Monthly Archives: March 2007

Spooked again

Posted on 14 March 2007 by ssquah

Today’s markets in the Asia-Pacific were spooked again. This time, the tumble was caused by fresh concerns about the US economy and their mortgage industry. The biggest worry for investors, according to analysts, is that the US mortgage market could … Continue reading →

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Leaving instructions

Posted on 11 March 2007 by ssquah

Venerable Suvanno’s booklet How A Theravadin Buddhist Chinese Funeral May Be Conducted, which is available as a downloadable pdf e-book, is an interesting read. In it, the Bhante advocated on keeping a Buddhist funeral simple, meaningful and dignified. For example, … Continue reading →

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Bhante Acara Suvanno Maha Thero (1920-2007)

Posted on 11 March 2007 by ssquah

It is with a deep heart that I report the demise of the Venerable Suvanno, Abbot of the Lunas Buddhist Hermitage today at 6.30am. He passed away at the Lam Wah Ee Hospital where he had been warded since 31 … Continue reading →

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EPF nominations (2)

Posted on 11 March 2007 by ssquah

I read this in The Star this morning. This has such relevance to my blog posting yesterday on failing marriages. In this news item, the Deputy Finance Minister, Dato Dr Ng Yen Yen, reminded divorced women to remove the name … Continue reading →

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Failing marriages

Posted on 10 March 2007 by ssquah

Separation and divorces are always painful episodes in people’s lives when marriages get stormy and do not work out. I would always recommend that couples undergoing this crisis should sit down with professional marriage counsellors in an attempt to mend … Continue reading →

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Going global Malaysia – Update (Mar 2007)

Posted on 9 March 2007 by ssquah

Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia: ING Global Real Estate Fund (31 Jan 2007) (Source: ING Funds Distributor, LLC) * Mitsubishi Estate Co … Continue reading →

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Love’s labour’s lost

Posted on 5 March 2007 by ssquah

I’ve long wondered how it would be like to wake up one Monday morning and know that I don’t have to flex my mental muscles for any more chess column. Well, there are two words to describe this feeling: restless … Continue reading →

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Weak March

Posted on 1 March 2007 by ssquah

Investor confidence is shakened. Unless there is some extraordinary positive economic data or some clarification of the geopolitical tension in the Middle East (Iran and Syria), the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is expected to trend sideways in March. All eyes … Continue reading →

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