Archive for July, 2018
If your kids tell you that they wanted to work for a newspaper company, you should start worrying. The past decade has been a painful period for employees in U.S. newsroom, especially those working for newspaper. The only area that has experienced some growth in employment is digital-native news sector. According to a Pew […]
... written on Jul 31 2018Mahathir’s fetish for national car projects is commendable, even applaudable, if today is 1983. Unfortunately, it’s been 35 years since “PROTON” was established in a mind-boggling venture – automobile design, manufacturing, distribution and sales. Subsequently, a second national car project – Perodua – was hatched in 1993, although solely in rebadging business. Now, the defiant […]
... written on Jul 31 2018From KK Super Mart in Malaysia to South Africa bus ticketing service, one cannot help but notice “Alipay” logo, a sign of how far and fast the Chinese – either tourists or workers – have invaded the globe. The Alipay payment method is now accepted in 70 countries across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North […]
... written on Jul 30 2018Malaysia Government’s strategic investment fund – Khazanah Nasional Berhad – has announced that all 9 members of its board have resigned. Simply known as KNB by most of its contractors, the mass resignation raised eyebrows due to their undated resignation letters, suggesting that the board of directors were actually “protesting or challenging” Mahathir administration. […]
... written on Jul 30 2018United States registered a sterling GDP growth of 4.1% in the second quarter, arguable its best since 2014. The number matched expectations from economists. Four years ago, Obama saw 4.9% rise in gross domestic product in the third quarter of 2014. Besides the good news, the U.S. Commerce Department revised its first-quarter reading up from 2% […]
... written on Jul 29 2018The mandatory punishment for murder, drug trafficking, treason, and waging war against Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) is death. And ex-prime minister Najib Razak could have committed treason and depending on how you argue the case, he could have even tried waging war against the King. The leaked CIA letter scandal is more than just an ordinary letter soliciting […]
... written on Jul 27 2018Khairy Jamaluddin has acknowledged turning down offers by UMNO President Zahid Hamidi to take up top positions in the party. Earlier, Zahid revealed Khairy had twice turned down his offers for him to be the Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary-General and UMNO Information Chief. Zahid also claimed that Khairy had turned down his offer to contest […]
... written on Jul 26 2018Investors didn’t see this coming. They called it unprecedented. They were caught with their pants down, so much so that they actually said Facebook didn’t need to give such a weak guidance. Do they expect Facebook to lie? Yes, Facebook warned investors of weakening revenue for the second half of the year, and its stock […]
... written on Jul 26 2018After the world was entertained with antics displayed by Trump-Kim and Trump-Rouhani, the war of words has shifted to new players. This time, two powerful nations – Turkey and Israel – have started the lethal war in the Middle East. Zionist, Hitler, racist, fascist and dictator were some of the words used between leaders from […]
... written on Jul 25 2018The credit should go to the Hindraf uprising in 2007. The ethnic-Indian started the ball-rolling to the eventual collapse of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government, after ruling for 61 years since independence in 1957. The ethnic-Chinese were dumbfounded by the sudden Indians rebellion. They suddenly realised the basic foundation of defeating the enemy – stays […]
... written on Jul 25 2018
