Monthly Archives: April 2007

Steady April

Except for the hiccup at the beginning of March (did you manage to pick up some worthwhile counters when the market suffered through that day?), the Malaysian market seems to have thrown away the effects. But beware … despite the … Continue reading

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Going global Malaysia – Update (Apr 2007)

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 (28 Feb 2007) (Source: ING Funds Distributor, LLC) * Mitsui Fudosan Co … Continue reading

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Nina Wang’s dead

  I first saw this picture of Hong Kong billionnaire and Asia’s richest woman, Nina Wang, way back in 2001 when she was involved in a high-profile court battle with her father-in-law for control of her husband’s business empire. Today, … Continue reading

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Rockwills’ hearing

This just in … a follow-up news item in today’s New Straits Times. Again, I’m reproducing it verbatim: KUALA LUMPUR: Rockwills Corporation Sdn Bhd, a company which writes wills and trusts, applied to the High Court yesterday for permission to … Continue reading

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Bomb hoax snarls up traffic

It seems that Penang’s problems with infrastructure is being thrusted into the limelight again. For the first time, the Penang Bridge was closed to traffic yesterday from about 4.30pm until 7pm for reasons other than bridge runs or some mass … Continue reading

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Air competition

Today marks the day that Firefly starts its operations out of Penang as the nation’s first community airline. Firefly, a 100% subsidiary company of Malaysia Airlines Berhad, took off on its maiden commercial flight from the Bayan Lepas International Airport … Continue reading

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