Corruption
Beside being crowned as the world’s most expensive city, Singapore is also a top financial hub, trading port, tourism, tax haven, and has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires. The country which already has 21 billionaires is expected to have 4,878 people with US$30 million or more in assets by 2023, according to Knight Frank […]
... written on Jun 10 2014In most by-elections, the “unofficial results” from the government’s (read: BN, Barisan Nasional) camp normally would be final. So, when the unofficial results of Teluk Intan by-election shows BN candidate Mah Siew Keong won with a razor-thin majority of 238 votes, it was game over for DAP and PR (Pakatan Rakyat) for that matter. Congratz […]
... written on Jun 01 2014Brunei, a tiny oil-rich kingdom adopts Shariah Law recently. Almost immediately, Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, owned by the country through its Brunei Investment Agency were swarmed by American protesters urging the government of Brunei to divest itself. It will be interesting to see if Brunei, ruled by absolute monarch, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, could […]
... written on May 12 2014There’re basically two movies you should watch before you jump into the world of investment, especially the stock market. The two movies are “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Inside Job”, released in 2013 and 2010 respectively. Sure, there’re tons of investing books in the market but frankly, you won’t learn as much from those […]
... written on May 05 2014He consistently roared and disagreed about hudud law, while his legendary comrade Lim Kit Siang sometime dares not voice it publicly during critical moment. He immediately resigned as DAP chairman following his conviction for sedition, while his comrade Anwar Ibrahim refuses to do the same when convicted of sodomy, never mind Malaysia’s “kangaroo court” was […]
... written on Apr 18 2014The contradictions from the Malaysia government is getting worse. In the latest stunt the country’s top-gun, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar refuted claims by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) that several passengers who had checked in did not board the fateful Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. In a press conference yesterday, Khalid revealed […]
... written on Mar 12 2014Global Times, one of China’s government mouthpieces have expressed its displeasure at Malaysia government. Apparently, the pro-Beijing newspaper couldn’t afford anymore of Najib administration’s “slow motion” in handling the disappearance of flight MH370 crisis. Indirectly, Beijing was telling Putrajaya to stop all the nonsense of being secretive about almost everything and come clean with their […]
... written on Mar 11 2014Malaysia is facing bankruptcy and PM Najib Razak was not talking nonsense when he made the threat. So, it’s either GST at 6% or he’s flying off to Bahamas for good, leaving Malaysians to settle the nation’s debt. The country has proudly accumulated more than RM550 billion in gross debt from 1990-2013 (the actual figure […]
... written on Jan 24 2014Both PM Najib Razak and opposition de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim are smiling. And how could you blame them when the fool-proof punching bag – religion – is being used again (*yawn*) to divert attention. The prime minister can now sleeps soundly because peoples’ anger about new taxes, utilities rate hike and whatnot has now disappeared […]
... written on Jan 06 2014I had my breakfast at my favourite Mamak restaurant today. A piece of Roti Kosong, Nasi Lemak bungkus and Teh Tarik kurang manis totalled RM3.70, the same price as before the 2014 Budget last Friday. It’s my favourite Mamak hangout because this is perhaps the last place on earth that will increase its prices after […]
... written on Oct 28 2013
