Posted in Careers on May 28th, 2009
Where do graduates go wrong when applying for jobs in ad agencies? O&M executive creative director Daniel Comar explains what he sees as lacking and gives tips on how to approach him for jobs O&M executive creative director Daniel Comar (centre) and his proteges, copywriter Kenneth Yu (left) and art director Johnnie Tey. THE problem [...]
Posted in Chess on May 22nd, 2009
This year’s national closed championship will be held during the coming school semester break. THE Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) has announced that this year’s national closed chess championship will be held during the coming mid-year school semester break. It’s an announcement that’s very late in coming. The championship starts on May 30 and will continue [...]
Posted in Insurance, Investment, Mutual Fund, Unit Trust, economy on May 22nd, 2009
Here is an interesting story that appeared in today’s issue of The Business Times in Singapore. It’s saying that owing to the global financial crisis Malaysians appear to be the most averse among Asians to higher risk investment products. They have become more conservative in their choice of financial instruments. According to the Life Outlook [...]
Remember the story of ants being able to move objects many times their weight? Well, it’s true and I’ve got a picture to share with you. I spotted this dead catepillar recently, and it was being swarmed all over by ants. How the caterpillar met its unfortunate death or how long ago it had died [...]
Posted in NinaWang on May 15th, 2009
(15 May 2009) The second witness asked to sign the will fung shui instructor Tony Chan Chun- chuen claims entitles him to the entire fortune of the late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, never read the document, the Court of First Instance was told yesterday. On day four of the inheritance war between Chan and [...]
Posted in NinaWang on May 14th, 2009
Late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum wanted to bring the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government together before she died, according to one of her former employees. Chinachem project director Heng Kim-thiam also told the Court of First Instance that his former boss harboured a desire to be recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize and [...]
Posted in NinaWang on May 13th, 2009
“The estate battle is just like a soap opera,” said Kenny Tang, Hongkong-based executive director of Redford Securities Co. “The details are too absurd even for a movie.” Lawyers began arguments this week to determine whether Tony Chan, a bartender-turned-feng shui master, will become one of the richest men in the world. His lawyers say [...]
Posted in NinaWang on May 11th, 2009
A court battle over the fortune of eccentric Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang began Monday, pitting a charitable foundation against a feng shui master for her estimated 13-billion-dollar estate. The eight-week trial will decide whether Wang, who at one stage was Asia’s richest woman, left her entire fortune to businessman and feng shui master Tony [...]
Posted in NinaWang on May 10th, 2009
Love The woman dubbed “Little Sweetie” was known for her pigtails and mini-skirts, tight-fisted habits, and a life marked by the 1990 kidnap and disappearance of her husband, Teddy Wang Teh-huei. The two had met as childhood friends in Shanghai, where Teddy’s father, Wang Din-shin, was building a chemicals and medicine importing business. He set [...]
NICHOLAS Chan made winning the Selangor open chess tournament appear all too easy, scoring eight points from nine games. The last time that anyone had won eight points in this tournament, an internationally rated event, was in 2005. The winner, Anas Nazreen Bakri, was only 14 years old at the time. Usually, 7½ points would [...]
