Rich and Famous
Sir Jonathan Ive, the legendary Apple Chief Design Officer (CDO), announced on Thursday (June 27) that he’s leaving the company that he had worked for more than 20 years. The Apple designer, knighted at Buckingham Palace in 2012, was actually born in Chingford, north-east London. Thanks to him, the world saw the emergence of iPhone, […]
... written on Jun 28 2019Huawei’s CFO (Chief Financial Officer), Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, appears to be preparing for a long legal fight against extradition to the United States. The princess of Huawei is ready to move from her C$5 million (US$3.7 million; £2.8 million; RM15.4 million) six-bedroom house to her newly renovated C$13 million (US$9.6 million; £7.4 million; RM40 million) […]
... written on May 10 2019Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim should have kept his mouth shut and let the 93-year-old Mahathir completes his premiership. It would be easier to intimidate PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim than PM Mahathir Mohamad, the old political “war horse”. The junior should know that the old man thrives when challenged, especially from the monarchy. […]
... written on May 07 2019Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are good buddies. Both are billionaires – Gates is the world’s second richest man (Forbes: US$101.7 billion) while Buffett the third richest man (Forbes: US$89.2 billion). Although Gates owns just over 1% of shares in Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen in 1975, he remains a board […]
... written on May 01 2019Not many people like buying stolen goods, let alone one as huge as Equanimity, the superyacht once belonged to Jho Low (full name: Low Taek Jho). Although the luxury boat was not physically stolen, it was bought by Mr. Low for an eye-popping US$250 million (RM1 billion) using money stolen from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). […]
... written on Apr 03 2019Very little was known about Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer. Now, as the organization that produces about 10% of the world’s crude raises cash from the international financial market through bond sales, its financial secrets have slowly emerged. As part of a global roadshow, Aramco is now forced to reveal secrets closely guarded since […]
... written on Apr 02 2019Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK), the owner of the Malaysia Today portal, has immediately removed an article titled “Jack Ma slaps Pakatan Harapan” upon receiving an official letter to cease and desist from Alibaba Group. The letter bearing Alibaba letterhead and dated March 28, 2019, was signed by Albert Liu, VP and Deputy General Counsel of […]
... written on Mar 29 2019The United States, as expected, has retained its spot as the most powerful country in the world in 2019. Considered to be the most powerful country, the U.S. has the world’s largest economy and biggest military budget, splashing over US$610 billion on military hardware and personnel in 2017. The country is also the leader in the so-called […]
... written on Mar 04 2019Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei lives a quiet life and keeps an ultra-low profile despite his massive wealth. It would take the arrest of his daughter, 46-year-old Huawei chief financial officer Sabrina Meng, to make him active and starts expressing his opinion. Essentially, the world’s largest telecom-gear maker faced its worst ever crisis as the superpower […]
... written on Feb 19 2019The Biggest Sucker – Saudi Crown Prince’s $450 Million “Leonardo da Vinci” Painting Most Likely Fake
On December 2017, the world was left speechless after Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” – dating back to 1500 – was sold to a mysterious buyer who splashed a mind-boggling US$450.3 million. The “Salvator Mundi,” which means “Savior of the World”, depicts Christ as a Renaissance man dressed in flowing blue robes. The mysterious wealthy buyer was exposed […]
... written on Feb 18 2019
