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Nepal’s death toll from a Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake has jumped to more than 3,729 with official figure for the injured stands at 6,944 (and counting). UNICEF estimates close to a million children have been “severely affected” by the disaster. The earthquake, the worst in the country since 1934 when 10,000 died, has made hundreds […]
... written on Apr 27 2015Navinder Singh Sarao was a 36-year-old British futures trader, just like any other traders trying to make money. But the Brunel University graduate is now spending his weekend in British jail after failing to up his £5 million (US$7.6 million, RM27.1 million) bail bond. He was arrested this week at the modest suburban semi in […]
... written on Apr 26 2015Low-profile tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, the man closely tied to Malaysia dominant political party UMNO, and one of many cronies aligned to influential former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, is offering about 1.5 billion shares in Malakoff Corp, a subsidiary of MMC Corp, in exchange for RM1.80 a share. If fully subscribed, the 1,521,740,000 IPO shares […]
... written on Apr 22 2015When we were asked to write more articles about GST more than a year ago, we deliberately refused. The reason was simple. No amount of articles on such subject would stop Najib administration from abandoning the cash cow project. Most importantly, no amount of bitching and whining about the impact of GST would wake the […]
... written on Apr 19 2015Hillary Clinton has taken off the suspense surrounding her plans, finally. In her 2-minute-18-second video released on Sunday, she announced (*yawn*) that she would run in 2016 to become, hopefully, the first woman President of the United States. If there’s one advantage that Hillary has over her competitors to win the White House race, it […]
... written on Apr 13 2015Finally, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has responded after a series of attacks from Mahathir Mohamad, who happens to rule the country for an astonishing 22-year. In a normal circumstances, it would be easier to get a hamster to sing “Billie Jeans” than to get Mr Najib to respond to various scandals and allegations under […]
... written on Apr 10 2015His net worth is over US$36 billion, easily qualifies him as the world’s 14th richest man. He started his career on Wall Street in 1966 in an entry level job at investment bank Salomon Brothers. He made his first barrel of gold when he founded Bloomberg LP, which sold its first financial information systems to […]
... written on Apr 06 2015Najib administration’s purchase of a new private jet for the prime minister’s own use has attracted great attention. And former premier Mahathir has shortlisted this issue as part of his bullets, and unleashed it in his latest attacks. Of course, UMNO-paid bloggers justified that the aircraft is for the country’s King use as well. The […]
... written on Apr 04 2015April 1st is now known as GST Day, unofficially taking over the infamous April Fool Day. It’s true that it’s a historic moment in the history of Malaysia, and Najib administration should at least proudly declare it as a public holiday. People would then have more reasons to celebrate GST Day, contributing happily 6% on […]
... written on Apr 02 2015Were you frustrated with those pickup trucks – Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton, Toyota Hilux, Nissan Navara – for acting such a bully during parking or hogging lanes? Well, the market of the bullies is set to get merrier (and more crowded) with a new kid on the block soon. Believe it or not, Mercedes Benz […]
... written on Mar 29 2015
