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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday (Jan 16) apologised to the Malaysian people for former banker Tim Leissner’s role in the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB scandal. However, the chief executive cunningly distanced the bank from the scheme, choosing to throw the former partner under the bus instead, as Malaysia filed criminal charges against it […]
... written on Jan 17 2019Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen, could stay alive if not for the China-Canada diplomatic hostilities. The 36-year-old former oil worker was detained in Liaoning province in 2014 for trying to smuggle more than 200kg of methamphetamine in China. That’s a huge amount of drugs. Still, he was sentenced to only 15 years in prison and […]
... written on Jan 15 2019One of the important goals President Donald Trump decided to launch a trade war with China last year was to narrow the trade deficit gap. He promised during his presidential campaign and after he entered the White House that he would seek to reduce massive U.S. trade deficits with China. However, based on the latest […]
... written on Jan 15 2019Three Chinese warships arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday on a visit aimed at strengthening already close ties between the two nations. As early as 2016, Cambodia hosted its first major naval joint exercises with Chinese forces. This round, as many as 700 crew members docked at the port of Sihanoukville, also known as “Kampong Som”. […]
... written on Jan 10 2019For years, former Prime Minister Najib Razak had been lying through his teeth about 1MDB financial health. As early as 2015, the crook claimed the sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had more assets than liabilities. Amazingly, gullible and ignorant village folks actually believed his simplistic cock and bull story. Like a broken […]
... written on Jan 09 2019In the land of scandals and corruptions, more often than not rumours have the nasty habit of turning out to become facts. After Mahathir Mohamad made the history of becoming not only the world’s oldest prime minister, but also the prime minister for the second time, Malaysians welcome the New Year 2019 with another stunning […]
... written on Jan 07 2019Dell CEO Michael Dell warned in July last year that the U.S. and China face a “mutual assured destruction” if trade relations collapse, adding that “no one will win” a trade war. But judging by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s latest antics, losing face is not an option. In denial, the U.S. president even said […]
... written on Jan 03 2019Kim Jong-un told South Korea’s Moon Jae-in in a New Year’s letter that he wants to meet with Moon “frequently” next year and vowed to work on “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula together. Similarly, the North Korea dictator also reportedly has sent a “conciliatory message” to Donald Trump, believed to be sweet talks on denuclearization. […]
... written on Dec 31 2018Home loan plays a crucial role in one’s life, especially those who are aiming to achieve their dream home. To know if you are eligible for this kind of loan, continue reading below! Are you planning to purchase a specific asset, particularly your dream home? If yes, you should have more than enough money […]
... written on Dec 31 2018In what appears to be the next level of retaliation against the Government of Canada over the arrest of Huawei’s CFO (chief financial officer), Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese may have already decided what to do with Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen on charges of drug smuggling. Although information is sketchy, it’s highly possible […]
... written on Dec 27 2018
