month.
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Deleted his tweet, doesn’t even apologize, and proceeds to shill his podcast. Wow.
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Meanwhile in NRA-GOP's America, it's still not the time to talk about gun control.
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Ringgit tumbles further against US dollar and now at 4.5240. This is the weakest since January 1998.
Yep. Ringgit is now back to Asian Financial Crisis territory. Year-to-date, MYR is down about 8% vs USD.
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Leissner had several affairs, including one with Rohana Rozhan, former CEO of Astro Malaysia Holdings.
Pfffft so finally it's out in the open. Welp, she got a $10 million home in London at the end of the day...
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Farm Fresh has acquired 70% stake in Sin Wah Ice Cream for RM28.4 million.
If you're not familiar with "Sin Wah," here's what they make:
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Kalau ikhlas, jangan tambah conditional words macam "if" dan "but" bila minta maaf.
This Public Apology 101 class is brought to you for free. You're welcome.
Salam semua.
Saya rasa mungkin ramai keliru bagaimana nak hubungi KKM. Ini caranya. Kita perbetulkan ya.
To every single media personnels, I apologise if my statement has hurt anyone.
Mari kita ketepikan our differences for the nation. Help each other.
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Some worrying numbers from EPF's press release today:
- 46% of members below age of 55 have less than RM10,000 in EPF account
- 27% of members meet Basic Savings threshold (RM240,000 at age 55)
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This is major news!
Singapore authorities are considering getting banks and telcos to share responsibility in scam losses with victims.
The most important point is this:
If they fail to implement measures assigned to them, they will have to pay to consumers.
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Malaysia dropped 18 places to rank 119 in RSF's latest Press Freedom Index.
For context, this is the worst drop in Southeast Asia.
Singapore down 2 and Philippines also down 2 but Thailand up 3 and Indonesia up 6!
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FUN FACT: Singapore stopped issuing $10,000 denomination notes in 2014 and $1,000 notes in 2021.
Those in circulation still remain a legal tender, so you just need 60 pieces of $10,000 note and 600 of $1,000s.
Zahid was charged for receiving bribes between 2014 and 2017.
Judge: I cannot imagine what envelope could fit SG$600k
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Najib Razak hari ini didakwa berkaitan transaksi SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Eh, bukan 1MDB ke? Apa kaitan SRC International dengan 1MDB? Kenapa tak pernah dengar pasal SRC?
1/ SRC ini sebenarnya bekas anak syarikat 1MDB sebelum diambil alih oleh Kementerian Kewangan dalam 2012
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18-year-olds are not mature enough to vote, say bearded and wrinkled people.
Meanwhile on Facebook...
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Malaysia, population 32 mln, latest confirmed cases: 4,611
US, population 328 mln, latest confirmed cases: 4,062
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Garuda Indonesia's president-director was fired following an audit that found he smuggled Harley Davidson components.
WHAT. IN. THE. WORLD? The chief executive of a state-owned airline was caught, of all the things, smuggling motorcycle parts?
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Bank Negara Malaysia released Financial Stability Review report today.
As usual (and as with other central banks), BNM says everything is fine and under control.
But you guys are not interested in the mundane. So here are some of the risks flagged by BNM:
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I like how “RM1,500 per month for graphic designer” is such a Malaysian thing.
Gaji tahap ni nak orang pakai Adobe Illustrator ke Microsoft Paint? 🤦🏻♂️
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“wHY dOn’t tHe mEdiA nAmE tHe FaCtoRy oR thE fActoRY oWneR?!?”
The usual practice is that the press do not name a suspect until he is charged in court.
Some countries have laws that the media can’t publish the name until the person plead to the charges.
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I was not aware that Ramadan and Hari Raya are traditionally celebrated in Europe...
With such a weak ringgit – it was trading at RM4.80 to the US dollar yesterday – they said the upcoming Ramadan and Hari Raya celebration would be a challenge.
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Grandson of Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew marries boyfriend.
Why is this story important? Well, Singapore bans homosexuality... 🤭
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SINGAPORE IS SET TO CRIMINALISE MARITAL RAPE
Meanwhile in Malaysia, Islamists say there's no such thing as marital rape...
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Wait, why is it that PCR test costs 800 rupees (RM45) in New Delhi' private labs but RM150 in Malaysia?
In India, they could even come to your home to collect samples for RM68. Why is this not a thing in Malaysia?
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One thing that baffles me the most is UMNO sticking with Najib despite being convicted of high crimes and being dealt biggest blow in elections.
UMNO could easily cut him loose, reset, and start winning back votes. Instead, they try all sorts to secure his release. Why?
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@azmanrocks
@FinazYunus
@MuftiSelangor
@TheMerdekaTimes
Now you've done it. You've caused a short circuit in their brain.
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The real Chinatown isn’t Petaling Street or Cyberjaya...
... it’s Sunway Velocity. Specifically, it’s the province of Sichuan.
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- Muhyiddin was willing to finance any potential by-elections due to the party-hopping.
- Hishamuddin Hussein was *allegedly* one of the 10 BN MPs who signed SDs supporting Muhyiddin.
- Muhyiddin was willing to give BN the PM post on condition it was Hishammuddin.
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