• As Pandemic Rages, U.S. Economic Sanctions Against Cuba are Getting Deadlier

    No surprise; this time the U.S. government inflicts terror on the Caribbean island by withholding ventilators. ...
  • K-pop Suicides Highlight South Korea’s Desperation for Soft Power

    The powerful Chaebols ruthlessly pursue profits at any cost. The commodification of celebrities and the unbearable pressure on them have increasingly led to performers to take their own lives. (Nikkei Asian Review) The propulsive beats and synchronized movements that pushed BTS, Blackpink and many other groups to the forefront...
  • Chinese Projects in Manila Bay Surround US Embassy

    (Asian Nikkei Review) MANILA — China Harbour Engineering has clinched a contract for a $1 billion land reclamation project to extend SM Prime Holdings’ Mall of Asia complex in Manila, with construction greenlit to begin next year. The company is among a group of Chinese construction businesses working on...
  • The Politics of McDonald’s in Malaysia

    (FAM News) – There has been a lot of commotion lately about the Golden Arches. #McDonalds will only be allowing #halal-certified birthday cakes into their premises from now on. Story in the link: https://t.co/KMDKLqStfj pic.twitter.com/NTa9KwjAiZ — Hype Malaysia (@HypeMY) December 30, 2016 McDonalds has always served as a convenient political...
  • Crown Prince Attacked For Overpaying Football Players

    (The Star) – PETALING JAYA: With the General Election drawing closer, Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim (pic) on Monday told Tan Sri Annuar Musa “not to be a liability to the ruling party.” Don’t be a liability to #Umno, #TMJ warns Annuar Musa | https://t.co/bDPE2azqOM pic.twitter.com/IaZxvfKtnt —...
  • Najib: Europe and North America “Can Only Dream Of” Our Growth

    (NST) – KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysia’s growth forecast of 4.3 to 4.5 per cent for this year is one that developed countries can only dream of. He said the year 2016 was a great change across the world, while the currencies of emerging...
  • Tax Shipping Companies, Not The Religious

    (Malay Mail Online) – KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — A Sabah federal lawmaker has urged Putrajaya to impose tax on shipping firms which he said are turning in huge profits annually, instead of going after religious bodies. Sabah DAP advisor Jimmy Wong pointed out that shipping companies have been exempted...
  • China Approves More Debt for Growth

    China has approved a $36 Billion Railway/Transit plan to lay the groundwork for the planned Jing-Jin-Ji Megacity. The Jing-Jin-Ji plans will integrate the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and the province of Hebei, creating a megacity with a population of 150 Million. China's Jing-Jin-Ji make Beijing a world's largest...
  • Singapore Slasher Strikes At Local Mall

    Graphic photos are circulating social media of an incident in Singapore. One 23-year old suspect has been arrested in conjunction with the bloody slashing of the unidentified victim, a 28 year old male. 23-year-old man arrested after slashing incident at Orchard Plaza https://t.co/I1QaeUcXOW pic.twitter.com/OFzCMWy9QH — The Straits Times (@STcom)...
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