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Greeks overwhelmingly rejected conditions of a rescue package from creditors on Sunday. Results showed 61% voted “NO” compared with 38% for “YES” with 97% of the vote counted. Thousands of jubilant government supporters celebrated in Syntagma Square in front of Parliament, waving Greek flags and chanting “No, No, No!” It was a sweet victory for […]
... written on Jul 06 2015By now, the whole world knows there’s a new billionaire in town. Name’s Razak, Najib Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Actually he’s not a billionaire yet, if measured in U.S. dollar. But he’s certainly a multi-billionaire in Malaysian ringgit. Here’s how he catapulted himself to the Forbes Malaysia’s 50 Richest. Fund transfer from […]
... written on Jul 05 2015The next time you visit Malaysia, observe something very peculiar. As a tourist, you would probably see drivers open their car’s door, instead of roll down the window, to pay parking or toll fee. This magnificent phenomena is due to the fact that Malaysian drivers have not recovered from a “permanent mental damage” caused by […]
... written on Jul 03 2015Yay! the comedian is back in town. We’re talking about Ibrahim Ali, the president of Perkasa, one of many agencies under UMNO payroll entrusted to do all the dirty jobs. Also called a “toad” or “frog” by critics, Ibrahim Ali is not much different from Donald Trump, the wannabe who is running for the U.S. […]
... written on Jul 02 2015Have you watched the two films we recommended about a year ago? Flashback – “Inside Job” and “The Wolf of Wall Street”, released in 2010 and 2013 respectively, are two movies you must watch to understand the reality of financial markets. And in case you’ve missed our previous article, go read about “30 Investing Tips & […]
... written on Jul 02 2015Reaching economic meltdown, there’re basically two types of business that are still booming in Greece – tourism and flag sales. Tourists are still coming in drove while flag salesmen are doing roaring business, thanks to a pending July 5th referendum to decide if Greece will eventually exit from the euro zone or otherwise. Greece, the […]
... written on Jun 30 2015As expected, the most efficient super cop on planet Earth – Khalid Abu Bakar – has announced that Malaysian police have found no elements of CBT (criminal breach of trust) in MARA’s corruption scandal in Australia. Mr Khalid, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) can now washes his hands off the case – Bravo!! The […]
... written on Jun 29 2015When Singapore was crowned as the world’s most expensive city for a second year roughly three months ago, there weren’t much fireworks in the sky, at least not to the average Singaporeans. After all, with great title, comes great financial insecurity. Hence it wasn’t hard to understand why the people were feeling the pressure instead. […]
... written on Jun 25 2015When a Chinese food inspector, Zhang Tao, from Hunan province opened the door of a compartment, he nearly threw up due to overwhelming stench from meat which could be as old as 40 years. Amazingly, the food had begun to thaw, suggesting that it was getting readied to be served on dinner tables and consumed […]
... written on Jun 24 2015Ten years ago in 2005, then-deputy prime minister Najib Razak mooted the concept of “Glokal”, a term derived from “global” and “lokal (local)” for the Malaysian ethnic-Malay community. Najib Razak, now the prime minister of Malaysia, was extremely proud when his “invention” was greeted with thunderous applause and cheers at a 2005 UMNO assembly. While everyone […]
... written on Jun 24 2015
