Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho’s drive to embezzle billions from the 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) fund may have been inspired by his time as a student in one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious boarding schools, said Tom Wright. The Malay Mail’s Jerry Choong reports: The Wall Street Journal’s Asian economics editor and co-author of […]
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October
23
‘Billion Dollar Whale’ author claims Jho Low developed taste for riches at prestigious UK school
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March
29
Kuala Lumpur tops global rich list with 13,800 millionaires
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Malaysia’s largest city Kuala Lumpur has the highest number of millionaires (denominated in US dollars) surpassing all other cities of the world, according to a report by international wealth research group WealthInsight. The city had 13,800 millionaires or high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in 2013, higher than Abu Dhabi’s 12,500, Cape Town’s 8,753 or Birmingham’s […]
February
02
Halal Guys food cart takes New York by storm
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What started in the 1990s as the original “The Halal Guys” food cart has become a word-of-mouth success story on the streets of New York and looks set to create a Middle Eastern street food phenomenon in national and international markets within the next five years. Al Arabiya News Nabila Pathan blogs to share: Scenes […]
July
17
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
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Great stuff here in this video clip that is going viral for the sharing this festive season. Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.
July
16
Galleria of liars Rafizi Ramli, Clare Rewcastle and Shamsubahrin Ismail
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Often, one lies to make one look clever, street smart, important, popular, kind or generous. Even victimized as in the Low Yat fracas and melee. Other times it may be a lie to save one’s skin. But some lie for the dramatic effect it adds to the plot. Compulsive liars such as Rafizi Ramli, Clare […]
July
08
Media plot against Najib may have begun shortly after he became PM
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Conspiracies abound. The Rakyat Post reports that it is becoming quite apparent that a third media organisation could be part of a plot to undermine the authority of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, judging from recent reports. So far, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has named Sarawak Report and The Edge Media group as […]
December
30
Going mega in Makkah
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The world’s biggest concrete building and tallest hotel, the imposing Makkah Clock Royal Tower, rises 577m into the air and overlooks Masjid Al-Haram and the holy Kaaba. The Arabs can be quite giganormous. For those of us unaware, Kee Hua Chee from The Star has the story – Pilgrims to the recent Haj must have […]
