Rich and Famous
Her hairstyle makes you wonder if she’s a huge fan of Sailor Moon from Japanese shōjo manga series. Make no mistake though – 45-year-old Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is on her way to become Southeast Asia’s first self-made woman billionaire. If her airline goes public (IPO) by selling 30% stake (scheduled in second quarter of […]
... written on May 25 2016United Kingdom was ranked 10th in Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index. Britons, however, should have little reasons to smile because their country is virtually as corrupt as Nigeria (ranked 136th) and Afghanistan (ranked 166th) for recognizing and happily rubbing shoulders with those corrupt leaders. Prime Minister David Cameron had his fair share of embarrassment […]
... written on May 20 2016Tim Cook has been jetting around the globe ever since the mighty Apple revealed its sales has finally stopped growing – for the first time in 13 years and after 51 consecutive quarters of doing so. He had just visited Beijing on Monday, talking to government officials about company matters as the company struggles to […]
... written on May 17 2016As more and more Republican conservatives start endorsing and worshiping Donald Trump, instead of laughing at him, so do wealthy tycoons. Although Trump is now the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, there’s one thing that he’s miles behind his challenger for the White House – campaign money for general election. Mr. Trump, who by the end […]
... written on May 16 2016When Ted Cruz, a Republican U.S. presidential hopeful, nabbed all 34 of the delegates in Colorado, he was on fire. And when he later snatched up all 14 delegates in Wyoming, he was practically orgasm with his mini victory, calling it the “grassroots victory”. But both were won in voter-less contests, something that critics have […]
... written on May 04 2016Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman was beaten and whipped by her various masters as a child. But 194 years after she was born and tortured, Tubman (born Araminta Ross; 1822 – March 10, 1913) is to become first African-American on U.S. currency. And she’s going to replace former President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner. The […]
... written on Apr 21 2016Days after the Panama Papers were leaked and shocked the world; people are still arguing and debating why the lack of Americans being named. Preliminary reports indicate that more than 200 people with U.S. addresses are named in the Panama Papers, a pathetic number considering that the leak implicates 214,488 companies involving 11.5 million documents. […]
... written on Apr 15 2016After the explosive “Panama Papers” bombshell released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) over the weekend – the biggest leak in history – some world leaders could be brought down. Before we start bitching, here’s how massive this project was to the ICIJ and those involved during their 12 months of hard work. […]
... written on Apr 05 2016There was a mega scandal hitting the world over the weekend. It was so huge that Wikileaks now looks like a kindergarten playground. Called the “Panama Papers”, it consists of approximately 11.5 million documents – more than the combined total of the Wikileaks Cablegate, Offshore Leaks, Luxembourg Leaks, and Swiss Leaks. The Panama Papers’ data […]
... written on Apr 05 2016Is there any nice, honest and good member left from the Razak family? Initially, millions of Malaysians and even some foreign investors were tricked into believing that at least there was one good soul left from Malaysia’s equivalent to United States’ Kennedy family – Nazir Razak. After all, Mr. Nazir had criticised his tainted brother, […]
... written on Apr 01 2016
