NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Moody’s reduces Malaysia’s GDP outlook for 2019, 2020
Moody’s Investor Service today reduced Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) outlook to 4.4 per cent for this year, and 4.3 […]
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Najib: Statements made against previous govt not supported by facts and figures
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the mid-term review of the of 11th Malaysia Plan was mostly a […]
EDITORIALS
Our Household Debt-to-GDP ratio and inflation will definitely increase
The Phantom of the Pakatan Opera The previous govt has been trying to reduce the household debt to GDP ratio […]
EDITORIALS
If Guan Eng were UK’s Finance Minister, he’d even get Mr Bean to donate
The Phantom of the Pakatan Opera Malaysians were shocked and angered when Finance Minister suddenly declared that our national debt […]
EDITORIALS
Is the RM1 trillion ‘national debt’ propaganda?
The Phantom of the Pakatan Opera Firstly, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (LGE) has confirmed that the official Federal […]
EDITORIALS
Forbes: US debt reaching USD20 trillion & that’s not a bad thing
Michael Foster Imagine you’re sitting in a bar and a guy sits down next to you and says, “I just […]
THE THIRD FORCE
Were Malaysians conned into thinking the country was going to the dogs?
What is more important than national debt is the ability for the federal government to pay interests incurred on that debt. […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Flashback (March, 2018): Malaysia close to achieving high-income status
Following is an editorial published by IMF on the 7th of March 2018. Malaysia’s economy continues to perform strongly, with […]
EDITORIALS
World Bank: Malaysia experienced a significant acceleration of growth
Lim Sian See The World Bank has raised its forecast for Malaysia’s 2018 Gross Domestic Prooduct (GDP) growth to 5.4 […]
EDITORIALS
DAP politicians and their incredulous claims
Dato’ Eric See-To DAP politicians certainly have no shame when making incredulous allegations- even if it is in the state […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Rafizi, can you explain what’s going on in Singapore?
TTF: On the 22nd of May 2014, Rafizi Ramli played down plans by the Malaysian government to impose GST by saying […]
EDITORIALS
Malaysia outperformed many commodity-driven economies despite price slump
Lim Sian See Although efforts are being made to change this, the first thing you have to acknowledge is that […]
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Najib: Asian Development Bank’s report shows Malaysia to be among Asia’s biggest growth surprises
“PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) latest report on the World in 2050 predicted Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would be the 24th highest […]
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Najib: To stay ahead, Malaysia needs to keep raising the bar higher
The Prime Minister also cited several international accolades including from Forbes magazine which placed Malaysia at the forefront of all […]
EDITORIALS
Eric’s point-for-point reply to Malaysiakini regarding ECRL
TTF: Following is a point-for-point reply (in bold, blue) by Dato’ Eric See-To to questions posed and conclusions made in an […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
There is more to the country’s economic health than its debt
Do not simply be misled or fooled by propaganda that stresses the absolute numbers. Instead, look at the economy as […]
EDITORIALS
Najib resolved the inequality left behind by Mahathir through wealth sharing
When Najib became PM in 2009, two of the chief complaints were low wages and inequality. He has thus taken […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Ringgit stronger against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher on Monday following the bearish sentiment in the market for the US dollar after […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
RAM Ratings ups GDP projection to better reflect Malaysia’s growth performance
KUALA LUMPUR: RAM Rating Services Bhd is revising its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection up to 5.2% for 2017 […]