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For the first time in 13 years and after 51 consecutive quarters of uninterrupted sales growth since 2003, Apple sales finally collapse. The tech giant reported revenue of US$50.6 billion and earnings of US$1.90 per share. Analysts were looking for US$52 billion and US$1.99, respectively. Last year the same quarter, they did US$58 billion and […]
... written on Apr 27 2016Let’s play the mind game about killing the snake again. If you see a snake, an Indian, a Malay and a Chinese, who should you kill first? Well, kill the Indian first, of course, because he could twist, turn and even convince the snake that both the Malay and Chinese were evil devil and wicked […]
... written on Apr 26 2016You’ve read about KFC chickens with 6 wings and 8 legs but you might rubbish it as merely rumours. You might even laugh off such KFC-bred mutant chickens as one-off case of accident genetically modified chicken. But something quite yucky seemed to have consistently occurred at KFC, until it was exposed by undercover researcher. As […]
... written on Apr 25 2016Volkswagen (VW) admitted cheating on emission tests for 11 million vehicles worldwide since 2009. The scandal, popularly known as DieselGate, was exposed in September last year by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) who discovered VW cars being sold in America had a “defeat device” – or software – in diesel engines that could detect when they […]
... written on Apr 22 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 2016If you see a snake and an Indian, kill the Indian first – goes the saying. This belief, or rather an insult or even a racist statement, is not only popular in Malaysia but also Thailand and even the America. Of course, in the U.S., they were referring to the Indian as in the Native […]
... written on Apr 20 2016While we understood very well why the previous Bush administration and the present Obama government wanted to hide 28 pages of 2002 congressional report after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, what could be the compelling reason the Saudi Arabia is so gung-ho about covering their role? President Barack Hussein Obama is […]
... written on Apr 19 2016In the early Sunday, rumour mill was running at top speed announcing oil production freeze, before a meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers in Doha could even start. Everyone who stands to benefit from higher crude oil price was rejoicing. The rumour was started after a Russian news agency, Tass, leaked a draft agreement […]
... written on Apr 18 2016The “September 11 Attacks” is close to 15 years old but it was the mother of terrorist attacks that is still full of mysteries and conspiracy theories. Depending on who you ask, the speculation behind the attacks could be spookily inspiring. Former Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed would tell you that if the U.S. could […]
... written on Apr 17 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 2016
