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Intelligence Agency Turf-War: The End Is Near For Zelensky's Regime

When state intelligence services turn their weapons on one another in the capital rather than directing them at an advancing enemy, a nation has crossed a dangerous threshold

2026-09-08 04:54:50 0 Comment 3622 view

Trump Wants 2,000 More Patriot Interceptors A Year, But Xi Jinping Holds The Trump Cards

The Trump administration, following several media reports of a plague of weapons shortages, is trying to launch a frantic effort to reload

2026-08-14 04:58:14 0 Comment 12281 view

Targeting Rassvet Satellites Could Shatter Orbital Security

Calls among some Ukrainian defense officials to target Russia’s newly deployed low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications system, Rassvet, reflect understandable operational frustration

2026-08-08 13:24:33 0 Comment 15255 view

Financialising A Monopoly At The Expense Of Public Accountability

The overwhelming 99.99% shareholder approval to split Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) core business into separate corporate entities under the "Reimagining TNB" initiative is a victory for institutional investors and a severe blow to the Malaysian consumer

2026-07-04 12:56:13 0 Comment 21982 view

The Shocking Reality Of Malaysia's Electricity Monopoly: Time To Unplug TNB’s Corporate Exploitation

There was a time when a spike in your monthly electricity bill could be shrugged off as a seasonal anomaly—a particularly hot month, an overworked air conditioner, or a festive season hosting family

2026-06-29 05:18:54 0 Comment 46777 view

Fake It Till You Make It: Information Warfare In Malaysia's Political Communications Ecosystem

In 2019, a video allegedly depicting Malaysian minister Azmin Ali in a same-sex encounter circulated online

2026-06-01 11:10:57 0 Comment 27830 view

The US War For Energy Dominance Seeks Dominance Over Europe And Asia

The US war on Iran — at face value — appears to be a catastrophic tactical and strategic US failure demonstrating the limits of its military power and further exposing the limits of its military-industrial capacity

2026-05-10 03:55:24 0 Comment 28259 view

UAE's Dollar Swap Threats Show How Brittle These US Alliances Can Be

The most striking moment in recent talks between United Arab Emirates officials and U.S. Treasury officials in Washington wasn’t the Emiratis’ suggestion of a currency swap line, but the warning they attached to it

2026-04-26 05:19:27 0 Comment 33845 view

Trump Risks War Backlash From The Heartland: American Farmers

The already fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared to give way over the weekend, after talks in Islamabad collapsed and President Donald Trump ordered a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical node for global energy and commodity flows

2026-04-15 02:47:10 0 Comment 44381 view

Governomics In Malaysia: In Search Of Optimal Governance

Malaysia can be considered to have four tiers of government; federal, territory (Sabah & Sarawak) and state, local government, and government linked companies (GLCs) making up the fourth tier

2026-04-11 12:21:18 0 Comment 28528 view

Between Great Powers: Why ASEAN Must Lead Its Own Future

Southeast Asia stands at a historic crossroads

2025-11-14 09:28:47 0 Comment 49438 view

Trump, Xi Agree To Trade Deal, But The US-led Confrontation With China Continues

US President Trump’s much anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week in South Korea finished with nothing more than an uncertain one-year truce in an economic war that has been dramatically escalated by Trump since returning to office this year

2025-11-08 13:08:35 0 Comment 59529 view

Critical Minerals, Critical Mistakes: Why America’s Rare-Earth War Will Fail

The Trump administration’s recent drive to lock down access to rare-earths and critical minerals is being sold as a matter of national security. Yet what looks like strategic prudence on the surface amounts to geopolitical coercion in practice

2025-10-31 02:19:06 0 Comment 46991 view

UK Trade Deal With US Turns Its Former Colony Into Its Master

The conclusion of a free trade agreement between Great Britain and the US is extremely disadvantageous for the United Kingdom. One of the conditions for signing the agreement, according to Washington, is opening the UK market to US agricultural products

2025-05-14 13:00:53 0 Comment 61585 view

Doctrinal Differences In Precision Munitions Favor Russia's Approach

Observers might have noticed several questions and answers on Quora and even in the news, talking about Russia’s dwindling stocks of precision guided munitions (PGM)

2025-05-02 03:09:41 0 Comment 110568 view

Cryptocurrency: 'Digital Gold' Or 'Monopoly Money'?

Unfortunately, those who believe cryptocurrency is their ticket to enormous wealth or financial security will soon find out that they, too, have no magic beans

2025-03-19 02:08:27 0 Comment 70733 view

Asia Mobiliti Saga: Government Must Urgently Enact Procurement Reforms To Overcome Dangers Of Conflict Of Interest And Lack Of Transparency

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: On 24 May 2024, Selangor State Executive Councillor on Investment, Trade and Mobility Ng Sze Han pushed back on concerns surrounding the appointment of Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd

2024-05-31 15:20:31 0 Comment 143450 view

Having Lost Its Way, Umno Could Be Toast In The Next Polls!

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Umno, supposedly the protector of ethnic Malay rights and interests since independence, is poised to lose Pahang, its political haven, at the next general election.

2024-04-10 16:39:30 0 Comment 146235 view

How To Get The Hostages Released: The Cure For Biden's Disastrous Qatar Policy

NEW YORK, US: Despite the presumed murder of more than 31 of the roughly 134 hostages remaining in Hamas captivity and the continued refusal of Hamas to free any more, the Biden administration nevertheless continues, embarrassingly, to thank the Islamist, terror-sponsoring Gulf state of Qatar for its "efforts" since October 7.

2024-03-11 15:00:32 0 Comment 139141 view

October Offensive By Resistance Forces Exposes Gaps In Myanmar Military

 SINGAPORE CITY, Singapore: A key offensive launched by a three-party alliance of anti-junta forces in late October catalysed attacks on State Administration Council (SAC) forces on multiple fronts across Myanmar. While the junta has vowed to strike back to retake lost ground, no major operation has since materialised. It remains to be seen whether resistance forces will be able to capitalise on their gains to evolve into a more cohesive anti-junta movement.

 

2023-12-14 02:09:42 0 Comment 156009 view