Eyewitness account: from the streets of Bangkok

Thursday, September 21, 2006 A businessman currently representing his place of employment in Thailand has left the following eyewitness account for Wikinews: “How safe are the streets of Bangkok? As a somewhat nervous US citizen holed up in a hotel room in this massive South Asian metropolis, I decided to venture forth and see for…

The Power Of The Nqdc In Planning For Retirement}

More On This Topic: Australian Financial Services License Authorised Representative Afsl Authorised Representative The Power of the NQDC in Planning for Retirement by Bobby Cruz Obviously, nobody asked the marketing guys before coming up with this one. Who in the world thought up the name “non-qualified deferred compensation?” Oh, it’s descriptive alright. But who wants…

UK tube company Metronet goes into administration

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Metronet, a company set up to manage the upgrade of three-quarters of London’s tube network, has gone into administration (which is similar to Chapter 11 in the United States) after having accrued debts of up to £2 billion, following the decision on Monday to limit the amount of extra funds that…

UK bans export of fraudulent bomb detector; arrests director of manufacturer

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 The government of the United Kingdom has banned the export of the ADE 651, which is advertised by the manufacturer, ATSC Ltd., as a hand-held “remote portable substance detector.” However, critics say it is just a “glorified dowsing rod.” In a statement, the Department for Business said, “Tests have shown that…

Prosecutors continue investigation as Livedoor faces possible delisting

Friday, January 20, 2006 The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has been investigating allegations surrounding Livedoor‘s acquisition strategies and stock sales. Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the company may have made 4 billion yen ($35 million) in profits by following illegal takeover practices. Livedoor has been known to use acquisitions to support its rapid…

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing

Friday, September 3, 2010 On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows Mobile OS series, Windows Phone 7, had been released to manufacturing after more than 6 months of its development. The announcement outlined some of the changes in this version, and was generally positive about the milestone. The term “release to manufacturing”,…