Corruption
Next year will be a tough year. Control Risks, the global business risk consultancy, said the year 2016 will be a challenging year for businesses. Published on Monday, its RiskMap highlights the problems – Terrorism, Middle Eastern Instability, Cyber-Risk, Chinese Economy in Transition and European Financial and Political Uncertainties. As Russia flexes its military muscles […]
... written on Dec 15 2015On 3rd Dec, 2014, gasoline was selling as low as US$1.98 in the United States. An Oncue Express station in Oklahoma City was selling the gasoline for US$1.99 a gallon, the first one to drop below US$2 in the U.S. since July 30, 2010. That was roughly about £1.27 or RM6.86 a gallon (3.785 litres). In terms of […]
... written on Dec 13 2015Five months ago, China did the unthinkable – “Yuan Devaluation“. President Xi Jinping was facing multiple problems back then. The Chinese stock market crashed 30% within 3-weeks. His enemy, former leader Jiang Zemin, was plotting against him by systematically selling shares in an attempt to further depress the stock market. China’s economy was virtually going […]
... written on Dec 10 2015All the predictions and statements by pro-Najib bloggers about the Malaysian prime minister’s bravery haven’t materialized. It’s true that it’s extremely hard to force Najib son of Razak into early retirement, thanks to former premier Mahathir who had fortified the position before he retired in 2003. Najib, his advisers and his band of bloggers knew […]
... written on Dec 04 2015On May 14, 1948 the State of Israel was established by the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Arab countries and mostly Muslim countries do not recognize Israel. In fact, out of 192 United Nations member states, 32 countries do not recognize Israel (17%) while 160 countries or 83% do. That’s one heck of a majority who recognizes Israel. […]
... written on Dec 02 2015Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak must be super proud of his family, for the wrong reason. Najib himself is easily the most controversial prime minister the country has ever produced. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth by virtue of being the eldest son of Abdul Razak Hussein (the second Prime Minister), he got […]
... written on Nov 22 2015Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein revealed on Sunday that several senior Malaysian leaders, presumably from ruling political party UMNO, were shortlisted by ISIS/ISIL on its list of targets. The revelation has created more amusement than anxiety or anger, especially when he admitted his name was in the list too. It’s hard to believe that Mr. […]
... written on Nov 16 2015He is easily the greatest and bestest daddy on planet Earth, and who wouldn’t want such a nice father after spending such huge money on diamonds for his daughter? Property tycoon Joseph Lau Luen Hung (Chinese: 劉鑾雄) raised US$77 million eyebrows when he bought two expensive rocks at Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions. First, he spent […]
... written on Nov 13 2015Soon, making money as a drug trafficker or pusher in Indonesia will be a tough business. Besides struggling to convince foreign investors that his country is an ideal location for investments, President Joko Widodo is working hard to clean Indonesia of its image as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. One of […]
... written on Nov 11 2015Everybody was looking forward to an entertaining Friday debate today between Najib’s minion and an opposition outspoken badass on 1MDB scandal that has accumulated debts to the tune of RM42 billion. Mr. Arul Kanda Kandasamy, the President and Group Executive Director of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was supposed to debate with MP Tony Pua. Mr. Tony […]
... written on Nov 06 2015
