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If Jack Ma has become the new richest man in China, there’s a new richest man in Singapore too. Does the name Mr. Goh Cheng Liang ring a bell? Most probably not, simply because this billionaire is an incredibly low-profile person. In fact, the last time he talked to the press was in 1997, almost […]
... written on Jan 19 2015Swiss-made watches have become more expensive over night. Swatch watch group which sells brands such as Omega, Tissot, Longiness and Calvin Klein was trembling at the sudden change of event. So did Richemont, which owns Cartier, Chloé and Montblanc. Shares of Swatch Group tumbled 15% while Richemont was down 14%. If you happen to collect […]
... written on Jan 18 2015Last month, Lei Jun revealed his company’s latest entry-level phone – Redmi 2 – but not before he boast about Xiaomi’s triple-digit growth. This month, or rather yesterday, the Steve Jobs wannabe announced yet another smartphone – Mi Note. Perhaps for the first time, Xiaomi smartphone doesn’t copy Apple phone, not entirely. Xiaomi has decided […]
... written on Jan 16 2015One killer was reportedly shouted “Charlie Hebdo is dead!” following the shocking and dramatic massacre in Paris. But judging by the latest edition of Charlie Hebdo magazine since the brutal attack, the provocative magazine is far from dead. In fact, both pairs of terrorists – Kouachi brothers and couple Amedy Coulibaly and Hayat Boumeddiene – […]
... written on Jan 14 2015About 10-years ago in 2004, United States had 274 billionaires while China only had pathetic 3 billionaires. Fast forward 10-years later in 2014, America was still the champion with 492 billionaires. However, China had improved unbelievably with 354 billionaires – 388 if you care to include billionaires from Hong Kong – an achievement of a […]
... written on Jan 14 2015Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest criminal organizations in the world. According to Japan’s National Police Agency, it is Japan’s largest yakuza organization, with membership of roughly about 45% of the 86,000 yakuza in the Japanese underworld and over 100,000 internationally. Named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi, its origins dated to as far back as 1915 in Kobe, […]
... written on Jan 13 2015After loads of explosions and gunfire, French security forces killed the two Kouachi brothers, Cherif and Said, suspected in the Charlie Hebdo massacre while raiding a factory where they had holed up with a hostage. Amazingly, the hostage was freed – Vive la France! – and that my friends, speaks volumes about the country’s GIGN. That’s France’s Groupe […]
... written on Jan 11 2015To many tycoons, 2015 is just another ordinary new year. But to Li Ka-shing, this year is his 17th consecutive year as the Hong Kong’s richest man. He increased his wealth by US$1.5 billion, largely due to hefty dividends. According to Forbes, as of January 2015, Mr Li, also known as Asia’s Superman has a […]
... written on Jan 10 2015If you really want to know the winner in the France’s most brutal slaughter in 50-years, it has to be Charlie Hebdo itself. Ask yourself: do you know who is Charlie Hebdo prior to the mass killings? You may try to act smart and answer that Charlie Hebdo could be a comedian or Justin Bieber’s […]
... written on Jan 09 2015ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Abu Sayyaf, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Pattani United Liberation Organization, Jemaah Islamiyah and to a certain extent Perkasa and Isma – what do they have in common. They’re either full-blown terrorists or subscribed to the teaching of terrorism, wearing the mask of Islam. Their lust for revenge, money, sex, power, […]
... written on Jan 08 2015
