Archive for July, 2015
At the rate new explosive video clips and documents being released accusing Najib Razak of corruption and cover-up, the Malaysian prime minister needs more than a miracle for a safe and victorious journey in the next 14th general election. He has already lost the battle in the court of public opinion. After the damning video […]
... written on Jul 31 2015The year 1970 was particularly interesting because it was the year “The Beatles” broke up. It was also the year U.S. President Richard Nixon ordered an invasion of Cambodia, widening the war in Vietman. In the same year, a Palestinian revolt erupted in Jordan, resulting in PLO being expelled from the country by the King […]
... written on Jul 30 2015Desperate times call for desperate measures. By sacking his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin, PM Najib the son of Razak is practically telling all and sundry that he’s a very desperate man. And a desperate man is a very dangerous man, not because he would run amok like the mobile phone thieves at Low Yat recently, but […]
... written on Jul 30 2015Last month, a rare Hermès bag has set a new record for the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction – going for HK$1.72 million (US$221,846; £146,000; RM817,225). The luxury crocodile skin 2014 Hermes Birkin bag, in fuchsia, features 18 karat gold detailing encrusted in real diamonds. Soon, the rich and famous, including shopaholic such as the […]
... written on Jul 29 2015Many think the President of the United States (POTUS) is the most powerful man in the world. That may be true right after the Allied Forces won the World War II and the US became the world superpower. By virtue of the POTUS being the commander-in-chief, the president can authorize a nuclear attack by a […]
... written on Jul 29 2015Xiaomi launches its supposedly iPhone 6 Plus wannabe today. But there’s something missing, as far as Malaysian fans are concerned. There isn’t any “Sold Out in 3 Seconds” announcement on its Facebook anymore. In fact, if you care to go visit their website, the RM1,549 a pop for their latest offering – Mi Note – […]
... written on Jul 28 2015The Edge has been slapped with 3-months suspension, effective this week. The Home Ministry, headed by Zahid Hamidi, has given 3 reasons to justify the punishment. First, the reports on 1MDB scandal have created negative perceptions. Second, the published news was based on unverified information. Third, it was inappropriate to report on 1MDB since the […]
... written on Jul 28 2015In the eyes of Tehran, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry were nothing but rhetoric empty vessels that have been bringing nothing but shames to the Americans. Clearly, Obama administration is considered the worst president the country has ever produced, for as long as Americans can remember. Nobody believes Iran would […]
... written on Jul 26 2015On Thursday, NASA announced the spectacular discovery of Kepler-452b, an exoplanet that’s a “close cousin” to Earth. It’s called “exoplanet” because it orbits a star outside the solar system that we’ve known, namely the Sun. So, this Earth 2.0 revolves around its own Sun 2.0, literally speaking. In other words, if Darth Vader and […]
... written on Jul 24 2015This is not a drill. And certainly not about the spread of Chinese influence around the world, buying everything they can get their hands on, as it prepares to overtake America as the world’s economic superpower. But before they can even think about becoming the global superpower, China needs to learn how to manage a […]
... written on Jul 23 2015
