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Apple has been ordered to pay up to €13 billion (US$14.5 billion; £11 billion; RM58.8 billion) in back taxes, plus interest, to Ireland after the European antitrust regulators ruled that a special scheme hatched between Apple (stock-code: AAPL) and the Irish tax authorities to route profits through Ireland was considered illegal state aid. The commission said Ireland’s […]
... written on Aug 30 2016After more than 2 months Britons voted to leave European Union for real, there’re still tons of people who couldn’t accept the reality. Those who had initially prepared to scream “I told you so” in anticipation of a global economy meltdown due to Brexit are still waiting for the sky to fall. Clearly, they have […]
... written on Aug 30 2016The world is watching the U.S. presidential election with great interest, largely because Republican nominee Donald Trump has been providing great entertainment. Conservative Americans who believe Obama administration has basically thrown the country under the bus will be voting for Trump, never mind his rhetoric and extreme views. Liberal Americans who believe in moderation […]
... written on Aug 29 2016Leonardo DiCaprio’s third annual fundraising auction gala was so successful that it raised a mind-boggling US$45 million. Held on July 20 this year at the St. Tropez party, the event was such a big deal that it had attracted more celebrities than some awards shows. There were tons of booze, billionaires and babes at the Leonardo […]
... written on Aug 19 2016Is there any good news on eliminating terror group ISIS by superpower U.S.-NATO after years of bombing? President Barack Obama would probably tell you his administration is gaining victory, inch by inch. Forget Obama. What does Trump has to say about ISIS? He has claimed Barack Obama was the founder of ISIS while Hillary Clinton […]
... written on Aug 17 2016Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Ibrahim was invited for evening tea over the weekend with Prime Minister Najib Razak, the same person the prince insulted roughly a year ago, calling him “a drowning man trying to reach and hold on to anything, including – ‘shit’“. So, what was actually cooking at the prime minister’s official […]
... written on Aug 15 2016Singapore first entered the Olympics in 1948 but had never won an Olympic gold – until now. Singapore’s first medal was a silver, contributed by Tan Howe Liang, in weightlifting at Rome in 1960. The country waited 48 years before winning their next medal, also a silver in table tennis team at Beijing in 2008, thanks […]
... written on Aug 14 2016Malaysia, under Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration, has entered a new phase of “pariahness” not seen since Independence in 1957. Najib should be congratulated for bringing the country to a new level of “colonisation” through blackmail and corruption. The country is like a piece of tender and juicy wagyu-kobe beef being gobbled up by China […]
... written on Aug 12 2016Unless you live in China, India or South Korea, chances are you’ve been hunting Pokémon since the game was introduced in Asia 2 days ago. Even if you haven’t started doing that, at least you should have heard about Pokémon which is taking the entire planet by storm. So, which are the 15 countries in […]
... written on Aug 08 2016Since December 2008, Malaysia stock market has more than doubled (up 88% in U.S. dollar terms), until a “disaster strikes” the country. In fact, the rally in the Malaysian shares was the world’s longest bull market. Comparing to other stock markets, the KLCI (Kuala Lumpur Composite Index) has gone up the longest without a 20% […]
... written on Aug 06 2016
