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Global aficionado. Focus on Southeast Asia, capitalism, and democracy. #Aspergers. Words in @AJEnglish @NikkeiAsia @SCMPNews @Quillette. Contrarian grump.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined February 2012
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I wrote a piece for @AJEnglish! Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahimโ€™s recent comments about #Taiwan have raised questions about whether #Malaysia is still committed to its traditional policy of non-alignment and not picking sides between China and the US aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/โ€ฆ
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Omg you people cant do anything
I went on a first date with a guy and he walked up to a sliding door and it didnโ€™t slide open for him quick enough and he had to stop walking for a second. I got the ick and ended the date early omg
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people hating on cats really be beefing with an animal that sleeps 18 hours a day and doesnโ€™t give a fuck
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Gadi Eisenkot reverses course and says he will break the election deadlock imposed by Jewish Israeli partiesโ€™ boycott of Israeli Arab parties. He will form government with the backing of the Arab Joint List. This would mark the end of Netanyahu as PM.
ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื˜ื•ื‘. ืžืกืคืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืžื ื™ ืืœื™ื›ื, ืื—ื™ื™ ื•ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ื™ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื, ืœืงืจืืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื: ืกืคื™ืจืช ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื” ื•ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื ื’ืžืจื•. ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื, ืจื•ื‘ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื‘ื”ืคืจืฉ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ืฆื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืงื•ืœื•ืช, ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืขื• ื ื’ื“ ืžืžืฉืœืช ื”ืฉื‘ืขื” ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ ื•ื”ื”ืฉืชืžื˜ื•ืช, ื•ื‘ืขื“ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ - ืจื•ื‘ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื›ืœืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื•ืจื•ื‘ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ืžืฉืจืช. ื”ื’ื“ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื›ื’ื•ืจืœื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืชื•ืฆืื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื‘ืจื•ืจื•ืช, ืืฃ ืฉื™ืฉ ืžื™ ืฉืคื•ืขืœ ืœื”ื˜ื™ืœ ื‘ื”ืŸ ื“ื•ืคื™. ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ืชื™ ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืœืฉื™ื ืกื•ืฃ ืœืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉืงืจ ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื•ืคื™ืจืงื” ืื•ืชื ื• ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื. ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ืชื™ ืฉืชื—ืช ื”ื ื”ื’ืชื™, ืฆื“ ืืณ ืœื ื™ื›ืจื™ืข ืืช ืฆื“ ื‘ืณ, ืฉืชื ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืดืื ื—ื ื•ืด ื•ืดื”ืืด. ืœืื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืช ืืœื” ืืžืฉื™ืš ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื’ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื. ื‘ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ, ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™ ืœืคืขื•ืœ ืœืžื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ืจื™ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื”ืง ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™, ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื›ืœืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ืœืคืขื•ืœ ืœื”ืงืžืช ื•ืขื“ืช ื—ืงื™ืจื” ืžืžืœื›ืชื™ืช, ืงื™ื“ื•ื ื—ื•ื‘ืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ื•ืคืขื•ืœื” ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืœื”ื’ื“ืœื” ื•ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื”ื™ืงืฃ ื”ืžืฉืจืชื™ื ื‘ืฆื”"ืœ, ืชื’ืžื•ืœ ื•ื”ื•ืงืจื” ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœืžืฉืจืชื™ื, ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื—ื•ืงื™ ื”ื”ืคื™ื›ื” ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื™ืช ื•ืขื•ื“. ืืœ ืชืชื ื• ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื”ื˜ืขื•ืช ืืชื›ื: ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื›ื ืกืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื ื•ืชื ืช ืืช ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืžืžืฉืœื”, ื•ืœื ืœื”ืคืš. ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืฆื‘ืชื™ ืžื˜ืจื” ืœื”ืงื™ื ืžืžืฉืœื” ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ืช ืžืžืœื›ืชื™ืช ืขื ื”ืกื›ืžื” ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืจื—ื‘ื” ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืชื‘ื™ื ืœืจื™ืคื•ื™ ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืืœื™ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช. ื”ืฆื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขืงื‘ื™ 4 ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื™ื—ื–ืงื• ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืœื›ืœ ืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช: 1.โ  โ ื”ื›ืจื” ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช, ืœื™ื‘ืจืœื™ืช ื•ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ืช. 2.โ  โ ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืขืจื›ื™ ืžื’ื™ืœืช ื”ืขืฆืžืื•ืช. 3.โ  โ ื—ื•ื‘ืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœื›ืœืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ - ืฆื‘ืื™, ืœืื•ืžื™ ื•ืื–ืจื—ื™. 4.โ  โ ื”ื›ืจื” ื‘ื—ืžืืก ื›ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื˜ืจื•ืจ ื•ื‘ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืœื”ืฉืžื“ืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ืฆื‘ืื™-ืฉืœื˜ื•ื ื™ ืฉืœื• ื‘ืจืฆื•ืขืช ืขื–ื”. ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืืœื•, ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™ ืœื”ืงื™ื ืžืžืฉืœื” ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื•ืžืžืœื›ืชื™ืช, ืจื—ื‘ื” ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ. ืœืฆื•ืจืš ื›ืš ืืคืขืœ ื‘ืชื™ืื•ื ืขื ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื™ ื•ืืคืขืœ ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช, ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืžืžืฉ ืืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื•ืœืฉืคืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ ืืช ืžืฆื‘ื” ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื›ืœ ื—ื‘ืจ ื›ื ืกืช ืฉืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื—ืชื•ื ืขืœ ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืืœื•, ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืืคืฉืจื™ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื›ื™ื ื•ืŸ ืžืžืฉืœื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื“ืœืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ืฉื ืงื™ื ืชื”ื™ื™ื” ืคืชื•ื—ื” ืœื›ืœ ื ื‘ื—ืจ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืžืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืืœื• ื•ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ืœื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืฉืขื”. ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื›ื™ ืื—ื•ื–ื™ ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื, ื›ืžื• ื’ื ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืฉืขืœ ื”ืคืจืง, ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืžืืžืฅ ืขื™ืœืื™ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ื•ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืžืฉื‘ืจ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ืžืชืžืฉืš ื ื•ืกืฃ ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš. ื‘-27.10 ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžืจ ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื• ื•ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืขืœ ื”ืจื›ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืžืžืฉืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื‘ืื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ืœืœื ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ืžื ื™ืคื•ืœืฆื™ื” - ื›ืš ืจืื•ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื”. ื›ืขืช ืžื•ื˜ืœืช ืขืœื™ื ื•, ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ื”ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืชืจื’ื ืืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืขื. ืžื—ื“ืœ ื”ืฉื‘ืขื” ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ ื•ื‘ื”ืžืฉื›ื• ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ืช, ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช, ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืืžื™ืฆื•ืช ื•ื‘ื”ืงื“ื. ืืคืขืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืกื›ืžื” ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืจื—ื‘ื” ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื•ืฉื™ืงื•ื. ืœืกื™ื•ื, ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื ื’ื“ ืื•ื™ื‘ื™ื ื• ืœื ืชืžื”. ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืœื ื”ื•ืฉื’ื•. ืขื“ ืœื”ืงืžืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ืืชืŸ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืœืžื”ืœื›ื™ื ืฆื‘ืื™ื™ื ืจืง ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ื•ื™ื”ื™ื• ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ื™ืฉื™ืจื™ื ื•ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื›ื ื’ื“ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืขื“ ืœื”ืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”. ืœื ื ืฉืœื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•. ืื ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืขืžื•ืกื™ื, ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ื•ืขืชื™ืจื™ ืกืคื™ื ื™ื ื•ืฉืงืจื™ื.ย  ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™ ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืื•ืžืฅ ื•ืžืชื•ืš ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ื•ื—ืจ ื•ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืžืžืฉ ืืช ืจืฆื•ื ื• - ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื•ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช. ื ืขืฉื” ื•ื ืฆืœื™ื—, ืœืžืขืŸ ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื•ืœืžืขืŸ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ืื ื™ ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘.
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One thing is, itโ€™s not unlikely at all. Malaysia was the first link in the global chip supply chain, after Texas Instruments set up in the 70s.
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Europe industrialized first and built colonial empires because its enterprises could scale while those outside the West couldnโ€™t. In the AI era, itโ€™s Europe that canโ€™t scale, because of regulation, energy costs, and caution. The price is already visible and will only grow.
Insane that the European Union is represented only once amongst the 50 largest companies in the world.
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โ€œInitially conceived to be an Albanian.โ€ Yeah, then he decided he wanted to live to see a second season.
Sacha Baron Cohen apologizes to Kazakhs for Borat for the first time The actor said that Borat originally had nothing to do with Kazakhstan. The character was initially conceived as an Albanian, with other options, including Moldova, considered later. When the project moved to HBO, Cohen chose Kazakhstan because international audiences knew little about the country. The actor admitted that the Kazakh embassyโ€™s complaint at the beginning of the project was entirely justified. โ€œIโ€™m very sorry. I apologize to you. I canโ€™t imitate your accent. I donโ€™t know how you speak. You donโ€™t look anything like Borat!โ€ Cohen said.
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Passengers boarding a train in Thailand. Don't know when the picture was taken, but everyone is barefoot.
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We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.
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JUST IN: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Ireland to establish its first government body dedicated to preparing for possible reunification with Northern Ireland.
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Fun fact: thanks to the independence of Bangladesh, Alaska and the lower 48 are again the furthest-apart constituent parts of a non-contiguous country or territory (excluding islands/oceans).
It would have lasted for much longer if West Pakistani politicians and the military deep state didnโ€™t go insane.
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well we all knew these glorious utopian years we've had couldn't last forever
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Life comes at you fast.
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benda feveret aku pasal Sudirman, dia selalu lukis diri dia sebagai melayu kecik sempoi pakai spek mata hitam sementara artis melayu lain semua besar besar kecuali Sheila Majid sebab dia pun pendek macam Sudirman (URTV EDISI RAYA)
The matching tengkolok and songkok ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿป
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My favourite thing about the Bahamas is that they don't have an army or an air force so their entire defence force is naval.
King Charles III interacts with RBDF Commodore Floyd P. Moxey, and lays a wreath in honor of the officers killed during the attack on the Royal Bahamas Defence Force flagship HMBS Flamingo in 1980. He also spoke with the family of the fallen soldiers. Video: Jade Russell/Tribune
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Can we just get how bad CHOGM is in perspective here guys? Even *this* was better attended and secured more deliverables and was less of a narrative problem for the host than what the Commonwealth gathering has become.
Remarkable photo from the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, which was attended by leaders and government delegations from 48 countries. Putin had bilats with many of the 22 African leaders in attendance. ยฉAlexander Kazakov/Presidential Press Service/TASS
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A โ€œPink Waveโ€ in 2028 is very very doable, especially as Sara Duterte conviction very very likely tooโ€ฆ @IanIslander3 @momentumph_ #DeepDive ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ
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This famously stops after college
I actually cannot fucking wait to be finished with college I hate living in a constant cycle of deadlines and stress
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People often forget that Rizal isn't just a Filipino hero but one of the first Pan-Malayan nationalists lol
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A month after the Bangsamoro election, the First Parliament is now seated, holding its Inaugural Session today. MP Abdulraof Macacua (Maguindanao del Norte) has been elected Chief Minister. ๐ŸŸฆAbdulraof Macacua (BFP) 51 ๐ŸŸฉMurad Ebrahim (UBJP) 27 Abstention 1 | Absent 1 For Speaker of Parliament ๐ŸŸจAmer Zaakaria Rakim (BGC) 51 ๐ŸŸฉMohammad Yacob (UBJP) 27 youtube.com/live/H4GGsw3e_mYโ€ฆ @DeusXMachina14 @QuingAndre #Bangsamoro
Maps by Parliamentary Districts and party map at the City/Municipality level District and party votes are heavily correlated, but there are also few instances of vote-splitting. Detailed analysis soon! #BARMM #Bangsamoro๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ @DeusXMachina14 @QuingAndre
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