Aviation
When Malaysia introduced MSC (Multimedia Super Corridor) by Mahathir on Feb. 12, 1996, there were lots of “Oohh’s” and “Aahh’s”. Soon, Singapore took the shine as a high-technology country. By now, even Vietnam looks like a sure bet to become a more high-tech country than Malaysia, using its 10 start-ups with over 1-million users as […]
... written on Oct 16 2015The collapse of the Soviet Union in Dec 1991 was a major geopolitical disaster to the world, at least to supremo Vladimir Putin. For as long as the Russian leader can remember, the memory of the good old days where the Soviet Union rivals United States was enough to make him orgasm. He has been […]
... written on Oct 01 2015Does the name Popeye Vásquez ring a bell? No, not the “Popeye the Sailorman” cartoon but “Popeye the Hitman” who admitted to killing about 300 people as the right-hand man to Pablo Escobar, the Colombian notorious drugs lord. Not only he killed so many people including his own girlfriend, Popeye also ordered the murder of […]
... written on Sep 22 2015In June 2002, the Malaysian government signed a €1 billion (US$961 million; RM3.4 billion) contract with Armaris (now DCNS) and Spanish naval shipbuilder Izar (now Navantia) for 2 SSK Scorpenes submarines. Soon after delivery, embarrassingly, one of the submarines couldn’t dive. However, the humiliation pale in comparison to the deal’s other scandals. A Mongolian […]
... written on Sep 01 2015The first ever mobile phone call was made in 1973 by Motorola’s Martin Cooper. That’s right, before most of you were born to this planet; Motorola had already done the “Connecting People” revolution, which later used as a slogan by Nokia. But the first cell phone wasn’t ready until 1983, when Motorola launched its DynaTAC […]
... written on Aug 14 2015New conspiracy revealed – airline authorities are working hand in glove with luggage manufacturers to rip off travellers big time. And how do they plan to do that? The International Air Transport Association (IATA), working together with Boeing and Airbus has recommended a new sized bag to be allowed onto a plane (*grin*). The […]
... written on Jun 10 2015Are you a proud private jet owner who have lots of cash to burn? If yes, does your private jet have private bed or jacuzzi? We bet your jet don’t have a “fireplace”. Yeap, we’re pretty sure your jet don’t have one, even though if you’re the President of the United States flying on Air […]
... written on May 21 2015
