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Why isn’t Obama getting crushed right now?

“If you look at the fundamentals,” writes David Brooks, “the president should be getting crushed right now.” The rest of the column is an attempt to explain why President Obama isn’t getting crushed right now. Brooks settles on Obama’s “version of manliness that is postboomer in policy but preboomer in manners and reticence.” But the premise of the column is wrong: If you look at the ...

Why the PM should scuttle the coming FGVH IPO — Lim Teck Ghee

MAY 18 — Prime Minister Najib Razak last week announced a “windfall” of RM15,000 to each Felda settler family. The planned payout is to come from the initial public offering of the Felda Global Ventures Holding (FGVH). As part of the IPO of FGVH, Felda will be disposing 1.21 billion of its current FGVH shares at RM4.65 each, and from which Felda ...

Study Finds We Exercise Half as Much as We Should

We’re a nation of fatties, in no small part because we get half as much exercise as we should. The typical American spends just two hours a week exercising , according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Maryland, even though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults age 18 to 64 get four hours of exercise per week.

Why the prime minister should scuttle the coming FGVH IPO

Among the targeted anchor investors are Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) and other national and bumiputera funds. Ahead of the share sale to be held by June, Felda settlers have been given an assurance by Najib that the listing would yield profits. He had also lashed out at those opposed to the scheme, saying that they are ...

Why the prime minister should scuttle the Felda IPO

Prime minister Najib Razak last week announced a ‘windfall’ of RM15,000 to each Felda settler family. The planned payout is to come from the Felda initial public offering on the Felda Global Ventures Holding (FGVH) listing.