Personalities
Depending on when you were born, you either love or hate Lee Kuan Yew. The first Singapore’s prime minister passed away at the Singapore General Hospital today at 3.18am, aged 91. Mr Lee, whose health rapidly deteriorated after his wife died in 2010, was in the hospital for nearly seven weeks with severe pneumonia. Born […]
... written on Mar 23 2015Levi’s® committed to making quality jeans that should last longer “than most peoples’ waist lines,” – a bold claim made by Levi Strauss & Co. CEO, Chip Bergh, some time in May last year. If we’re still in the age of “Cowboy Boots with Levi’s Jeans”, then there’s little question about the infamous jeans durability and […]
... written on Mar 20 2015Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen should just resign and let others take over the position. It seems she couldn’t stomach the pressure that comes with one of the most powerful jobs in the world. Is she an equally great liar and a lame duck, just like empty vessel President Obama, who nominated her? Otherwise how […]
... written on Mar 19 2015Couldn’t afford the newly launched US$10,000 18-karat solid gold version Apple Watch? How about the cheapest version Apple Watch Sport which starts at US$349? Well, don’t get too hard on yourself and start banging your head against the wall, if you still can’t afford even the cheapest Apple Watch. You can actually get a cheaper […]
... written on Mar 11 2015This year marks approximately 100-year Coca-Cola got into its shape. No, we’re not talking about how long Coke was in the market. It was invented more than 100-year ago in 1886 by John Pemberton, and subsequently bought by businessman Asa Griggs Candler. Of course, Mr Asa made crazy truckloads of fortune selling Coca-Cola. Surprisingly, Coca-Cola […]
... written on Mar 09 20151MDB financial scandal has accumulated a mind-boggling RM42 billion in debt. This easily qualifies it as the biggest scandal in the history of Malaysia. But why kill the goose that lays the golden egg – asked Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan, who happens to be one of prime minister Najib Razak’s bootlickers. If RM42 billions […]
... written on Mar 08 2015Warren Buffett’s 50th letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders has just been released. Despite being a non-dividend stock, thousands of Berkshire shareholders look forward to the company’s annual letter, as if it’s the last love letter before a worldwide apocalypse. Buffett is a non-believer in paying dividend to shareholders, argues that reinvestment is a better use of […]
... written on Mar 04 2015With the present crackdown on corruption in China by president Xi Jinping, the Great Wall is losing its shine as the most corrupt country in the world. Soon, a new nation will emerge to take over from the Chinese. For decades Malaysia has been trailing behind China, without much success, for the trophy. Malaysians have […]
... written on Feb 27 2015Karpal Singh dies aged 74, while Nik Aziz dies at 84. Lee Kuan Yew is now 91-years-old but he’s very ill, and if one cares to look at a photo dated April 2014 between him and Sultan of Brunei, one cannot help but to express concern about a very thin Singapore’s first prime minister. It […]
... written on Feb 26 2015Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has announced a dreadful news for vehicle owners in his Budget 2015 speech on Monday (Feb 23) – petrol duty hikes. Effective yesterday (Feb 24), the tiny island’s petrol will be pricier by S$0.20 (US$0.16, £0.10, RM0.53) for a litre of 98-octane grade petrol and by […]
... written on Feb 25 2015
