Government
What have you done since we published an article about grand-daddy George Soros betting US$2 billion on SPY Puts? If you have been trimming your stock portfolio and take some money off the table, congratulations. If you have done nothing, it’s okay, because by nature you’re just a normal human. You’re no fund manager, let […]
... written on Oct 14 2014Sweden, also known as the Kingdom of Sweden, is the third largest country in the European Union. But the country which borders Norway and Finland has a total population of merely 9.7 million. People may not know or heard of Sweden, but they definitely know IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer founded in Sweden back […]
... written on Oct 13 2014On Saturday, October 11th, Edward Snowden, the N.S.A. whistle-blower, spoke via live video with the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer. In the interview, the former N.S.A., C.I.A., and D.I.A. employee was asked some questions of what the public (that’s you and me) can do to protect our privacy, now that it’s an open secret governments are spying […]
... written on Oct 13 2014Malaysia’s security has gone a little bonkers recently. The craziness has move up a few notches with a pre-dawn grenade explosion yesterday, leaving one car jockey dead and 13 injured. As expected, the country’s police – the best on planet Earth – concluded there and then that the bombing was due to gangland feud. If […]
... written on Oct 10 2014There were two huge mistakes C.Y. Leung did in suppressing Hong Kong protesters recently. First, the Hong Kong CEO unleashed a brutal crackdown using pepper spray and tear gas, something rarely used on peaceful protesters. Second, he used triad gangs to launch sexual assault, harassment and intimidation on the remaining stubborn but persevered protesters. While […]
... written on Oct 09 2014Remember Apple’s latest promise to protect your personal data stored in iPhone or iPad to prevent any other third parties except the owner (that’s you, dude) from accessing them, as long as the devices are running iOS 8? Well, Apple fanatics rejoiced when the company announced that the new privacy policy (finally) means the police, […]
... written on Oct 08 2014After the recent exposure and publicity about rich kids’ life, deliberately published on Instagram to show off their wealth, the trends have been gaining momentum. If the “Rich Kids of Instagram”, “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” or “Rich Kids of New York” didn’t raise your eyebrows, how about exploring into the “untouchable and unimaginable” territories […]
... written on Oct 08 2014Hilton Worldwide Holdings has just sold the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York for a whopping US$1.95 billion (£1.2 billion; RM6.3 billion) to China-based Anbang Insurance Group. That’s a new record in the American hotel industry, if not for the world. Prior to the sale, the most expensive single-hotel deal was the sale of “The […]
... written on Oct 07 2014Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd is both Hong Kong and world’s biggest listed jewelry chain, with a market capitalization of a whopping US$15.78 billion (as of May 2014). The jewellery retailer is owned by Cheng Yu Tung, Hong Kong’s fifth richest person with a net worth of US$15.5 billion. The empire has 36,100 employees, […]
... written on Oct 06 2014The next time you plan to fly in or out of Australia, it’s advisable to arrive at the country’s airports earlier than you usually would. This is especially true at Melbourne and Sydney airports. Reason – Tony Abbott administration has agreed on Friday in joining US-led military coalition bombing mission targeting ISIS in Iraq. Australia’s […]
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