Archive for May, 2017
United States has deployed not one, not two, but three aircraft carriers toward the Korean peninsula. While it is rare for the U.S. military to deploy two carriers in the same region at the same time, it is almost unheard of to have three aircraft carriers in close proximity to each other. What does Trump […]
... written on May 31 2017Golfer Tiger Woods has hit another jackpot for the wrong reason. He was arrested while driving his 2015 Mercedes in Florida early on Monday, apparently on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) on Memorial Day. Police released a mugshot of Woods, looking unshaven and unkempt, following his arrest in the town of Jupiter. […]
... written on May 30 2017Donald Trump has successfully intimidated Middle East into submission. Despite calling for a “total shutdown” of Muslims to the U.S, using the 3 magic words (radical Islamic terrorist) and even signing executive orders banning citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia insisted on decorating the U.S. president with gold medal and US$350 […]
... written on May 29 2017This may sound weird, or even funny, but it appears that Trump and Arab Muslims share more common interests than the U.S. president does with European friends. As a start, both Donald Trump and King Salman agreed that Iran is their common enemy in the Middle East. Iran was their punching bag when Trump visited […]
... written on May 26 2017Chinese automaker Geely will be taking a 49.9% stake in Malaysia’s iconic, home-grown, but long-struggling carmaker Proton. Both Proton and Geely’s parent – DRB-Hicom and Zhejiang Geely Holding – are expected to sign the deal by the end of July. Behind the junk Proton is, of course, the crown jewel of the sale – British sports […]
... written on May 26 2017Unlike his call in February blasted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refugee agreement and boasted about his victory before abruptly ended the phone call, President Donald Trump placed a super-friendly call to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The call, made on April 29, was full of praises for the Filipino leader whose administration has killed 6,000 […]
... written on May 24 2017Do you know that May 22 is also known as “Bitcoin Pizza Day”? It was the date where Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer, successfully traded his 10,000 units of digital currency bitcoin (BTC) for 2 Papa John’s pizzas. He posted on a bitcoin forum page – “I just want to report that I successfully traded 10,000 […]
... written on May 23 2017Facing the inevitable, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has finally executed the last thing every employee wants – retrenchment. Close to 600 jobs, its biggest in 20 years, are to be cut thanks to a combination of complacency, arrogance and mismanagement. Under the excuse of “challenging business environment”, the airline announced the humiliating restructuring. […]
... written on May 22 2017Najib son of Razak was on a critical mission. He has flown 6,347-km from Kuala Lumpur to Riyadh to rub shoulders with King Salman again, and hopefully could take a “selfie”, his favourite past time, with U.S. President Donald Trump. He has been spending millions of top US dollars for an audience with Trump, but […]
... written on May 22 2017First Lady Melania Trump descended from Air Force One in Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning, without wearing a headscarf. But despite her beauty, she wasn’t the superstar of the day. The celebrity of the day was her husband – President Donald Trump. Before the Air Force One touched down in Riyadh at about 10 a.m. local […]
... written on May 21 2017