Finance and Economy
Speculation is running high that the Federal Reserve is having cold feet about raising interest rate for the first time after rates held near zero since 2008 financial crisis. Hence, there could be no rate hike at all for the rest of the year. There’re also rumours that China is ready to devalue its currency […]
... written on Oct 16 2015By now, it’s an international knowledge that Prime Minister of Malaysia – Najib son of Razak – is allegedly linked to corruption, money laundering and the murder of Mongolian Altantuya. No previous prime minister has been so popular, not even the evil dictator Mahathir Mohamed. And if everything goes well, Najib could overtake Mahathir as […]
... written on Oct 15 2015You may give us a big yawn if we were to tell you that Pepsi is launching a new product. After all, you’ve been Coca Cola’s biggest fan after Warren Buffett. But PepsiCo Inc. is not launching another carbonated drink. Pepsi is releasing a smartphone. Yes, it’s so unbelievable because it’s like saying President Obama […]
... written on Oct 13 2015In a latest cat-and-mouse, or rather cop-and-thief game, Arul Kanda (President and Group Executive Director of 1MDB) has admitted the authentication of copies of 1MDB Board minutes dated Jan 12 published by UK-based whistleblower Sarawak Report (SR). Perhaps Mr. Arul was puzzled on how could the documents landed on Clare Rewcastle Brown’s lap. Considering how […]
... written on Oct 12 2015Trying to get pregnant and have a baby of your own could be one of the most challenging things in your life. The fact that most couples nowadays prefer to wait till the later part of their age to start planning their families doesn’t help the situation. And you’re wondering how come your parents or […]
... written on Oct 10 2015True, Najib Razak couldn’t care less about the latest decree issued by Council of Rulers whereby sultans of nine of Malaysia’s states have called for a swift and transparent investigation into 1MDB political-cum-financial scandal involving the country’s prime minister. Obviously the Monarchy agrees that the scandal had created a “Crisis of Confidence”. But the premier’s […]
... written on Oct 08 2015Don’t panic when you see stock ticker symbol “GOOG” has a new owner, Alphabet Inc. instead of the usual Google Inc. The name change is part of a plan announced months ago to restructure the company to give more room to its forever-growing businesses. Google, or rather Alphabet has been explaining to all and sundry […]
... written on Oct 08 2015Democracy, in a nutshell, consists of 3 pillars namely the “Executive”, “Legislative” and “Judiciary”. The Executive is the government of the day (President, Prime Minister, Ministers and so on) while the Legislative consists of the two houses of the Parliament. Meanwhile, the Judiciary comprises Supreme Court and other judicial centres or agencies. However, over time, […]
... written on Oct 07 2015It’s a deal!! The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, or simply TPPA, which represents the largest U.S. trade pact since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico in 1993, has been agreed upon by 12 nations – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. […]
... written on Oct 06 2015Ben Bernanke has finally answered a question that’s been repeatedly asked by millions since 2008 financial crisis – “Should somebody have gone to jail?”. It was a simple and straight forward question which even Bernanke had tried his best to run away for the last 7 years, until today. “Yeah, I think so” – […]
... written on Oct 05 2015
