Taxes
Effective today, Oct 20th, Xiaomi Malaysia has increased prices on its products. Thanks to the local currency – Ringgit – which has been the worst performer amongst the emerging market, losing 20% since early of the year, Xiaomi fans have no choice but to pay more for the Chinese Apple products. Here’re 6 (six) Mi […]
... written on Oct 20 2015Today is the first day of Parliament sitting but the temperature was already extraordinary high. Malaysians are supposed to see two things before the Christmas kicks in. First, Prime Minister Najib Razak with allegations of corruption, money laundering and murder scandals stacked against him, is supposed to see (blind) defence from all his 132 MPs. […]
... written on Oct 19 2015Merdeka Center had conducted a national poll on Prime Minister Najib Razak recently. If the findings from the latest poll which was carried out in August are reliable, then the Malaysian prime minister who is allegedly linked to corruption, money laundering and murder is in deep shit. It seems Najib’s rhetoric isn’t effective anymore. The […]
... written on Oct 18 2015When Malaysia introduced MSC (Multimedia Super Corridor) by Mahathir on Feb. 12, 1996, there were lots of “Oohh’s” and “Aahh’s”. Soon, Singapore took the shine as a high-technology country. By now, even Vietnam looks like a sure bet to become a more high-tech country than Malaysia, using its 10 start-ups with over 1-million users as […]
... written on Oct 16 2015It’s a deal!! The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, or simply TPPA, which represents the largest U.S. trade pact since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico in 1993, has been agreed upon by 12 nations – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. […]
... written on Oct 06 2015No politician, both from the Republican and Democrat, actually believed Donald Trump, someone they like to call a clown, could go this far. There’s little doubt that his “Apprentice” effect helps Trump tremendously. At least, he doesn’t need to spend a penny marketing himself, unlike other presidential candidates. As more and more Americans accept the […]
... written on Sep 29 2015Russia and Iran have announced a new coalition to defend Syrian Bashar al-Assad so that they can defeat the ISIS. So, move over America and let the Russian show you how to fight the jihadists. Moscow has already moved fighter jets and tanks into Syria so Putin is dead serious about kicking some butts in […]
... written on Sep 28 2015Surprisingly but not unexpectedly, the Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows, which is near zero (0% – 0.25%) since 2008. Yes, once again, Yellen has chickened out. The Fed will meet again roughly 6-weeks again next month October. If nothing happens, the next subsequent meeting in December may shed some lights. […]
... written on Sep 18 2015The 34-hour marathon is finally over. This is the first time a Bersih rally lasted such a long hour, and easily the most peaceful of all the four rallies ever held, an impressive milestone. Well, there were some provocateurs who tried their luck with “firecrackers” even after the rally was over but was subsequently apprehended […]
... written on Aug 31 2015By 5:30pm the organisers of Bersih 4.0 rally claimed there were 200,000 participants. Malaysiakini put the figure at more than 100,000 at about 4pm. However, KL police chief Tajuddin Md Isa estimated the number at 25,000 as of 3pm. But when you were in the middle of a massive crowd, it makes no difference, whether […]
... written on Aug 30 2015
