Personalities
Janet Yellen, if she’s still around today, would be extremely afraid of crashing the stock markets after the recent 666, 1175 and 1032 points plunge. But there’s a new sheriff in town and the new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell refuses to let himself be intimidated by those crashes. As far as new sheriff is […]
... written on Feb 28 2018Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok, who lives in Hong Kong, is currently under attack by not only half-past-six UMNO-Malay warlords but also from Prime Minister Najib Razak personally. The latest attack against the 94-year-old billionaire Kuok came from Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz, arguably Mr. Najib’s top mad dog. It’s no coincidence […]
... written on Feb 27 2018Oracle of Omaha – Warren Buffett – has just released his 2017 annual letter to shareholders. As usual, his flagship Berkshire Hathaway’s stock portfolio was the hot commodity that everyone has been waiting for. According to the letter, the company had stock holdings totalling a staggering US$170.5 billion in market value as of end of […]
... written on Feb 26 2018Malaysia is perhaps the only nation in the world where corrupted leaders, when exposed, can walk with head held high as if it was an honourable thing to do. Regardless of race – Chinese, Malay, and Indian – majority of Malaysians consider corruption as part and parcel of life. In fact, some Malaysians love corruption […]
... written on Feb 24 2018Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister, instructed his boy Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (then UMNO Youth Chief) to speak out against then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the issue of cronyism and nepotism during 1998 UMNO General Assembly. The plan was, of course, to topple Mahathir’s leadership by alleging that his government was practising cronyism and nepotism. […]
... written on Feb 22 2018Don’t be surprised when your dad or mom happily tells you that Prime Minister Najib Razak had called to wish them “Gong Xi Fa Chai”. As Malaysian ethnic-Chinese, like the rest of Chinese around the world, prepare for a family reunion dinner, Najib regime didn’t waste whatever little time left soliciting for votes from the […]
... written on Feb 16 2018Kim Jong-un’s brutality is legendary. From siccing wild dogs on his own uncle to gunning down his enemies with anti-aircraft guns beyond recognition, the North Korean dictator has a trademark of using terrifying but creative methods to kill. But when it comes to his most trusted sister, 30-year-old ponytailed Kim Yo Jong, it’s a totally […]
... written on Feb 13 2018Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump has given an order to the United States’ highest-ranking officials. Nope, he is not about to launch a nuclear attack on defiant North Korea. But if he couldn’t get the satisfaction of bombing his biggest rhetoric enemy, Kim Jong-un, at least he wants to show off American power – a military parade […]
... written on Feb 07 2018What would happen if France holds a similar referendum like the Britain two years ago which caused the Brexit? The French, like fellow Britons, would “probably” vote to leave the European Union. That’s the bombshell coming out from the horse’s mouth – French President Emmanuel Macron during an interview. Ever since United Kingdom delivered […]
... written on Jan 22 2018Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his inauguration with his government in shutdown mode. Essentially at midnight Friday, the U.S. federal government is partially shutdown after the Senate failed to reach a solution – the first government shutdown since 2013. If there’s any consolation prize, Trump’s predecessor Obama also had experienced such humiliation. […]
... written on Jan 21 2018
