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I wrote a piece for @AJEnglish!
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahimโs 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/โฆ
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people hating on cats really be beefing with an animal that sleeps 18 hours a day and doesnโt 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.
ืฉืืืข ืืื.
ืืกืคืจ ืืืจืื ืืื ื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืืืืชืื ืืืฉืจืืืื, ืืงืจืืช ืืืืื ืืงืจืืืื:
ืกืคืืจืช ืืงืืืืช ืืกืชืืืื ืืืืืืจืืช ื ืืืจื. ืืื ืืจื ืื ืืกืชืืืื ืขื ืืืกืคืจืื, ืจืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืคืจืฉ ืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืืฆื ืืืืืื ืงืืืืช, ืืฆืืืขื ื ืื ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืืขื ืืืืงืืืืจ ืืืืฉืชืืืืช, ืืืขื ืฉืื ืื - ืจืื ืืงืจื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืจืื ืืงืจื ืืฆืืืืจ ืืฆืืื ื ืืืฉืจืช.
ืืืืจืชื ืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ื ืืืืจืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืชืืืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืชืืฆืืืชืืื ืืจืืจืืช, ืืฃ ืฉืืฉ ืื ืฉืคืืขื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืคื. ืืืืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืืฉ ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืฉืื ืกืืฃ ืืชืจืืืช ืืฉืงืจ ืฉืืืืื ื ืชื ืืื ืืคืืจืงื ืืืชื ื ืืืคื ืื. ืืืืืชื ืฉืชืืช ืื ืืืชื, ืฆื ืืณ ืื ืืืจืืข ืืช ืฆื ืืณ, ืฉืชื ืขืืื ืดืื ืื ืืด ืืดืืืด. ืืืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืคืขืื ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืงืจืืืื.
ืืืงืืื, ืืืืื ืชื ืืคืขืื ืืืืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืคืจืืื ืืจื ืืืืืืง ืืืืคื ืืืืื, ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื. ืืคืขืื ืืืงืืช ืืขืืช ืืงืืจื ืืืืืชืืช, ืงืืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืจืืช ืืื ืืคืขืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืงืฃ ืืืฉืจืชืื ืืฆื"ื, ืชืืืื ืืืืงืจื ืจืืืื ืืืฉืจืชืื, ืืืืื ืืืงื ืืืคืืื ืืืฉืืจืืช ืืขืื. ืื ืชืชื ื ืืืฃ ืืื ืืืืขืืช ืืชืื: ืืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืกืช ืืื ืฉื ืืชื ืช ืืช ืืืื ื ืืืืฉืื, ืืื ืืืคื.
ืืืืื ืงืืคืืื ืืืืืจืืช ืืฆืืชื ืืืจื ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืืชืืช ืขื ืืกืืื ืืืืืืช ืจืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉืจ ืฉืชืืื ืืจืืคืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืช.
ืืฆืืชื ืืืืคื ืขืงืื 4 ืขืงืจืื ืืช ืฉืืืืงื ืืช ืืฉืจืื, ืืื ืฉืืชืคืืช:
1.โ โ ืืืจื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืืืช, ืืืืงืจืืืช, ืืืืจืืืช ืืฉืืืืื ืืช.
2.โ โ ืืืืืืืช ืืขืจืื ืืืืืช ืืขืฆืืืืช.
3.โ โ ืืืืช ืฉืืจืืช ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื - ืฆืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืจืื.
4.โ โ ืืืจื ืืืืืก ืืืจืืื ืืจืืจ ืืืืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืื ืืฆืืื-ืฉืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื.
ืขื ืืกืืก ืขืงืจืื ืืช ืืื, ืืืืื ืชื ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืืืชืืช, ืจืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉืจ. ืืฆืืจื ืื ืืคืขื ืืชืืืื ืขื ืฉืืชืคืื ืืืคืขื ืืืจืืื ืืช ืืฉืืชืคืืช, ืขื ืื ืช ืืืืฉ ืืช ืจืฆืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืฉืคืจ ืืืืคื ืืืืื ืืช ืืฆืื ืืคื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื.
ืื ืืืจ ืื ืกืช ืฉืืืื ืืืชืื ืขื ืขืงืจืื ืืช ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืชืฃ ืืคืฉืจื ืืืจื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉื ืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืืืช ืืืืฉืื ืฉื ืงืื ืชืืืื ืคืชืืื ืืื ื ืืืจ ืฆืืืืจ ืฉืืงืื ืืช ืขืงืจืื ืืช ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืชืขืืืช ืืืืื ืืฉืขื.
ืืจืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืขื ืืืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืชืืจืื ืฉืขื ืืคืจืง, ืืืืืืื ืืืืฅ ืขืืืื ืขื ืื ืช ืืืืื ืข ืืืืืจืืช ื ืืกืคืืช ืืื ืืกื ืืืฉืืจ ืคืืืืื ืืชืืฉื ื ืืกืฃ ืืื ืืจื. ื-27.10 ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืจ ืืช ืืืจื ืืืืืืื ืขื ืืจืืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืขืืจืืืช ืืื ืืคืืืฆืื - ืื ืจืืื ืฉืืืื. ืืขืช ืืืืืช ืขืืื ื, ื ืืืจื ืืฆืืืืจ, ืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืื ืขื ืื ืช ืืชืจืื ืืช ืจืฆืื ืืขื.
ืืืื ืืฉืืขื ืืืืงืืืืจ ืืืืืฉืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืช, ืืคื ืืืืช, ืืืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืฆืืช ืืืืงืื. ืืคืขื ืืื ืืจื ืืืืื ืืกืืื ืืืืืืช ืจืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉืจ ืขื ืื ืช ืฉื ืืื ืืืชืืื ืืชืืงืื ืืฉืืงืื.
ืืกืืื, ืืืืืื ื ืื ืืืืืื ื ืื ืชืื. ืืืจืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืืืฉืื. ืขื ืืืงืืช ืืืืฉืื ืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืฆืืืืื ืจืง ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืืจืื ืืืืืืืื ืื ืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ืขื ืืืฉืืขืช ืืืืฉืื.
ืื ื ืฉืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ื. ืื ื ืืคื ื ืฉืืืขืืช ืขืืืกืื, ืืืจืืืื ืืขืชืืจื ืกืคืื ืื ืืฉืงืจืื.ย
ืืืืื ืชื ืืคืขืื ืืืืืฅ ืืืชืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืื ื ืขื ืื ืช ืืืืฉ ืืช ืจืฆืื ื - ืืฉืงื ืืืืฆืืจืชืืืช.
ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฆืืื, ืืืขื ืืืื ื ืืืืขื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื. ืื ื ืืชืืืื.
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One thing is, itโs not unlikely at all. Malaysia was the first link in the global chip supply chain, after Texas Instruments set up in the 70s.
Why is Mayalsia on pace to have more computing power from data centers than every country other than the US and China?ย
nytimes.com/2026/10/30/businโฆ
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Europe industrialized first and built colonial empires because its enterprises could scale while those outside the West couldnโt. In the AI era, itโs Europe that canโt scale, because of regulation, energy costs, and caution. The price is already visible and will only grow.
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โInitially 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 embassyโs complaint at the beginning of the project was entirely justified.
โIโm very sorry. I apologize to you. I canโt imitate your accent. I donโt know how you speak. You donโt 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.
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: ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง 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).
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well we all knew these glorious utopian years we've had couldn't last forever
"Painful" years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
bbc.in/4k5Vgsz
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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)
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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.
โJudah (@b_judah), however, argued that the Commonwealth Secretariat is a โbroken institutionโ and Britain should wind down its involvement to focus on an investment summit instead.โ
politico.eu/article/andy-burโฆ
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.
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A โPink Waveโ in 2028 is very very doable, especially as Sara Duterte conviction very very likely tooโฆ @IanIslander3 @momentumph_ #DeepDive ๐๏ธ
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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.
๐ฆAbdulraof Macacua (BFP) 51
๐ฉMurad Ebrahim (UBJP) 27
Abstention 1 | Absent 1
For Speaker of Parliament
๐จAmer Zaakaria Rakim (BGC) 51
๐ฉMohammad Yacob (UBJP) 27
youtube.com/live/H4GGsw3e_mYโฆ
@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 #Bangsamoro๐บ๏ธ
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