Finance and Economy
Amazon is the world’s largest online retail company with average monthly traffic in excess of 1.8-billion. And it has just moved ahead of Microsoft and other competitors to position itself as the third-biggest player in the U.S. digital advertising market – behind Google and Facebook. But even at 4.2% share, Amazon is expected to generate […]
... written on Sep 21 2018Sometimes life can be unbearable without taking loans to bail one out of financial constraints. From buying a new home, buying prime property, paying school fees to doing other things, debts are like fire. They can help you survive through the wildest moments in your life, yet, can also consume your confidence and conscience bit […]
... written on Sep 21 2018World’s biggest crook – Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak – has finally been arrested and charged (after spending a night in detention) for the infamous US$681 million 1MDB scandal. Popularly known amongst Malaysians as the RM2.6 billion theft, Mr. Najib has been slapped with 21 counts of money laundering and a separate 4 counts […]
... written on Sep 20 2018Emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s economic slowdown, President Donald Trump has thrown his challenge again by declaring that his administration will impose 10% tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, scheduled to go into effect on September 24th (next Monday). The tax will then skyrocket to 25% beginning January 1st, 2019. […]
... written on Sep 18 2018Apple fans have a new reason to celebrate after the world’s first trillion-dollar company unleashed not one, not two but three new iPhones. The new iPhone XR, XS and XS Max will all have dual SIM capabilities. This means that a user will be able to have two separate phone lines. One will be via a […]
... written on Sep 17 2018Was Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong complicit in the cover-up of 1MDB scandal to help his buddy, former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak? Most Singaporeans would think it’s incredibly insane to think that their leader would do such a despicable thing. After all, Singaporeans are proud of the perception that their country is the […]
... written on Sep 17 2018Skinning Muhammad Shafee bin Muhammad Abdullah appears to be easier than initially thought. Yes, remember when we said there are many ways to skin a cat? Well, this fat cat called Shafee, supposedly Malaysia’s top lawyer and a man of many talents – being defence counsel and prosecutor at the same time – has finally […]
... written on Sep 13 2018For the first time, President Xi Jinping attended the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok in Russia. It was also the first time a Chinese head of state had attended the EEF, an international forum held each year for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East. This is the third meeting between […]
... written on Sep 12 2018Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s billionaire co-founder Jack Ma has just announced the much awaited succession plan today (10 September). On the same day he celebrates his 54th birthday, Jack Ma announced that CEO (chief executive officer) Daniel Zhang will succeed him as chairman of the board, starting 12 months later on September 10, 2019. What this […]
... written on Sep 10 2018On June 22, 2002, Malaysia’s 76-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad dropped a political bombshell in the midst of the three day national conference of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). One hour into his closing speech, Mr. Mahathir suddenly announced that he was immediately resigning all his party and government positions. He burst into […]
... written on Sep 09 2018
