The Coffee Break
The Coffee Break
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☕️ No one escapes justice: Clever-clever squirrel jump, one day fall to the ground also 29.12.2025 15:50
🧑⚖️ Najib 2nd big L, prison to become permanent home until 2043 if all appeals fail. 📜 Langkah Perlis - same same but smaller scale, new MB sworn in. 🤳 New York passes law for social media to display mental health labels. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Luxury retailer Valiram family acquires RM1.1 bil stake in The Exchange TRX mall, office 24.12.2025 16:08
💔 75 y.o. hit with daily RM20k fine over RM60 mil asset dispute with wife. 🏦 Agrobank system glitch raised the RM165 mil question. 🏗️ Malaysian firms in line for Ukraine's USD500 bil rebuild. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Najib’s house arrest bid rejected by court 23.12.2025 15:32
🚬 Former health minister aide claims RM50 mil offered to kill Generational End Game Bill. 💰 The big business of pawnbroking. 💥 War is good for Israel Inc. ⚛️ Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear reactor. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Important events this week: Najib'wfh', 1MDB-Tanore verdict, special ASEAN meeting over Thai-Cambodia conflict 22.12.2025 14:38
💰 Largest ever ASB payout of RM10.4 bil by PNB. 💥 Violent weekend: Taipei stabbing, Johannesburg shooting. 🤳 TikTok: New US owner done deal, parent ByteDance on track for USD50 bil profit in 2025. 🥜 Sony becomes Snoopy's new majority shareholder, valuing the comic brand at USD1.1 bil. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebrea...
☕️ 2026: Tol tak naik, but public transport could get more expensive 19.12.2025 14:20
🧑💼 Booting out corrupt officers is not easy. ⛑️ US cuts funding to Rohingya aid, forces children into marriage, slavery, and prostitution. 💥 Deeper reason for Thai-Cambodia border conflict - scam centres? Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Post-Cabinet Reshuffling Syndrome: Anwar rules out snap elections, PAS complains, Johari to renegotiate trade deal 18.12.2025 16:09
⚽ FIFA imposes fresh sanctions on FAM. 🚗 Perodua debuts Traz. 🏫 In UK, essay cheating at universities an open secret. 🎥 Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount's USD108.4 bil bid. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Anwar reshuffles Cabinet, drops two ministers in latest reset 17.12.2025 14:40
📊 Bjak eyes IPO as it gears up for Europe push. 🍊 iJooz - the smart orange juice machine that made USD50 mil in sales. 🧑⚖️ Trump sues BBC for USD10 bil. 👶 US “birth tourism”: Attracting rich Chinese parents desiring "Made in US" babies. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Scam^2: New scam involving scam victims getting scammed again 16.12.2025 15:11
🏠 Learn this, protect yourself if you are a landlord - warrant of distress. 🫡 USD1 mil raised in GoFundMe for Bondi Beach shooting hero. 🧑🍼 Repopulation China: China to cover out-of-pocket expenses for childbirth starting 2026. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ MyDigital ID soon to be mandatory for government services 15.12.2025 15:58
📊 Evocom goes ACE listing, but highly concerning single-customer concentration. 😔 Suicide alert: 80% of victims are males. ⚽ India's Messi fans tore stadium apart over disappointing fanmeet. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Meet the Malaysian claypot hotpot chain CCH that listed on Nasdaq 12.12.2025 16:10
🧑⚖️ Rosmah free of RM7 mil money laundering case. 🤖 AI World Mickey Mouse to invest USD1 bil into OpenAI, McD's Made with AI ad faces backlash. 📝 Calibri font ‘fired’ from the US State Department. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ One-third of political corruption cases just vanish, says Projek Sama 10.12.2025 15:57
🤳 IDEAS: Your favourite political influencer might be on someone’s payroll. 🗓️ DAP: PM has six months for reform or time for DAP to reassess (but no panic yet). 🎌 Chaos combo: Air, land, and sea chaos in Japan. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Your guide to 2026: A year with plenty of long weekends 09.12.2025 16:10
💥 Rafizi vs MACC: Clash over PKR poll probes. 🚄 Delay no more, please - LRT3 opening now pushed to Q2 2026. 💃 Entertainment: Scarlett Johansson - from Marvel to DC. 🎓 Uni offers course dissecting G-Dragon’s global effect. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Post-Sabah Election goodies for SMEs 08.12.2025 15:24
🔨 Mr DIY: 5k+ stores and counting in 14 countries. 🙅 MCA to BN: Do not work with PH in GE16. 🧑⚖️ Padang Serai MP to be charged with corruption. 🕊️ Qatar brokered one-of-a-kind peace deal between a country and a... drug-trafficking gang. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Zafrul’s next chapter: Mida chairman 04.12.2025 16:07
🚗 Perodua QV-E battery: No pay subscription, remotely disabled, and 'syariah-compliant' confusion. 🛣️ Troubled MEX II highway needs RM449 mil to finish. 📊 Dell founder puts up USD6.25 bil (RM25.77 bil) to give 25 mil American kids Trump investment accounts. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Mahathir’s police report against Anwar over the Malaysia-US Reciprocal Trade Agreement 03.12.2025 15:06
🎓 MOE to consider PTPTN repayment exemption for first-class private university grads. 🎰 Genting Malaysia’s New York casino expansion. 🆘 Staying alive: Jellyfish sting, alone with an impending heart attack. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ First 100% Malaysian EV - Perodua's QV-E at RM80,000 02.12.2025 16:04
👮 Anti-bullying law in the making. 🧑⚖️ Litigation financing - even lawsuit is an investable asset. 📹 S. Korea police report 120,000 home cameras hacked for sexploitation footage. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ The Sabah Report: Winners, Losers, DAP 'bungkus' 01.12.2025 16:28
⚽ Liverpool FC's worst run in 71 years. ⚖️ European cities witness tens of thousands rally for justice in Gaza. 📰 Billionaires, media giants battle for stake in The Economist, valuing it at USD1.06 bil. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Weather Alert: Tropical storm now at our doors 28.11.2025 15:40
💑 Malaysian stats: Marriages, divorces and abused husbands. 📊 IPO day for Foodie Media - some thoughts on its valuation. 🏙️ Jakarta now world’s largest city as Tokyo falls to third place. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Lecturer lost RM1 mil over fake investment that promises returns of 1,000% in minutes 27.11.2025 16:33
🚗 Rising insurance forces e-hailing drivers off the road. ⛈️ Unstable weather to prolong. 🚒 At least 14 dead as massive blaze engulfs Hong Kong residential complex. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Sabah mining scandal: Albert Tei hands over bribery evidence to Mahathir, hints at bigger conspiracy 26.11.2025 16:44
💰 Tei accuses PM’s aide of taking RM629k; Shamsul resigns amid controversy. 🚚 Gov’t looks at minimum prices for couriers. 🍎 Apple cuts jobs across its sales organisation in a rare move. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Flood 2025: Leaking LRT, flooding highway, sliding land 25.11.2025 16:49
🚓 Fahmi Reza summoned by police over "Kelas Demokrasi". 💸 Meta estimates that USD16 bil or 10% of its revenue from running ads for online scam, banned goods. 🎨 Art auctions - 3 new records made. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Putrajaya bans social media for under-16s from next year 24.11.2025 14:55
📕 PH unveils Sabah polls manifesto. 🤳 London phone thieves: Oops, I stole your phone, but it’s a Samsung - you can have it back. 🕊️ Trump unveils full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Pharmaceutical chain Big Caring said to explore IPO, up to RM20 bil valuation 21.11.2025 14:20
👴 Raising the retirement age, what do you think? 💰 Nvidia reports record USD57 bil revenue, USD32 bil profit - AI bubble cancelled? 💥 Unexpected new online threat to children - recruitment by extremists spreading radical ideology. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Open finance coming this 2027, but Malaysians will have full control over how their financial data is shared 20.11.2025 16:31
🎢 Final curtain for Perak’s RM520mil animation park. 💸 One middle finger, one hundred ringgit. 🎥 Paramount’s USD71 bil bid shakes up Hollywood. 🍟 Ultra-processed foods a growing health threat. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
☕️ Selangor eyes nuclear power in 5 years, but still in the “study first” stage 19.11.2025 16:41
📱 Receiving silent calls? It's a new scam. ⚽ FIFA vs FAM: Sanctions upheld, kicks off deeper probes, possible legal fallout. 🍼 Nestlé accused of still adding sugar into baby cereals sold in Africa. Prefer reading them? 📰 Subscribe to The Coffee Break newsletter here: 👉 https://newsletter.thecoffeebreak.co/
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