Government
Mahathir Mohamad is perhaps the luckiest person on planet Earth. Besides being the longest-serving Prime Minister of Malaysia, stretching from 1981 to 2003, he also had the luxury experiencing the country’s currency under attack by speculators during the infamous 1997/98 Asia Financial Crisis. Ten years later, during his retirement, he had the second opportunity to see […]
... written on Jun 12 2015Iron rice bowl is a term Chinese used to refer to an occupation with guaranteed job security, with steady income and perks thrown in. The term is also known as “golden rice bowl”. One of the careers that provide such job security is a job with the government of the day. This was true as […]
... written on Jun 10 2015Ronald Reagan ruled the White House from 1981 – 1989. Prior to his presidency, very few in their right mind believed the former film actor could become the 40th President of the United States, let alone a two-term great president. But Reagan was so good that when he left office in 1989, his approval rating was […]
... written on Jun 08 2015Two months ago, DAP has ended its ties with PAS’ president Hadi Awang, but not with the political party PAS itself. The reason for such an arrangement was due to Hadi’s stubbornness and betrayal in pushing for “Hudud Law” implementation, without consulting the other two party components of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) – DAP and PKR. […]
... written on Jun 08 2015For more than a decade since the September 11 attacks, Americans have been asking if it was their own government who actually staged the brutal mass murders, or it was sponsored and financed by their so-called best friend half way around the world – Saudi Arabia. Until the secrets are unveiled, the blame is on […]
... written on Jun 06 2015Bollywood storylines were, and still are awesome and predictable. Typically, you would have a hero, in his attempt to impress a chick, beat hundreds of bad guys and suffer no scratch. Heck, the hero and his newly acquired chick could even run, sing, jump, dance and whatnot after the fight, not to mention instantaneous shifts of […]
... written on Jun 05 2015A rare Hermès bag has set a new record for the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction – going for HK$1.72 million (US$221,846; £146,000; RM817,225). The luxury crocodile skin 2014 Hermes Birkin bag, in fuchsia, features 18 karat gold detailing encrusted in real diamonds. The previous most expensive Hermès Birkin was sold for US$203,150 (£133,000; RM748,353) […]
... written on Jun 03 2015FIFA has finally been given its long overdue “Red Card”, after nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives indicted for racketeering conspiracy and corruption. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a 47-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging the 14 defendants with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. […]
... written on May 29 2015Horse-trading, money changes hands, contracts finalising, projects reviewing and the list goes on. That’s what is happening now, as the mother of all scandal – 1MDB – about to enter another new month this year. Bets are on the table that by hook or by crook, prime minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor […]
... written on May 26 2015Presently, the world’s top-3 biggest hotels are The Venetian Las Vegas, MGM Grand Las Vegas and First World Hotel (Genting Highlands). While all of them are in the business of gambling, none of them have more than 10,000 rooms. But that is about to change in 2017, two years from now. The “Abraj Kudai”, the super […]
... written on May 25 2015
