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Hilton Worldwide Holdings has just sold the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York for a whopping US$1.95 billion (£1.2 billion; RM6.3 billion) to China-based Anbang Insurance Group. That’s a new record in the American hotel industry, if not for the world. Prior to the sale, the most expensive single-hotel deal was the sale of “The […]
... written on Oct 07 2014Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd is both Hong Kong and world’s biggest listed jewelry chain, with a market capitalization of a whopping US$15.78 billion (as of May 2014). The jewellery retailer is owned by Cheng Yu Tung, Hong Kong’s fifth richest person with a net worth of US$15.5 billion. The empire has 36,100 employees, […]
... written on Oct 06 2014The next time you plan to fly in or out of Australia, it’s advisable to arrive at the country’s airports earlier than you usually would. This is especially true at Melbourne and Sydney airports. Reason – Tony Abbott administration has agreed on Friday in joining US-led military coalition bombing mission targeting ISIS in Iraq. Australia’s […]
... written on Oct 06 2014She is perhaps the bravest traffic offender on planet Earth. Between July 2009 and December 2013, she had been travelling on EastLink and CityLink without paying a penny. Meet 27-year-old Isabelle Mares Weir, an Australian driver who had accumulated a jaw dropping 1,196 infringement warrants for total fines of $342,050 (£212,000; RM1.1 million). Her warrants, […]
... written on Oct 03 2014Ahead of Hong Kong’s national holiday tomorrow, Wednesday, there’re still thousands of Hong Kongers on the street; camping and sleeping in the middle of the road. Here’s the problem – Hong Kong is ready for democracy but China isn’t. And Beijing’s stone age mentality is such that Hong Kong is another mischievous kid, just like […]
... written on Oct 01 2014ATM thefts have gone high-tech, and judging by how the police and banks are running around like a headless chicken trying to piece together the puzzle, the local authorities and financial institutions were obviously not ready for such an attack. And it’s not hard to understand why – the police and banking institutions were trapped […]
... written on Sep 30 2014By now, the craze of loom bands or rainbow loom has reached Malaysia,. although it had already reached its craziness in the west since early of the year. Originally targeted at kids from eight to fourteen-year-old, somehow the loom bands disease has spread its tentacles to adults all around the world – from Pope Francis, […]
... written on Sep 28 2014Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Mat Razi Mat Ail has won the Pengkalan Kubor by-election with a bigger majority, defeating PAS’ Wan Rosdi. Mat Razi secured 9,961 votes while Wan Rosdi managed 7,326 votes. The majority of 2,635 is higher than last year’s 13th general election where BN candidate won with only 1,736 majority. But last […]
... written on Sep 26 2014Are you looking for a job that you could finally call it a “career”, so much so that you plan to retire without jumping to another ship? If the answer is “yes”, then start writting in to Virgin Airways because this is the best company on planet Earth. Employees of Malaysia Airlines who have a […]
... written on Sep 24 2014What will you do as a restaurant owner in order to boost your business? Well, to attract more customers, of course. And how do you plan to do that? Simple way will be “repeat sales”, meaning to ensure customers will return for your delicate food and beverages. In the old days, the magic potion would […]
... written on Sep 24 2014
