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The Single Lesson of Mumbai
After the Mumbai attacks the Indian and Pakistani governments moved to the brink of nuclear war. But only cooperation to defeat terrorism will offer the peace they both crave.
Mumbai - Pakistanis woke up to fighter jets circling their cities last month. There were reports of troops being hastily moved to the India-Pakistan border. Gallows humor [...]
Online News Overtakes Print Journalism
For the first time, more people are getting their news from the Internet than from print sources.
Biggest Stories of 2008: Economy Tops Campaign
The internet, which emerged this year as [...] Continue Reading…
Make Love not Explosions Says Wives
Italian women have gone on strike in the bedroom in an attempt to stop their husbands and boyfriends from letting off dangerous fireworks over New Year.
story from : telegraph
Dozens [...] Continue Reading…
Obama Linked with Ponzi Scheme
President-elect’s name may emerge in Norman Hsu fraud trial
As if being linked to one high-profile criminal case weren’t enough, President-elect Barack Obama’s name may soon pop up in another [...] Continue Reading…
Former Merrill Lynch executive pays 37 million for NYC apartment (with taxpayer money)
This is a little off the beaten track for me, but it is a very real example of how taxpayer money is being spent wasted on bailouts for failed [...] Continue Reading…
Groups Concerns Murder Witness Tampering
With the right personnel and the backing of Indonesia’s leadership, the police rose to the challenge and arrested a senior official thought to be untouchable. Now that some witnesses [...] Continue Reading…
US$200Bil Economic Losses Due to Natural Disaster
Insurers’ losses from natural disasters rose by about 50 percent in 2008, with Caribbean hurricanes Ike and Gustav powering the increase and climate change increasingly a factor, a leading [...] Continue Reading…
Sex and Money: Are Women Regulators Different?
It is hard not to notice that two of the regulators who stand out for doing the right thing in this incredible financial mess are women. Brooksley Born, as [...] Continue Reading…
Mr Obama - Here’s How to Get the Economy out of the Ditch
In little more than two months, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office with virtually no time to bask in his historic accomplishment of being the first [...] Continue Reading…
What Mahindra Tractors Taught Me About Uncertainty
I generally ignore Google AdWords ads, but this one caught my eye:
Life of a Farm Blog - blog.mahindrausa.com - Follow the stories of a guy with 3 kids, [...] Continue Reading…
Watchdog
Another President Bush After Obama
Former President George H W Bush, father of the outgoing United States Commander-in-Chief, has touted another son, Jeb, for a future Presidential bid.
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“I’d like to see him run. I’d [...] Continue Reading…
Obama Linked with Ponzi Scheme
President-elect’s name may emerge in Norman Hsu fraud trial
As if being linked to one high-profile criminal case weren’t enough, President-elect Barack Obama’s name may soon pop up in another [...] Continue Reading…
Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Current List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
Abu Sayyaf Group
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Al-Shabaab
Ansar al-Islam
Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
Asbat al-Ansar
Aum Shinrikyo
Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s [...] Continue Reading…
Terrorist Group Logo
17 November
Abu Nidal
Organization (ANO)
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Al-Jihad
Al-Qa’ida
Aum Shinrikyo
A.K.A. Aum Supreme Truth
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)
FARC
Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia
First of October
Anti-Fascist Resistance Group
HAMAS
Hizb Ut-Tahrir
Hizballah
(Party of [...] Continue Reading…
USD 100 BILLION PROPOSAL FOR A BUYOUT OF PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR ARSENALS
PTI: An American newspaper columnist has proposed a USD 100 billion buyout of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals, saying these weapons had become “an inviting target” for Jehadists.”
“Let’s buy their arsenal,” [...] Continue Reading…
MADoff Caused Worldwide Bank Loss more than US$10Bil
Madoff, a 70 year-old Wall Street veteran who was arrested on Thursday, is alleged by US prosecutors to have confessed to having lost 50 billion dollars of investors’ money [...] Continue Reading…
India need Bigger Boost then Just US$4Billion
AFP- Extra spending and interest rate cuts by India to shield itself from the global financial crisis cheered investors Monday but analysts said a bigger boost was needed to [...] Continue Reading…
Merrill Lynch CEO Wants US$10 Million Bonus
The chairman and chief executive of troubled Wall Street bank Merrill Lynch, which has taken US$10 billion ($15 billion) in United States federal aid, sought a US$10-million bonus this [...] Continue Reading…
Oil May Fall Below $25 a Barrel Next Year, Merrill Lynch Says
Dec. 4 (By Grant Smith, Bloomberg) — Crude oil may dip below $25 a barrel next year if the recession that’s slashing fuel demand around the world spreads to [...] Continue Reading…
Singapore hotels on alert after Mumbai attacks
THE Singapore Hotel Association has issued an alert to all hotels in Singapore to ramp up security following the terror attacks in Mumbai last week.
The Shangri-La Hotel, for one [...] Continue Reading…
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Top 10 Highest Grossing Movie Directors
1. Steven Speilberg with Total Gross of $3,765.0 Mil
Spielberg’s most important contribution to modern movies is his insight that there was an enormous audience to be created if old-style [...] Continue Reading…
Killer of the Year : Melamine
Melamine became a household term, after milk, dairy products and even baking ingredients were found to be contaminated with the chemical.
Parents in China were alarmed after infants were believed [...] Continue Reading…
Obama pledges to close Guantanamo
US DEFENSE Secretary Robert Gates has asked for a new plan to close Guantanamo Bay within two years.
And President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to close [...] Continue Reading…
Book Summary : Navagrahas Worship
This is my first Book Summary so taught to begin it with subject other rarely touches, religion. While sitting on bus heading towards Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia for special [...] Continue Reading…
UN : Almost A Billion People Starving Worldwide
Almost a billion people go hungry each day after food price rises pushed 40 million more people around the world into the ranks of the undernourished, the UN food [...] Continue Reading…
WORLD HAS CHANGED IN 2008
During the year 2008, many countries has been leadership changeover either through elections or handover by previous leadership. We highlighted some of the countries gone through the process as [...] Continue Reading…
SHAH RUKH KHAN RECEIVES ‘DATUK’ AWARD
MALAYSIA- Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, resplendent in a black baju Melayu, samping and songkok, today received the state award conferring the “Datuk” title on him from the Melaka [...] Continue Reading…
Fact Sheet: Defending Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
Today, President Bush was briefed on the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism report on U.S. progress against the threat of [...] Continue Reading…
MUMBAI POLICE USING FIRST WORLD WAR WEAPONS
LONDON, Dec 4 - Indian commentators have spoken of the poorly equipped Mumbai Police and a highly corrupt procurement system that has blighted police training and its subsequent mediocre [...] Continue Reading…
Billionaire Trump Faces Financial Constraint
Donald John Trump is an American business magnate, socialite, television personality, and author and renowned Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer probably first [...] Continue Reading…
Business
Biggest Winners and Losers of 2008
If one sentence comes to mind regarding this year, it is “Good riddance.” On its coattails, next year’s sentence: “I hope it doesn’t get too much worse.” Collectively, there’s [...] Continue Reading…
Asia’s Economic Slump Deepens
Bloomberg — Singapore said its economy may shrink more than previously forecast in 2009, foreshadowing a deepening slump throughout the region as exports and manufacturing contracted further in China, [...] Continue Reading…
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Billionaires or Ex-Billionaires
Our previous post : Billionaires Lost nearly $200 Billion
Dozens of the world’s wealthiest lost billions in recent months, but these 10 distinguish themselves for some of the biggest flops.
It [...] Continue Reading…
Kuwait Scrap US$25Bil Deal
Kuwait’s government on Sunday scrapped a US$17.4-billion ($25.1-billion) joint venture with United States petrochemical giant Dow Chemical after criticism from lawmakers that could have led to a political crisis [...] Continue Reading…
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US$1.6B went to bailed-out bank Execs
AP Study Finds $1.6B Went to Bailed-Out Bank Execs
Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits in the [...] Continue Reading…
PANASONIC BUYS SANYO FOR 9 BILLION DOLLARS
The Japanese company Panasonic will buy its rival Sanyo for 9 billion dollars, creating a new top weight in the Japanese electronics market. Panasonic will buy shares in Goldman [...] Continue Reading…
First World Bank’s Losses Hit US$1Trillion
The losses and writedowns racked up by banks in USA and Western Europe since the credit crisis first erupted last year has hit $1,000bn .
The Magnificent [...] Continue Reading…
Chrysler and GM Hires Bankruptcy Laywers
Chrysler LLC has retained the services of law firm Jones Day, which specializes in representing companies as they go through the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Chrysler [...] Continue Reading…
Politics
Stop Drinking Coca Cola says Mahathir
Malaysian Ex- Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called for a global boycott of the US dollar and US-made products, including Coca-Cola, in protest over Washington’s backing of Israel.
Mahathir, [...] Continue Reading…
Message from ISA Detainee
Check more about P Uthayakumar at Wikipedia
First year Anniversary of the HINDRAF People Power Makkal Sakthi fell on the 25/11/08 in a small but meaningful way. After a series [...] Continue Reading…
Video - How The Elite Control Politics
How The Elite Control Politics
Malaysia Bans Catholic Paper in National Language
A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia has been ordered by the government to cease its Malay language edition until courts resolve a ban on the paper’s use of the word [...] Continue Reading…
Kapar MP Quit as State Deputy Liaison Chairman
Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam today resigned with immediate effect as the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor deputy liaison chairman citing disappointment over certain Selangor leaders who he [...] Continue Reading…
Apa sudah jadi dengan PKR - 50 pemimpin India ugut akan keluar tubuh parti sendiri
Lebih 50 pemimpin India peringkat nasional dalam Pakatan Rakyat bertemu di sini esok - pertemuan terbesar sejak pilihan raya umum Mac lalu - bagi menentukan ala tuju kedudukan dan [...] Continue Reading…
ISSUE ON KAPAR MP
Media Statement
ISSUE ON KAPAR MP
I wish to urge and plead to various leaders in Pakatan to stop taking their differences and conflicts through the media, especially the BN government [...] Continue Reading…
KeADILan Gesa Kerajaan Segerakan Tabung Pemberhentian Pekerja
Kenyataan Media
23 Disember 2008
KeADILan Gesa Kerajaan Segerakan Tabung Pemberhentian Pekerja
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILan) menyeru agar kerajaan menyegerakan inisiatif bagi menubuhkan Tabung Pemberhentian Pekerja dalam masa terdekat memandangkan trend pemberhentian [...] Continue Reading…
PAKATAN RAKYAT BAKAL RUNTUH
Pakatan Rakyat yang terdiri daripada tiga buah parti pembangkang mungkin tumbang sebelum mereka sempat menumbangkan Barisan Nasional.
Hala tuju ketiga-tiga parti yang direka tergesa-gesa sebelum pilihanraya ke 12 [...] Continue Reading…
Pengundi KT diminta tolak BN kerana swastakan IJN
Kenyataan Media
Meskipun kerajaan Barisan Nasional telah memilih untuk menangguhkan keputusan ke atas pembelian IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd oleh Sime Darby Berhad, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILAn) tetap menggesa agar kerajaan [...] Continue Reading…
