Government
President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign is legendary. The Chinese Communist Party has long been associated with corruption. In fact, corruption has become a culture in the Chinese government. Naturally, Xi’s crackdown on corruption has been met with huge resistance that he was accused of using it as a tool to eliminate his political rivals. […]
... written on Jul 17 2017United Kingdom is supposed to be United States’ best friend, and vice versa. Even when the U.S. went astray on a 2003 Iraq invasion, the U.K. obediently followed. Tony Blair didn’t persuade Bush not to go to war but instead supported the invasion even when the former British prime minister knew it was wrong. The […]
... written on Jul 17 2017In certain countries, women would go to night club to let their hair loose, especially on Friday night after a stressful week. In Iran, however, women could only let their hair loose in cars. But even doing that could land the hot and beautiful Iranian chicks in trouble. Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, women are […]
... written on Jul 15 2017Ever wonder why Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways could offer unbelievable low price tickets every now and then? That’s because those three Middle Eastern airlines have been receiving more than US$50 billion in subsidies over the past decade from their respective kingdom – U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates) and Qatar. The U.S. and […]
... written on Jul 13 2017He had been condemned by Mahathir Mohamad, then-Prime Minister of Malaysia, as a notorious currency speculator. He lost about US$1 billion in the financial market betting against Donald Trump. The 86-year-old investor also lost millions – probably billions – betting against Brexit. Perhaps the billionaire should go back into retirement. To George Soros, however, […]
... written on Jul 11 2017Get ready to be greeted by armed U.S. immigration officers – at UK airports – before boarding your transatlantic flight to the United States. Under a new radical plan being discussed, British holidaymakers visiting the U.S. would be cleared by U.S. immigration stationed in their country, before boarding an aircraft. Officials between both countries […]
... written on Jul 10 2017DAP, Democratic Action Party, is the most powerful and influential opposition party in Malaysia. During the previous 13th nationwide election in 2013, the party attracted at least 90% of ethnic-Chinese votes. In the next 14th election, which will have to happen on or before 24 August 2018, DAP is expected to garner less than 90% […]
... written on Jul 09 2017South Australia will be home to the world’s largest lithium ion battery, thanks to a historic agreement between Tesla and the State Government. The good news didn’t stop here. The 30,000 lucky Australian homes will get the battery – for free – if “Ironman” Elon Musk fails to deliver the battery within 100 days. The […]
... written on Jul 08 2017Let’s face the fact – jobs are getting scarce while job seekers are getting plentiful. To make matter worse, robots are competing with human for jobs. Soon, burger-flipping will be a job reserved for robot only. Heck, even prostitution would need to fight for their rights as sex robots, thanks to AI (artificial intelligence), are […]
... written on Jul 06 2017Fourth of July, the Independence Day of United States of America, was specifically chosen by notorious Kim Jong-un as the day to deliver Donald Trump a special gift – a rocket in the form of ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile). But who can blame the North Korean dictator for grinning from ear to ear after a […]
... written on Jul 05 2017
