Author Archives: ssquah

English is the dominant language of business

Posted on 17 May 2012 by ssquah

This Reuters news item should be food for thought for people who think that the English language is not important to their lives. On the contrary, if one wants to progress in their careers, the English language is seen as … Continue reading →

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Nina Wang’s forged will now a criminal case

Posted on 14 May 2012 by ssquah

Nina Wang ‘forged will’ case begins in Hong Kong Tony Chan, arriving in court with his wfe, is accused of forging Nina Wang’s will The criminal case against Tony Chan, the fengshui master accused of forging the will of Nina … Continue reading →

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The Al-Awl doctrine

Posted on 9 May 2012 by ssquah

This is something meant for Islamic estate planning: the doctrine of Al-Awl, where the total sum of the fractional distribution of a Muslim deceased’s assets to the heirs, according to the Faraid, does not add up to one. The Doctrine … Continue reading →

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Passport to bad English

Posted on 17 April 2012 by ssquah

This story appeared in the Free Malaysia Today website on 15 April 2012. It simply accentuates the depths which the Federal Government have sunk to in their command of the English Language. PETALING JAYA: Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian passports … Continue reading →

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Essential not to lose the customer service touch

Posted on 2 February 2012 by ssquah

Customers are the lifeline of your business. It is essential not to forsake customer service and customer satisfaction. Continue reading →

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Tommaso the cat inherits from owner

Posted on 14 December 2011 by ssquah

It is not often that one hears about people dying and leaving all or part of their fortunes to animals. Usually when such stories come to light, we hear that it has happened in the western countries. Less so in … Continue reading →

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Dying without a Will

Posted on 19 November 2011 by ssquah

Here’s a story from New Zealand about a parent’s agony to withdraw the money from their deceased son’s bank account. It was a long procedure culminating in them having to get a statutory declaration. Question: Do we need to go … Continue reading →

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Counting your blessings

Posted on 17 November 2011 by ssquah

Do you remember the story of a man who complained he had no shoes until he saw a man with no legs? Only then did the able-bodied man appreciate what he had and stopped all his complaints! I’ve a similar … Continue reading →

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Inheritance scam

Posted on 9 November 2011 by ssquah

I was going through the Spam folder of my email account today, planning to delete all the messages that had accumulated since 8 Oct, and was not particularly surprised to see more than 900 of them caught in the spam … Continue reading →

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Falsified signature

Posted on 31 October 2011 by ssquah

Let’s not speculate about whether the signature on the document was forged or not. For all you know, it might have been perfectly executed. But on the other hand, it could have indeed been a forgery. At the centre of … Continue reading →

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