Finance and Economy
For the fifth year running, Singapore’s Changi Airport has emerged as the world’s best airport. The Changi has been so good in winning the crown that none of its neighbours in the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) region could give the Singapore airport a run for its money. The nearest competitor – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) […]
... written on Jun 14 2017American drivers are set to reap unexpected savings for the summer vacation – cheaper gas. On Wednesday, oil made a huge plunge after a report indicated that supply was outpacing demand. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, considered the U.S. benchmark, fell 5%, or US$2.47 a barrel, to US$45.72, mirroring a similar plunge […]
... written on Jun 08 2017When two rich spoilt brats have nothing better to do, they will start fighting over lamest thing, such as who has the most friends or who has the most beautiful girlfriend. In the case of oil-rich Saudi Arabia, who had just rewarded anti-Muslim Trump with US$350 billion deals to buy U.S.’ friendship, they couldn’t wait […]
... written on Jun 07 2017All hell breaks loose when President Donald Trump announced the United States is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, one of former President Barack Obama’s remaining legacies. Almost immediately, Obama slams Trump, arguing that it is America’s loss, not other nations, for pulling out of the agreement. Mr. Trump’s decision to abandon the landmark […]
... written on Jun 03 2017Venezuela is right now in utter bankruptcy. Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s vision of socialism – sharing of wealth – didn’t work. It’s rather strange that a country that controls the world’s largest oil reserve couldn’t feed its own people so much so that the Venezuela people have turned to eating pets and trash. About […]
... written on Jun 02 2017China’s Cybersecurity Law comes into effect on June 1 – that’s today. If you hadn’t a clue about this new law, you’re not alone. Tons of business and finance people didn’t know too, either wasn’t being informed or simply don’t care. In fact, experts are as confused as the Chinese authorities who have little information […]
... written on Jun 01 2017Celebrity Victoria Beckham is said to own as many as 100 of such branded bags, which is believed to be worth £1.5 million (US$1.9 million; RM8.3 million). She was perhaps the first celebrity to own the mega-expensive Hermès Birkin Himalayan crocodile handbag, before Kim Kardashian follows the footstep. Other celebrities – Pamela Anderson, Lady Gaga, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts […]
... written on Jun 01 2017This may sound weird, or even funny, but it appears that Trump and Arab Muslims share more common interests than the U.S. president does with European friends. As a start, both Donald Trump and King Salman agreed that Iran is their common enemy in the Middle East. Iran was their punching bag when Trump visited […]
... written on May 26 2017Chinese automaker Geely will be taking a 49.9% stake in Malaysia’s iconic, home-grown, but long-struggling carmaker Proton. Both Proton and Geely’s parent – DRB-Hicom and Zhejiang Geely Holding – are expected to sign the deal by the end of July. Behind the junk Proton is, of course, the crown jewel of the sale – British sports […]
... written on May 26 2017Do you know that May 22 is also known as “Bitcoin Pizza Day”? It was the date where Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer, successfully traded his 10,000 units of digital currency bitcoin (BTC) for 2 Papa John’s pizzas. He posted on a bitcoin forum page – “I just want to report that I successfully traded 10,000 […]
... written on May 23 2017
