Government
Donald Trump was (and is still) a businessman. And he’s running the White House like a business corporation – hiring and firing – as if he’s still running “The Apprentice” TV shows. Until recently, the stock markets were booming with Trump’s business-friendly policies, more so after he proposed to cut corporate tax rate to 15% […]
... written on May 18 2017State leaders of almost 30 countries – including Russian President Vladimir Putin and delegates from more than 100 countries – have agreed to work together to build roads, railways, ports and other key infrastructure in one of the world’s biggest economic project led by China. Representatives from United States and North Korea were also present. […]
... written on May 16 2017When you login on Monday for work, and your computer happens to be running on older versions Microsoft’s Windows such as Windows XP, chances are you could be staring at a screen screaming “pay me money to get your data back”. Call it blackmail, extortion or anything you like, but there’s no way you can […]
... written on May 15 2017Oil has recovered slightly after the black gold hit US$44 a barrel last week – the lowest since August 2016. The sudden plunge on 5th May, however, had momentarily thrown OPEC into disarray and chaos. Saudi energy minister Khalid Al-Falih was forced to calm the market with an early warning that it is almost a […]
... written on May 13 2017He had abruptly removed former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump terminated FBI Director James Comey, also in a similar fashion. The sudden sacking of Comey is a big deal because this is the second time a FBI director is fired in U.S. history. The […]
... written on May 11 2017With great military power comes great responsibility. To the United States, however, aggression and responsibility are two interchangeable words used to suit their interests. When the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG1) was sent to the South China Sea, China screamed that it was a challenge to its “sovereignty and security” but the U.S. […]
... written on May 09 2017Unknown three years ago, Emmanuel Macron is now on his way to become one of Europe’s most powerful leaders. But there’s also a possibility that 39-year-old Macron – France’s youngest president in history – could flop and prove himself to be nothing but an empty vessel. For now, the European Union is celebrating not because […]
... written on May 08 2017Bandar Malaysia, supposedly the country’s biggest real estate project, has collapsed. TRX City Sdn. Bhd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance, said the sale of its 60% interest in Bandar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. has lapsed. TRX blames failure to meet payment obligations as the reason why the deal was called off. In […]
... written on May 04 2017Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines president who called President Barack Obama a “son of a whore” and told him to “go to hell”, has been invited by President Donald Trump to visit the White House. Trump apparently doesn’t share Obama’s disgust over Dirty Harry Duterte’s method of “shoot first and ask question later” – killing 6,000 […]
... written on May 01 2017Everybody is talking about North Korea and the excitement of witnessing the world’s first nuclear war to be started by two rogue leaders – Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Suddenly, nobody is interested about the world’s first economic war between two powerhouses – United States and China. The Korea conflict is indeed a major diversion […]
... written on Apr 28 2017
