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Less than 2-weeks after a huge red crane crashed into a part of the Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque – the largest in the world – killing at least 107 people with more than 238 people injured, a second disaster happened in the rich kingdom. This time, it was due to stampede which killed 769 and […]
... written on Sep 27 2015Terrorism means an act including but not limited to the use of force or violence and/or threat, of any person or group of persons done for or in connection with political, religious, ideological or similar purposes. The question everybody is whispering now – is Malaysia on the verge of experiencing real terrorist attacks? First, security alerts […]
... written on Sep 26 2015The craze for iPhone is here again. Apple Store is seeing long queues as Apple fans have begun waiting patiently to get the latest iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. The iPhone 6S goes on sale tomorrow and Apple fanatics in the UK are already queuing up for it in London. But in Australia, something […]
... written on Sep 24 2015Going by the number of people who rejoice at the news that a U.S. federal grand jury is examining allegations of corruption involving the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and people close to him, presumably his stepson Riza Aziz and partner-in-crime Jho Low; it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how much the public […]
... written on Sep 23 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 2015If you’ve been living in a cave the last few days, then you probably haven’t heard about Ahmed Mohamed and his bomb lookalike clock. Some call him the Muslim hero America has been waiting for. Some call him the biggest scammer in the history of America. Nevertheless, #IStandWithAhmed has been the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter. For a moment, […]
... written on Sep 21 2015Last week, MRCB (Malaysian Resources Corp Berhad) and George Kent Berhad were awarded a huge project for the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) linking Bandar Utama to Klang. MRCB is a GLC (government-linked company) by virtue of EPF (Employee Provident Fund) owning 38% stake in it. George Kent’s boss, Tan Kay Hock, is PM Najib’s […]
... written on Sep 20 2015His father was the former Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani who handed control of the nation to his son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in 2013. The move basically left younger son Sheikh Khalid as first in line to the throne. Qatar has a total population of only 1.8 million but […]
... written on Sep 19 2015United States has always become the punching bag when things get sour in the Muslim world, the same way Malaysian Chinese get the beatings and blames for ethic-Malay own problems. The biggest problem in the Middle East now is the Syrian refugees. It has become so serious that it now becomes Europe’s migrant crisis. […]
... written on Sep 19 2015Surprisingly but not unexpectedly, the Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows, which is near zero (0% – 0.25%) since 2008. Yes, once again, Yellen has chickened out. The Fed will meet again roughly 6-weeks again next month October. If nothing happens, the next subsequent meeting in December may shed some lights. […]
... written on Sep 18 2015
