GUT SHOT PODCAST: Is Our Foreign Policy Just Fishing for Votes in Murky Waters?

Ok folks Sam and I did another podcast. This one is a historical analysis of Malaysia's foreign policies. Do take time to listen to it. Thank you.

Link: https://youtu.be/QSWO72N5CaU?si=Z0cSEC_Ld2bK9Lrz

 

 

VOLKSWAGEN CLOSES FACTORY: FIRST TIME IN 88 YEARS. RISE OF CHINA, SUCCESS OF BRITISH SCHEMING AND GERMAN BUNGLING.

 

For the first time in 88 years Volkswagen of Germany has shut down a major manufacturing plant in Dresden, Germany. Here is the news:  

This article is another cover up. One of the main reasons industries are shutting down all over Germany is because the stupid German politicians have decided to take sides in the really stupid war in Ukraine which was cleverly planned and executed by the British. 

Readers of this blog will recall that when the war in Ukraine began FOUR YEARS ago I said in this blog, and I have said many times since then, that this was a British war against Germany and Russia. The primary target was Germany.

Under Angela Merkel, Germany had become the undeniable economic giant in Western Europe.  And Germany committed a cardinal sin - they moved closer to the Russian orbit. Through the Nordstream pipelines German industry was directly hooked into cheap Russian gas. The economic union between German industry and cheap Russian energy was making Germany and Russia incredibly wealthy. And wealth created economic muscle, might and political influence in Europe.

And with the creation of BRICS etc there was the threat that the Russia-German trade could be done outside the US Dollar or Euro and outside the Western banking systems. 

So just one war neutralised both Russia and Germany. The Ukraine War has almost completely cut off Russian gas from Germany. The British bombed that Nordstream pipeline. Seymour Hersh fingered the Americans, Danes, Dutch, Norwegians etc. Dont forget the Brits.  

Not only Volkswagen but without Russian gas entire German industries are shutting down. Germany is in trouble.  Germany could use an Albert Speer (click here). Failing that they should vote for the AfD (Alternatif fur Deutschland).

However there is another greater danger. All over the world, Chinese cars are now outselling German cars. Especially Chinese EVs which are shutting out German EVs even inside Germany. The Chinese are making a better quality car at a much lower price. The top quality label 'Made in Germany' cannot compete with 'Made in China' now.  You do not laugh at Made in China anymore. 

Let us compete in doing righteous works. May the best man win.

HARGA MINYAK DUNIA COLLAPSE US$55 SATU TONG, DESPITE TENSION DI VENEZUELA

Semalam harga minyak dunia jatuh ke tahap US$55 satu tong. Hari ini mungkin naik sikit. Tapi pada keseluruhannya harga minyak dunia sedang menurun. Jika tegangan politik antara Amerika Syarikat dan Venezuela lebih reda atau berkurangan tidak mustahil harga minyak dunia akan menurun kepada level US$50 satu tong ataupun ke bawah US$50 satu tong. 

Soalan cepu mas ialah bagaimana pula dengan harga minyak di stesen minyak? Kalau harga minyak sedunia sudah jatuh merudum, harga minyak di stesen minyak patut menurun juga. So what is happening?

Takkan depa nak tunggu harga minyak naik balik? That is not fair. Tak aci lah. Semua manusia lain dalam dunia dapat jimat duit dengan penurunan harga minyak. Sila lihat carta penurunan harga minyak di Amerika Syarikat dari bulan November hingga Disember 2025: 

 

Kita pula macam mana?

Soalan lebih besar dan patut merunsingkan - despita peperangan di Ukraine, sekatan ekspot minyak Rusia, sekatan ekspot minyak Iran yang buat tak senonoh dan sekarang sekatan ekspot minyak Venezuela yang sepatutnya akibatkan harga minyak dunia naik tetapi yang berlaku pula adalah yang sebaliknya. Harga minyak dunia menurun.

Imagine bila perang Ukraine selesai  (tidak lama lagi) dan ekspot minyak Rusia kembali seperti biasa - saya percaya harga minyak dunia akan jatuh lagi.

Sebab utama ialah penggunaan minyak oleh negara China sedang 'plateau' ia itu bertambah sedikit. 

3 Dec 2025 - "Chinese oil demand plateaued last year (2024) amid surging electric vehicle sales and a slowdown in the country's construction sector, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. The finding represents a major shift for global oil markets. China accounted for 60 percent of global oil demand growth between 2013 and 2023. That rapid growth now appears to be over."

So ingat baik-baik ok. Kalau harga minyak dunia jatuh, harga minyak di stesen minyak kita pun patut menurun. Jangan pula harga minyak satu dunia menurun tapi kita pula di perbodohkan lagi.

 

DAP, UMNO, PKR WHOEVER IS INTERESTED: MALAYSIA CPI GLOBAL RANKING VERSUS ELECTORAL PERFORMANCE 2005 - 2022

 

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the old UMNO policies or their leaders; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the old UMNO policies until all is DESTROYED" - retake from Mathew. 

 

 

I was doing some online research and was able to put this graph together.  The DAP clowns who just got their ass kicked 8-0 in the Sabah State polls better pay attention because this graph reflects upon the partners you are sleeping with. And also upon you.

Also bear in mind that in 2022 ALL OF YOU LOST THE ELECTIONS. 
IN 2022 THERE WAS NO WINNER.  
IN 2022 WE ENDED UP WITH A HUNG PARLIAMENT.  

Then in 2023 there were elections in the SIX States (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor). Again the PKR and UMNO got their backsides kicked. DAP did not do as well either. 

SO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTIONS IN LATE 2026 OR 2027? THIS IS WHY YOU MUST PAY CLOSE ATTENTION HERE.

Here is a graph that maps UMNO's electoral performance against Malaysia's Global Corruption Ranking (taken from Transparency International) over the General Election years from 2004 until 2022. 

Why UMNO? For two simple reasons.

1. Simply because UMNO was the ruling coalition from 2004 until 2018. And then again from circa 2021 (Ismail Sabri) until today 2025 (unity gomen). So UMNO had/has the most to gain or lose.

2.  Regardless of whether UMNO was/is in power or not ALL THE FAILED UMNO POLICIES OF THE PAST 55 YEARS (FROM 1970) ARE STILL IN PLACE. "not an iota, not a dot" of UMNO's failed policies have been changed. 

The Bible says:  Matthew 5:17-18, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished" 

Rewording this to fit the policies of ALL the ruling parties in Malaysia from 1970 until today: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the old UMNO policies or their leaders; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the old UMNO policies until all is DESTROYED."  

Having said that, please look at the graph. The vertical blue colored bars chart the number of Parliamentary seats won by UMNO from the 2004 GE until 2022 GE. UMNO has gone from over 100 Parliamentary seats in 2004 to only 26 seats in 2022. In 18 years UMNO lost over 75% of their Parliamentary seats. It is so obvious that UMNO is a dead party. 

 

 

 

In 2004 Malaysia's Global Corruption Ranking was at 39. This was the first General Election under the brand new Abdullah Badawi gomen. Badawi had won over 104 seats for UMNO. Then things immediately started going bad.

By the 2008 General Election under Badawi, Malaysia's Global Corruption Ranking dropped EIGHT PLACES from 39 to 47. And in 2008, for the first time UMNO lost its 2/3 majority in Parliament.  But did they do anything? Did they change any of their obviously failed policies? No they did not.

Remember this No 47 Global Corruption ranking.  In 2008 UMNO suffered a serious  stroke at this number 47. 

In the next GE in 2013 there was a new PM, Najib Razak. Umno's fortunes saw an uptick but the BN as a whole lost even more seats.  And Malaysia's Global Corruption ranking became worse and worse. By 2013 our global corruption ranking dropped further to No. 53. Malaysia had dropped another SIX places from 47 in 2008 to 53 in 2013. Did UMNO change any of their failed policies? Did they try to wipe out corruption? No they did not.

Then came the disaster for UMNO/BN in 2018. UMNO suffered their fatal heart attack. In 2018 Malaysia's Global Corruption Ranking hit an all time low of no 61.  Malaysia's corruption ranking had fallen another EIGHT places from 53 in 2013 to 61 in 2018. For the first time Malaysia's global corruption ranking fell below 60th place. UMNO suffered a fatal heart attack at no. 61. UMNO/BN was kicked out of office.

Note: Corruption was not the single largest reason why UMNO/BN lost political power in 2018. They were just screwing everything up. But corruption played a large role in getting them kicked out of political power. 

In 2018 Dr Mahathir became prime minister again. Over 2019 - 2020 our Global Corruption Ranking improved significantly, we reached no. 51 in global rankings. Dr Mahathir had improved our corruption ranking by TEN places. 

But Dr Mahathir did not deliver any of the promises he made BEFORE the General Elections (except abolish the GST). So he lost popularity and was removed in 2020. Followed by Tan Sri Muhyiddin (till 2021) and Ismail Sabri (till 2022).

By the next General Election in 2022  Malaysia's Global Corruption ranking had deteriorated seriously again to 61.  This was the same fatal heart attack number as in 2018. And so in 2022 there was a hung Parliament. All the political parties lost the elections. NO one won a simple majority.

So remember these global corruption ranking numbers and the year:

• In 2008  the global corruption ranking was 47, UMNO lost 2/3 majority.
• In 2018 the global corruption ranking was 61, UMNO lost political power. 
• In 2022 the global corruption ranking was 61, it was a hung Parliament. 

So based on this past historical data:

If you want to win a simple majority in Parliament, the Global Corruption Ranking must be 50 or below. (Under Dr Mahathir 2.0 circa 2019-2020 it had already improved to 51).

If you want to win a 2/3 majority in Parliament the Global Corruption Ranking must be 47 or lower.

CONCLUSION:

So I want to ask the DAP and your friends - can you take down the Transparency International's Global Corruption Ranking of Malaysia down to below 50 or to below 47 by next year (early polls in 2026) or latest by 2027 ?

Here is my short answer: NO WAY WILL THAT BE POSSIBLE.

Plus you have not done anything to change or abolish any of those really stupid and blood sucking UMNO/BN policies that have been in place in this country for decades now.   

Please read again my earlier post:   UPDATED: DAP's ROCKET EXPLODING?

It is so obvious that UMNO and all their foolish policies are dead.  So DAP if you still hang out with all these dead people, then in 2026 or 2027 you will also get kicked out.  

 

 

SOMETHING FROM THE JEWISH TALMUD

 

Here is something which I believe I have posted maybe a couple of years ago. It popped up again somewhere. 

 

1. Talmud (Sanhedrin 37a, 6th century AD) : “Whoever saves a single life is considered to have saved the world.”

 

Quran (Sura 5:32, 7th century AD) : “If anyone saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind.

2. Matthew 19:24, "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God  (Also Mark 10:25).

 

Quran (7:40)      Arabic Text (Partial): "إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّىٰ يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ".
    

Translation (Sahih International): "Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the criminals"

RM4.09 / US DOLLAR: THANK YOU DATA CENTERS

"Singapore BANNED Data Centers for a while".

 

The Ringgit is surging strongly against the US Dollar and also against other currencies. I hope it slips well below RM4.00 in the coming months. The multi-billion US Dollar Data Center investments are kicking off. Billions of US Dollars are pouring into the country. First some old news rehash:

• Foreign investment in Malaysian data centres booming
• Over RM144 billion approved since 2021
• Driven by tech giants like Microsoft, AWS, and Google
• Google invest US$2b (RM10b) its first data centre
• over US$23b (RM100b) from North America alone in early 2024
• valued at US$4.04b (RM17b) in 2024 
• Malaysian data centre market to exceed US$13.5b (RM56b) by 2030
• global tech giants: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, ByteDance 
• Amazon to contribute US$12.1b (RM57.3b) to Malaysia’s GDP 

My Comments:

As you can see the numbers are huge. These Data Centers have begun construction. Here is a Data Center under construction within about 5-10 minutes of where I live. This is in Nilai. 

The Billions of US Dollars are already pouring into Malaysia to buy land, construct the very special purpose buildings, buy all the billions of Ringgit worth of computer mainframes, machinery fabrication etc. You can see in the picture the buildings are massive in size. The columns are large and the flooring is thick possibly to support mainframes with minimal vibration. All this costs money.

I believe this is what is pushing up the Ringgit. (Just to explain, when Foreign Investments flow into the country they must convert their money - for example US Dollars - into Ringgit to pay for all their purchases inside the country. Hence the Ringgit will move up).

Not everyone is in favour of Data Centers. They are here for our cheaper electricity and for the abundant water (also cheap). Once they are all up and running the country's power supply will be fully stretched. We will have to build more power plants. Perhaps this is why they signed that natural gas deal with Donald Trump - we will need more gas to fire the power plants.

The Data Centers do not generate as much employment in relation to the amount of the investments. A Data Center may employ a couple of hundred people - mostly highly skilled engineers and technicians - most of whom will be imported expatriates because our education system is still busy with its liwats, rogols and the occasional mati jatuh dari tingkat atas. 

So if you are thinking that all these hundreds of billions of Ringgits invested in Data Centers will create tens or hundreds of thousands of jobs - well not exactly. This is a capital intensive, high tech but low labour intensive investment. Automation and AI is the name of the game. Of course the Security Guards will be Nepali. There will be no Bas Kilang ferrying Bangladeshi workers.

Data Centers will also generate heat pollution - hence they will spend billions to fabricate cooling systems. Data Centers located in urban areas may raise temperatures in the immediate surroundings - unless their cooling systems are well fabricated and operated.  Hence their need for large quantities of cheap water or water recycling.  In any case money must be invested and the Ringgit will go up some more.

Singapore BANNED Data Centers for a while. They have allowed Data Center investments again but with very strict conditions. They must generate a portion of their own electricity - using renewables. They must also recycle their cooling water. All that costs much more money.

Malaysia does not have such restrictions. 

At this point in time any investment is a good investment - regardless foreign or domestic investors. But more foreign investments will push the Ringgit higher. I hope the Ringgit goes to RM3:50 or something against the US Dollar.  Foreign travel will become cheaper. Imported inflation will disappear.

UPDATED: DAP's ROCKET EXPLODING?

I have added two more points 9 and 10 to that wishlist below.

 

The info I got is that the 8-0 complete wipeout of the DAP at the Sabah polls is now causing serious earthquakes in the party.  Penang people say the DAP party is now split with Lim Guan Eng on one side facing Anthony Loke and Ngah Kor Ming on the other side. And I can see the final outcome - Anthony Loke is going to get sacrificed at the altar. 

Lim Guan Eng is trying to make a comeback with his spate of media statements after the Sabah wipeout. A comeback for Guan Eng is a long shot. The winner will most likely be Ngah Kor Ming. Anthony Loke best say his goodbyes.

Frankly I  like Ngah Kor Ming. Efficient and business minded. Ngah has already made super duper improvements in the way local authorities are being run (under the Ministry of Housing and Local Govt).  Among Ngah's achievements:

"DBKL aims to approve project plans within 21 days and issue development orders in 42 days. PJ to approve small builds in 24 hours".

The MBPJ can now approve bungalow projects in just 24 hours.  This alone can add one or two percentage points to our GDP growth. Well done YB Ngah but there is much more to do.  Even if some people say DAP is the Developers Action Party, so what? 

Dont waste time re-inventing, soul searching bla bla. Wasting time. Ask the people 'What can I do for you?'

This is what you can do for me:

1. Abolish the tolls. Stand your ground. 
2. Abolish the Sedition Act, parts of the MCMC Act, Printing Press Act
3. Abolish gomen licensed monopolies - rice import monopoly, weighing machine calibration, vehicle inspection oligopoly (two players only). Top urgent.
4. Completely liberalise (open up) banking and finance. Match Singapore or better. 
5. Limit tenure of all MPs, ADUNs to two terms only. PM, MBs, CMs all two terms only.  
6. Completely overhaul Defamation Laws. Such that politicians, corporations, government, millionaires cannot sue for libel or slander. 
7. Be serious about corruption. Cancel the DNAAs for corruption. No more pardons for politicians. 
8. Abolish high tariffs (financial and non financial) on ALL motor vehicle imports so that prices of ALL imported motor vehicles match world market prices. Tell the local car manufacturers (now both are foreign controlled) to compete with world market or shut down.  

9. Abolish the E-invoice idea. You are going to get kicked out on your backsides just for this bungle alone.

10. Report Card System - Introduce a Report Card System. Twice a year, ie every six months, important Civil Servants like the IGP, the AG, Chief Commissioner of the MACC, the Chief Justice, the Auditor General, the DG of Immigration, the DG of Customs present a Report Card to a bipartisan Parliamentary Committee. They must answer questions in Parliament over the progress of their achievements and failures over the previous six months. The presentation must be public and broadcast live. 

Wei, the people are fed up lah. This is the season of Kick Them Out. 
If you dont care about the people then the people will Kick You Out. 

And pangsai that pangsai fellow. 
Now becoming mentally off.