Posted in Investment on Oct 31st, 2007
This article is reproduced from the Bursa Pursuit website. It’ll be useful if you intend to take part in their Challenge Game which runs from 1 Oct 2007 until 30 Nov 2007. Getting A Stock Price The stock price is the market price of a stock. Using the Bursa Malaysia website you can view [...]
Posted in Investment on Oct 30th, 2007
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) rose to an all-time high of 1,411 points yesterday (29 Oct 2007) as dealers said that the stronger ringgit intensified buying by local and foreign funds. The KLCI opened 5.40 points or 0.39 percent higher at 1,403.75 and closed at a new all-time high of 1,411.62, up 13.27 points [...]
Posted in General on Oct 29th, 2007
Today is the funeral for the Genting founder, Lim Goh Tong. It has been seven days since he died. The funeral promises to be a grand affair befitting a man of his stature. A simple man, yet a very successful man. He really carved a name out for himself after arriving from China to seek [...]
Posted in General on Oct 25th, 2007
Christmas has come early for AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes. The biggest story in today’s newspapers is the news that AirAsia has finally been given the green light to fly into Singapore. This is the biggest present that Fernandes could have hoped for. And only a few days ago, he was still venting his frustration that [...]
Posted in Penang on Oct 24th, 2007
The third lane on the Penang Bridge is expected to be completed by August 2009, according to the works minister, S. Samy Vellu. And the lane would probably be designated only for heavy vehicles to overcome congestion on the bridge. In the meantime, heavy vehicles would still be allowed to use the Penang Bridge even [...]
Posted in Investment, Mutual Fund, Rockwills & Estate planning, Unit Trust on Oct 23rd, 2007
This is a press statement released by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) yesterday. I shall comment on parts of this statement later when more details are available: About 11.4 million Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) members are expected to benefit from a comprehensive plan which will promote savings and enable members to have more funds to [...]
Posted in Investment on Oct 22nd, 2007
This article is reproduced from the Bursa Pursuit website. It’ll be useful if you intend to take part in their Challenge Game which runs from 1 Oct 2007 until 30 Nov 2007. GOLDEN RULE 4: Don’t Buy And Hold The Malaysian stock market is one of the strongest and sometimes most dynamic markets in the [...]
Posted in Penang on Oct 21st, 2007
As we celebrate the 191st anniversary of the Penang Free School today, here is an interesting reminiscence by A. Murad Merican that appeared in the New Straits Times on 25 Aug 2007. Murad is an associate professor at the Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam where he teaches mass communication and the social sciences. What [...]
Posted in Investment on Oct 18th, 2007
A Bernama report two days ago said that despite fears that the US sub-prime crisis will spread to the wider global economy, 60% of Malaysians have a positive investment outlook. The news agency was quoting a study by ING Asia Pacific that investor sentiment remains robust in most Asian countries.The ING Investor Sentiment Tracking Study, [...]
Posted in Investment on Oct 17th, 2007
This article is reproduced from the Bursa Pursuit website. It’ll be useful if you intend to take part in their Challenge Game which runs from 1 Oct 2007 until 30 Nov 2007. GOLDEN RULE 3: Always Trade With The Trend Trends are the cornerstone of trading. If a share price is rising, we can make [...]
