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After more than a month Malaysia Airlines lost its second aircraft within this year – shotdown on July 17 – the remains of flight MH17’s 30 Malaysian victims have been identified. There were 44 Malaysians onboard the Boeing 777-200ER, including 15 crew and 2 infants, when it was shot down by Russian-made BUK–M1 (SA-11 Gadfly) […]
... written on Aug 22 2014Have you ever flown business or first class? If you’re a frequent traveller but have never receive VIP treatment as those in the business or first class, you must be wondering what’s behind the curtain. The thought of free-flowing drinks, fine dining, comfy seats or luxury beds were simply mouth-watering. There’re also perks such as […]
... written on Aug 21 2014Just when you thought the latest ceasefire between Hamas and Israel would last and thereafter bring peace to the conflict zone, it was breached, again. About 8-hours before the expiration of ceasefire, three Grad rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and fell near Be’er Sheva and Netivot. Loud explosions were heard in the Tel […]
... written on Aug 20 2014The cost of living is a complicated subject. Unless you’re in a country such as UK where you can basically have free house, food, education and even luxury holidays under “benefits” without working for a day, you need to worry about the cost of living from the moment you leave school. You may not realize it […]
... written on Aug 20 2014President Obama has been using “harsh” words against Israel over the Gaza Strip crisis. Still, that doesn’t stop Israel from tapping into American’s mmunitions stockpile to resupply the Israel military with weapons. If you didn’t know, it was part of a program called War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I), whereby locally (Israel) stores weapons can be […]
... written on Aug 16 2014Remember the Grand Saga-Bandar Mahkota Cheras fiasco more than 6-years ago? It was a classic example of gangster concessionaires working together with thuggish policemen in beating up average Joes and Janes, ala Bollywood style. That was also the turning point which showed what type of Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim is. You can read the article […]
... written on Aug 15 2014Mention “Raleigh” to youngsters and most probably the first thing that pop-up is bicycle to them. Try again but this time mention “Chopper” and chances are high they would be scratching their head, thinking hard if it could be related to U.S. military Apache helicopter. However, try this on some middle-aged people in their late […]
... written on Aug 14 2014Planning to migrate to Canada? Cool, but before you jump into the next available flight or ship, there’re tons of factors to consider. Besides the weather, accommodation, kids’ education, employment and what not, it pays to give the taxes a little thought. Besides, didn’t Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life […]
... written on Aug 13 2014Finally, Malaysia’s national carrier which was founded in 1946 (then known as Malayan Airways) and later commenced operation as Malaysia Airlines System in 1972, dies a natural death. Well, that’s a polite way to bid farewell to the 68-year-old airline. In reality, Malaysian Airlines System (KLSE: MAS, stock-code 3786) or popularly known as MAS was […]
... written on Aug 12 2014Beside London, wealthy playboys from Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had their expensive toys delivered to the glamorous city of Cannes on the south coast of France. As usual, McLaren, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Rolls-Royces, Porsches, Bentleys were seen jamming France in what appears to be a display of the mega-rich Arabs’ wealth to the European […]
... written on Aug 11 2014
