Posted in Investment on Sep 24th, 2007
Some quick tips for property investors, according to The Straits Times, Singapore. 1. Be sure to do your research. Take time to understand the dynamics of the market and don’t be a ‘sheep investor’, buying impetuously without first checking out the financial viability of the investment. 2. Six words to remember when researching a market: [...]
Posted in Investment on Sep 21st, 2007
I read a Bernama business news item today that quoted Malaysia’s second finance minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop as saying that the country will not be affected by the subprime crisis in the United States. “As far as I know none of our banks are affected and have no direct exposure to the US subprime market. [...]
Posted in Investment on Sep 10th, 2007
Asian markets fell sharply today after disappointing jobs data in the United States renewed concerns about growth there. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index were 2.22 percent off last Friday’s close. Across the region, stocks also fell sharply today in Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and New Zealand. Locally, the Kuala [...]
Posted in General on Sep 9th, 2007
The two mainstream newspapers were full of reports today of the Government spending outrageous sums of money to acquire some common goods. The Sunday Star headlined the story on their front page: Paying through the nose for tools while The New Sunday Times was more forgiving, headlining their story as Auditor-General’s Report: Spend, spend and [...]
Here are some pertinent views from key people in Government, Academia and Industry regarding the development of knowledge workers in today’s society. While these views were made in specific relation to Penang, where a conference on Catalyst for K-Economy will be held in October as part of the MSC-Malaysia Cybercity@Penang programme, they are just as [...]
