Government
President Obama’s approval rating has dropped to the lowest – again. At 38% as measured by Gallup polling, the President of the United States who looks more like a golfer than a leader has now hits the all-time low. But here’s the good news, this is not the first time he scores the goal. In […]
... written on Sep 05 2014Malaysians celebrate their Independence Day every year on August 31. In case you didn’t realize, it was also the same day that Diana, Princess of Wales, died exactly 17 years ago in 1997. Besides her jewellery and cash, one of the greatest gifts that she had left for her sons is perhaps her 25-feet infamous […]
... written on Sep 01 2014Donna Tithecott, 54, from Lifton, West Devon, received £55,000 (US$91,300; RM287,820) over nine years from generous British Government in benefits. The free money was paid to her as part of housing and council tax benefits, income support and employment and support allowance. At first glance, this looks like a normal case in UK as any British […]
... written on Aug 30 2014Six months ago, we published an article about “Kajang Move” (read here). We don’t like the name “Kajang Move” but prefer to call it “Operation Kajang” instead, simply because it would sound more dramatic, just like Hollywood “action” movies with tons of explosives and fireworks. If you had read the article, then you understood why […]
... written on Aug 27 2014Everybody is superbly happy with the news that Burger King will marry Tim Hortons, and move in to Canada. Shares of Burger King (NYSE: stock) jumped 19.51% to $32.40 while Tim Hortons (NYSE: stock) rose by 18.91% to $74.72 after the closing bell on Monday. The only people who were upset with the merger was […]
... written on Aug 26 2014Gregory Sancoff is a self-made millionaire and the CEO of Juliet Marine Systems, a company he founded in 2004. Interestingly, he was a former medical devices expert but a terrorist attack on the USS Cole in 2000 during which 17 sailors were killed changed his life. Wanted to do something to help the country, he […]
... written on Aug 24 2014A man who was filming a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, tried to ask his name, only to be told to “go fuck yourself”. That was before the officer trying to disperse a crowd by pointing his gun at civilians and threatened “I will fucking kill you. Get back”. However, the American Civil Liberties Union […]
... written on Aug 23 2014After more than a month Malaysia Airlines lost its second aircraft within this year – shotdown on July 17 – the remains of flight MH17’s 30 Malaysian victims have been identified. There were 44 Malaysians onboard the Boeing 777-200ER, including 15 crew and 2 infants, when it was shot down by Russian-made BUK–M1 (SA-11 Gadfly) […]
... written on Aug 22 2014Just when you thought the latest ceasefire between Hamas and Israel would last and thereafter bring peace to the conflict zone, it was breached, again. About 8-hours before the expiration of ceasefire, three Grad rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and fell near Be’er Sheva and Netivot. Loud explosions were heard in the Tel […]
... written on Aug 20 2014The cost of living is a complicated subject. Unless you’re in a country such as UK where you can basically have free house, food, education and even luxury holidays under “benefits” without working for a day, you need to worry about the cost of living from the moment you leave school. You may not realize it […]
... written on Aug 20 2014
