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Housing prices continue to skyrocket and depending on where you invest your real-estate, you could be making crazy money – or losing money. In general housing markets boom in Dubai, part of Europe and the Pacific. Needless to say, Asian property markets which saw crazy increase in prices over the last couple of years are […]
... written on Sep 18 2014About two months ago, you could have received a phone call with a recorded message, claiming to be from Qantas and Virgin. The call would say you has won a “travel prize” or “credit points” – typically $999 – towards your next holiday. If you didn’t hang up but entertained the call by pressing “1” […]
... written on Sep 16 2014The top five best paid Hollywood actors – Robert Downey. Jr, Dwayne Johnson, Bradley Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Hemsworth – earned a combined US$250 million for the financial year June 2013 to June 2014. On the other hand, the top five best paid actresses earned about a combined US$150 million for the same period […]
... written on Sep 13 2014More than fourty years ago, Malaysian students sat for their SRP (Sijil Rendah Pelajaran) which is now known as PMR (Penilaian Menengah Rendah or simply Lower Secondary Assessment). This public examination has to be taken by all Form Three students – the third year into secondary secondary school after graduated from the primary school. Of […]
... written on Sep 12 2014Are you jobless now and deperately need one to bring food to the table? Look no further but the “Land of Kangaroos” – Australia. It’s a paradise with tons of jobs, if the country’s latest employment statistics is any indicator. When economists and analysts were estimating between 15,000 to 20,000 increase of jobs in August, […]
... written on Sep 11 2014Apple has officially announced the iPhone 6 – the eighth generation of iPhone – at a special event in Cupertino. Boss Tim Cook also reveals the iPhone 6 Plus, a bigger brother of iPhone 6, and the Apple Watch too. At last, Apple has woken up to the reality that people do want a bigger […]
... written on Sep 10 2014China is famous for two things – imitation goods and food safety. Who can forget about the infamous 2008 Chinese milk scandal where as many as 300,000 babies were affected – 54,000 hospitalised, 16 diagnosed with kidney stones while six died from kidney stones and damage after they had been fed on milk powder produced […]
... written on Sep 09 2014Facebook shares jumped 0.82%, or 63 cents, to $77.89 after yesterday’s closing bell. The stock actually breached the $78 a share during morning session. Nevertheless, a significant milestone has been achieved. Facebook’s market value now has exceeded $200 billion (£124 billion, RM638 billion). At yesterday’s closing, the company has market cap of a whopping $202.52 […]
... written on Sep 09 2014Forget about China’s housing bubble for the time being. Yeah, we know, we’ve written an article about how George Soros bet his US$2.2 billion on SPY Puts Option, all because he was so worry about China’s housing bubble. But before China’s bubble could burst, and it will for sure, another housing bubble which is much […]
... written on Sep 09 2014British architect Lord Norman Foster is the United Kingdom’s biggest builder of landmark office buildings. He designed the Beijing Terminal 3 Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and tons other infamous architectures. Together with Mexico’s Fernando Romero, son-in-law of Mexican telecom magnate and world’s richest person from 2010-2013 Carlos Slim, have had their design chosen for […]
... written on Sep 06 2014
