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President Obama’s approval rating has dropped to the lowest – again. At 38% as measured by Gallup polling, the President of the United States who looks more like a golfer than a leader has now hits the all-time low. But here’s the good news, this is not the first time he scores the goal. In […]
... written on Sep 05 2014Thousands of fast food workers have started their protests Thursday outside of restaurants such as McDonald’s, Domino, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Burger King. The protest campaign, known as “Fight for $15”, began on November 2012 and this will be the seventh strike ever since. Fast food workers, who are backed by the Service Employees International […]
... written on Sep 04 2014Did you notice how drivers nowadays dangerously looking at their smartphone while driving on the road? And when you stop at traffic lights, you can bet your last penny that the driver next to you are checking their email or facebook – guaranteed. Well, that’s about to change – General Motors, the largest US automobile […]
... written on Sep 02 2014Malaysians celebrate their Independence Day every year on August 31. In case you didn’t realize, it was also the same day that Diana, Princess of Wales, died exactly 17 years ago in 1997. Besides her jewellery and cash, one of the greatest gifts that she had left for her sons is perhaps her 25-feet infamous […]
... written on Sep 01 2014Donna Tithecott, 54, from Lifton, West Devon, received £55,000 (US$91,300; RM287,820) over nine years from generous British Government in benefits. The free money was paid to her as part of housing and council tax benefits, income support and employment and support allowance. At first glance, this looks like a normal case in UK as any British […]
... written on Aug 30 2014China has a new super rich man – Jack Ma – the 49-year-old founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Based on Bloomberg latest compilation, Jack has a net worth of a staggering $21.8 billion (£13 billion; RM68.6 billion), making him the richest man in China instantly, dwarfing his nearest competitor, Pony Ma HuaTeng, who […]
... written on Aug 28 2014Six months ago, we published an article about “Kajang Move” (read here). We don’t like the name “Kajang Move” but prefer to call it “Operation Kajang” instead, simply because it would sound more dramatic, just like Hollywood “action” movies with tons of explosives and fireworks. If you had read the article, then you understood why […]
... written on Aug 27 2014Everybody is superbly happy with the news that Burger King will marry Tim Hortons, and move in to Canada. Shares of Burger King (NYSE: stock) jumped 19.51% to $32.40 while Tim Hortons (NYSE: stock) rose by 18.91% to $74.72 after the closing bell on Monday. The only people who were upset with the merger was […]
... written on Aug 26 2014Gregory Sancoff is a self-made millionaire and the CEO of Juliet Marine Systems, a company he founded in 2004. Interestingly, he was a former medical devices expert but a terrorist attack on the USS Cole in 2000 during which 17 sailors were killed changed his life. Wanted to do something to help the country, he […]
... written on Aug 24 2014A man who was filming a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, tried to ask his name, only to be told to “go fuck yourself”. That was before the officer trying to disperse a crowd by pointing his gun at civilians and threatened “I will fucking kill you. Get back”. However, the American Civil Liberties Union […]
... written on Aug 23 2014
