Rich and Famous
Commander-in-Chief has become Winker-in-Chief when the U.S. president Donald Trump was caught in what appeared to wink at Russia President Vladimir Putin during their summit in Finland. Sitting about 2-3 feets apart, at the start of their long-awaited summit in Helsinki, both leaders locked eyes before Trump gave Putin a cheeky wink. Putin replied with […]
... written on Jul 17 2018The founder of online retail giant Alibaba is in town. He specifically flew to Malaysia to officially open the company’s first office in Southeast Asia at Bangsar South today. He was also granted an audience with newly inaugurated Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest premier at the advanced age of 93. If time […]
... written on Jun 18 2018When it was revealed that Singapore taxpayers’ money – as much as S$20 million – was burned on the U.S-North Korea summit, not many were impressed. About half of the expenses went to security costs. However, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said – “It is a cost we are willing to pay. It’s our […]
... written on Jun 15 2018Lim Kit Siang, aged 77, had been the opposition Member of Parliament since 1969 where he was first elected as an MP for the Bandar Melaka seat. He first emerged as a politician when he was National Organising Secretary of the DAP (Democratic Action Party) from 1966 to 1969. Yet, he did not want to […]
... written on Jun 09 2018Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister-in-waiting, is a changed man. After spending years in jail – twice – for sodomy, he has either become a more humble and wiser man, or a vengeful man who believes the nation owes him the premiership. After being pardoned by the Agong (King), the grateful Anwar spoke highly of the […]
... written on Jun 07 2018President Trump said his on-again, off-again summit with North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un will proceed in Singapore on June 12 after all, as initially planned. His U-turn came after Mr. Kim sent his top official, Kim Yong Chol, to Washington and delivers a letter expressing his interest to meet with Mr. Trump. However, there […]
... written on Jun 02 2018He would be called in whenever Najib Razak needs to rally ethnic-Malay support, to intimidate the ethnic-Chinese, to insult the Christians or Hindus, or simply to bribe voters. But those happy days are over after Mr. Najib lost his throne in the 14th general election on May 9th. Now, without his boss protecting him, gangster-for-hire […]
... written on May 31 2018AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has apologised over his eye-popping support for former Prime Minister Najib Razak. In his video clip, he blames it on pressure from Najib government. He claims that he was asked to fire Rafidah Aziz as chairperson of AirAsia X when the former Iron Lady started getting involved in the then-opposition Pakatan […]
... written on May 14 2018On the morning of May 10th, just hours after opposition Pakatan Harapan stunningly won the 14th general election, rumours spread like wildfire that the coalition leader Mr. Mahathir Mohamad might not become the country’s prime minister after all. The rumours had it that the defeated Mr. Najib Razak of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition had bribed […]
... written on May 11 2018They’re both billionaires, but their similarities end there. President Donald Trump and investor Warren Buffett are not friends, and chances are they won’t become friends. They’re simply too incompatible. Both Trump and Buffett have very different business philosophy, let alone political belief. Trump is a conservative and nationalist while Buffett is a liberal and globalist. […]
... written on Apr 14 2018
