A few quick ones b4 the Saudi thingy: 1. NS Defaulter got his jail term extended after appeal! Well, too bad it went this way; 2. Tawan Yilan train derailed killing 18 n injuring hundred! Rare major fatal accident in Taiwan n RIP to the dead n condolences to the family n all concerned.
"Saudi scrambles to host conference after Khashoggi fallout
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia scrambled Monday (Oct 22) to prepare for an investment summit after a string of cancellations from global business titans, with Turkey's threat to reveal the "naked truth" over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder casting a fresh shadow.
Starting on Tuesday, the three-day Future Investment Initiative (FII) was meant to project the historically insular petro-state as a lucrative business destination as it seeks to diversify and set the stage for new ventures and multi-billion dollar contracts.
But the summit, nicknamed "Davos in the desert", has been overshadowed by growing global outrage over the murder of Khashoggi inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.
The chief executive of German industrial conglomerate Siemens Joe Kaeser was the latest among dozens of global executives to withdraw from the summit, hosted by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund.
"It's the cleanest decision but not the most courageous one," Kaeser wrote in a post on social network LinkedIn of his choice not to attend FII.
"For now, the truth must be found and justice must be served.""
I really like what was left unsaid by Siemens' CEO!! what he would considered as "courageous"? Could it be to condam such killing n stop doing biz with Saudi!!
Hmm... Let me think...
"Saudi scrambles to host conference after Khashoggi fallout
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia scrambled Monday (Oct 22) to prepare for an investment summit after a string of cancellations from global business titans, with Turkey's threat to reveal the "naked truth" over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder casting a fresh shadow.
Starting on Tuesday, the three-day Future Investment Initiative (FII) was meant to project the historically insular petro-state as a lucrative business destination as it seeks to diversify and set the stage for new ventures and multi-billion dollar contracts.
But the summit, nicknamed "Davos in the desert", has been overshadowed by growing global outrage over the murder of Khashoggi inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.
The chief executive of German industrial conglomerate Siemens Joe Kaeser was the latest among dozens of global executives to withdraw from the summit, hosted by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund.
"It's the cleanest decision but not the most courageous one," Kaeser wrote in a post on social network LinkedIn of his choice not to attend FII.
"For now, the truth must be found and justice must be served.""
I really like what was left unsaid by Siemens' CEO!! what he would considered as "courageous"? Could it be to condam such killing n stop doing biz with Saudi!!
Hmm... Let me think...
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