The F-35 was supposed to be the ultimate flying machine, a fighter jet that could do almost everything the U.S. military desired. At least that was the marketing pitch trumpeted by its manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The "one design fits all" would see the F-35 serves the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps
Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has revealed that after the global crude oil meltdown, Kremlin is ready for reality. As one of the world's largest producers of crude oil, Russia was badly hit when the oil prices plunged in 2014. Russian ruble lost more than 120% against the American dollar
Sultan Ibrahim of Kingdom of Johor has spoken against Islamic extremism - again. This time, however, the monarch takes his fight to a next higher level - over the "stupidity" of JAKIM (Malaysian Islamic Development Department). It appears that the sultan is fast losing his patience with his supposed
Irina Bokova, the outgoing UNESCO chief, has every reason to be ashamed of her leadership. The world body is about to lose a fifth (22%) of its funding after the United States announced that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - accusing the body o
United States can get most of what it wanted, including intimidating and bullying anyone in the world, partly because of its almighty U.S. dollar. It's a known fact that the U.S. is broke. America is the world's biggest debtor nation - owing more than US$20.37 trillion - and climbing. Whenever they
Robocop might come from Hollywood but the world's first robotically enhanced police officer - either using a real human brain or AI (artificial intelligence) - could be years away. But China, not the U.S., isn't about to wait for that day. As competition grows toward embracing AI for the future, Chi
Kim Jong-un doesn't seem like a dictator who trusted nobody but himself. While everybody talks, mocks and laughs at the young brutal North Korean dictator, who enjoyed blowing up his enemies with anti-aircraft gun, including his uncle, very few knew about Mr. Kim's little sister - until now. Kim Yo-
Remember how we told you about the good-cop-bad-cop roles being played by China and Russia to ensure the survivability of Fat Boy Kim Jong-un, or rather the "Rocket Man" as what U.S. President Trump likes to call the North Korean leader these days? Well, the drama has shifted into high gear, making
Russia is frustrated because the Syrian War has ended and the Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS) was supposed to be eliminated ages ago. Somehow, the annoying terrorists refuse to fade away, and Kremlin knew the reason. The Russian has accused the U.S. forces of providing intelligence to the Daesh Takfiri terro
Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon and former president of the Boy Scouts, is perhaps one of very few in the White House who could survive Trump administration. After all, like Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson was the corporate guy who should have no issue clicking with the U.S. president. As long as he
The F-35 was supposed to be the ultimate flying machine, a fighter jet that could do almost everything the U.S. military desired. At least that was the marketing pitch trumpeted by its manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The "one design fits all" would see the F-35 serves the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps [...]
Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has revealed that after the global crude oil meltdown, Kremlin is ready for reality. As one of the world's largest producers of crude oil, Russia was badly hit when the oil prices plunged in 2014. Russian ruble lost more than 120% against the American dollar [...]
Sultan Ibrahim of Kingdom of Johor has spoken against Islamic extremism - again. This time, however, the monarch takes his fight to a next higher level - over the "stupidity" of JAKIM (Malaysian Islamic Development Department). It appears that the sultan is fast losing his patience with his supposed [...]
Irina Bokova, the outgoing UNESCO chief, has every reason to be ashamed of her leadership. The world body is about to lose a fifth (22%) of its funding after the United States announced that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - accusing the body o [...]
United States can get most of what it wanted, including intimidating and bullying anyone in the world, partly because of its almighty U.S. dollar. It's a known fact that the U.S. is broke. America is the world's biggest debtor nation - owing more than US$20.37 trillion - and climbing. Whenever they [...]
Robocop might come from Hollywood but the world's first robotically enhanced police officer - either using a real human brain or AI (artificial intelligence) - could be years away. But China, not the U.S., isn't about to wait for that day. As competition grows toward embracing AI for the future, Chi [...]
Kim Jong-un doesn't seem like a dictator who trusted nobody but himself. While everybody talks, mocks and laughs at the young brutal North Korean dictator, who enjoyed blowing up his enemies with anti-aircraft gun, including his uncle, very few knew about Mr. Kim's little sister - until now. Kim Yo- [...]
Remember how we told you about the good-cop-bad-cop roles being played by China and Russia to ensure the survivability of Fat Boy Kim Jong-un, or rather the "Rocket Man" as what U.S. President Trump likes to call the North Korean leader these days? Well, the drama has shifted into high gear, making [...]
Russia is frustrated because the Syrian War has ended and the Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS) was supposed to be eliminated ages ago. Somehow, the annoying terrorists refuse to fade away, and Kremlin knew the reason. The Russian has accused the U.S. forces of providing intelligence to the Daesh Takfiri terro [...]
Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon and former president of the Boy Scouts, is perhaps one of very few in the White House who could survive Trump administration. After all, like Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson was the corporate guy who should have no issue clicking with the U.S. president. As long as he [...]
