Barack Obama
US spying, and casting the first stone
The Malaysian Government said it will investigate allegations that the US Embassy in KL is actually a spy station, finally acting after a string of revelations from whistleblower Edward Snowden, but its reticence may have come from the fact that its record on privacy is hardly spotless, writes A. Asohan.
GES: Obama’s no-show a non-issue
The 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2013) in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 11-12 was a big enough success by most counts that US President Barack Obama’s absence went nearly unnoticed, writes A. Asohan.
PM Najib urges US multinationals to make KL their regional hub
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Malaysia next month, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called on US-based Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 companies to expand their investment in the country by making the capital city of Kuala Lumpur their regional hub for Asia.
Is a golden opportunity being wasted at GES?
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is supposed to be about risk-takers, but the Malaysian Government is playing it safe by picking a ‘brand name’ speaker instead of a Malaysian entrepreneur to deliver the keynote address, writes Karamjit Singh.
GES: Obama to address role of youth and entrepreneurship
US President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in October in Kuala Lumpur, will speak about the importance of entrepreneurship, particularly for young people, in driving economic progress.
Obama probably won’t snub Putin despite Snowden’s asylum
A White House advisor tells Malaysian media that President Obama will probably go ahead with a meeting with President Putin despite Russia's granting asylum to whistleblower Edward Snowden, amidst more revelations of spying programmes in Asia Pacific.
Countdown begins to GES, Obama slated to attend
The countdown has begun for what may be the most important technology event in Malaysia this year, the 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2013), which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 11-12.
How the PRISM surveillance scandal affects Asia
Have a Facebook or Gmail account? Been using Skype? Made any phone calls to the United States recently? Chances are the US National Security Agency (NSA) knows all about it, writes Dr Jeremy Malcolm.
Did big data analytics help Obama get re-elected?
Edwin Yapp wonders how much big data analysis and predictive analytics tools factored in the victory of US President Barack Obama.
