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After billionaire Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia Flight QZ8501 mysteriously crashed last Sunday in the Java Sea together with 162 people on board en route from Surabaya to Singapore, air travellers around the world have been extremely cautious about flying. In another drama at the same Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, close to 120 AirAsia passengers got a […]
... written on Jan 05 2015China’s Xiaomi Technology had a spectacular year in 2014, judging by its achievements last year. After the Chinese smartphone maker raised US$1.1 billion last month, the company wasted no time this month by boasting some fantastic numbers. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has just revealed the company had sold 61.12 million phone last year, bringing home […]
... written on Jan 05 2015As the searching operation continues for the wreck of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 and its black box flight recorders, Indonesian authorities have found two objects at roughly 30-metres depth, thanks primarily to underwater ROV (remote operating vehicles). So far, no survivors have been found from the crash, which happened about 40 minutes after the plane took […]
... written on Jan 04 2015The year 2014 was a pathetic year for Hollywood, as far as moviegoers’ attendance is concerned. Domestically, the number of Americans who attended theatres dropped by roughly 6% to 1.26 billion last year, the lowest in nearly 20-years. In terms of revenue, the overall box office tumbled 5.2%, collected a paltry US$10.3 billion (£6.7 billion; […]
... written on Jan 02 2015When you suddenly found out that you get cancer, what’s your reaction? Probably cry of disbelief before seeks another specialists’ opinion. You want to know why because you believe there’s a reason – from genetic inheritance to food that you’ve eaten. Some may think it could be due to “karma”, something bad that they’ve done […]
... written on Jan 02 2015According to AAA National Average Prices, they are now US$2.257 a gallon for regular gasoline. The cheapest gasoline today in Oklahoma was reportedly selling at US$1.57 a gallon for regular gasoline. Remember when we wrote about Crude Oil WTI taking a short nap at US$55 a barrel before going south? Well, as of time this […]
... written on Jan 01 2015Is Russian economic meltdown merely a domestic problem? Does it affect other countries as well? Obviously it does, judging by data from Dubai, a popular tourist destination for Russians. According to Dubai Airports, passenger traffic related to Russia plunged 18.2% from a year earlier in November. Cargo volume through Dubai International also dropped 8% from a year earlier in the same […]
... written on Dec 31 2014Pablo Picasso once said “good artists copy, great artists steal”. The Spanish artist’s famous quote was re-used by Steve Jobs in 1996, when the Apple Inc. supremo was frustrated with his company’s intellectual property being stolen repetitively. In fact, Apple has sued a lot of companies for allegedly copying or stealing its IP over the […]
... written on Dec 30 2014Just when 30 million Malaysians were enjoying the Christmas and the coming New Year long holidays, disasters strike again. When you thought both MH370 and MH17 incidents were the worse that could happen in a year, it gets worst. With only days before we step into the new year, two more disasters happen. First, the […]
... written on Dec 29 2014Hawaii’s US$38 million macadamia nut industry demand is suddenly skyrocketing from South Korea, thanks to a spoilt princess of Korean Air boss Cho Yang-Ho, the patriarch of business conglomerate Hanjin Group. Macadamia nut sales had increased 20-times from one week to the next earlier this month, after Heather Cho Hyun-ah threw tantrums about how she […]
... written on Dec 24 2014
