Malaysian Business articles from March 2006

Malaysian Business archives from March 2006

White open space.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) A HUGE velvet sofa faces the window that offers an unrestricted vista ahead of the Kuala Lumpur skyline from the vantage point of Jenny Ho's living room. The curtains are of Indian silk with swag and tails. A...

A question of valuation.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) ONE MAN'S meat is another man's poison. This also seems to be true in today's corporate world where one party's valuation method differs from another. Is it just a matter of opinion, perception or sheer...

A slew of new security features.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE battle to fight credit card fraud moved up a notch recently when Visa International announced a new card design with enhanced security features which will make counterfeiting a tougher proposition. According...

Centrepoint's expansion.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) BANDAR Utama Neighbourhood Centre Sdn Bhd, the owner and developer of Centrepoint Bandar Utama, has added a new phase at its hugely successful commercial project. The RM20 million investment will see Centrepoint...

The new attraction in Shah Alam.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) I-Bhd's commercial development in Shah Alam got off to a bright start with the recent launch of a RM40 million integrated multimedia light and sound technology for CityWalk, the first phase of the RM1.5 billion...

Shopping convenience at Saujana Utama.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) GLOMAC Bhd, via its subsidiary Regency Land Sdn Bhd, is planning to build a supermarket at its housing estate in Bandar Saujana Utama in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. The group last month signed a joint venture...

Sales of desktop PC fall.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE inevitable decline in desktop personal computer (PC) sales in light of the aggressive push by leading ICT vendors towards mobility computing is slowly gathering steam. According to GfK Asia Pte Ltd, a...

Joys and sorrows of retirement.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) RETIREMENT has taken on different meanings to different people. For those in the public sector, 56 is retirement age, unless one happens to be a secretary-general whose term may be extended. Retirement can...

Getting a piece of Pos Malaysia.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) POS Malaysia & Services Holdings Bhd is in the midst of assessing bids from a dozen air transportation companies to carry its mail and documents between the peninsula and Sabah & Sarawak. The Transmile...

Cracking the whip.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) TWO opposing forces are at work at the Malaysian Parliament. No, we are not talking about the usual fruitless exchanges between the Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Government and the Opposition benches. ...

Politics, Sarawak style.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE ONLY certainty in present-day Sarawak politics is that the state election will be held this year. As the present administration's five-year term ends on Nov 18, the election will have to take place before...

Riverside garden city.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) BUILDING a riverside garden city smack along Jalan Tun Razak in the middle of Kuala Lumpur's urban sprawl is no easy task. It calls for a total transformation of an existing socially diverse enclave. Gone will...

Gems among Mesdaq penny stocks.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) IT is a paradox of life that invaluable diamonds are often found in hard- to-find spots. But to discover this source of wealth among seemingly barren landscape requires a large dose of skill and a touch of...

Market talk.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) FOLLOWING a subdued 2005, the stock market is showing signs of springing back to life. On the first trading day of the 'Year of the Dog', share prices rallied and a few days later, trading volumes breached...

What the analysts say.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) INVESTOR sentiment on Bursa Malaysia has risen since the country welcomed the lunar Year of the Dog in late January. Traded volumes have on occasions risen above the one billion mark, with substantial volumes...

Why government projects fail.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) IT IS NOT uncommon for some government projects to never see the light of day. It could be due to a host of problems, not least inefficient planning. Most distinct of all is the lack of funding, as without...

Has the bank merger fever kicked off?
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE banking sector has certainly seen an awakening of late. Market observers would note that the sector had been quiet for sometime and had been consolidating after the first round of bank mergers a few years...

The voice of the Common man.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) UNDER the current disclosure regime adopted by the Securities Commission (SC), the onus for a truthful, complete and material corporate submission is vested on the shoulders of the board of directors of the...

Protecting foreign workers.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) EMPLOYERS are required by law to insure all foreign workers under their care. This is a mandatory requirement under the Workmen's Compensation Act 1952 (amended August 1996). With a sizeable number of Muslim...

On an upward trajectory.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) A CURSORY glance of the financial pages of any major newspaper or news magazine will tell you, by any measure, that the world economy is in what many market economists will no doubt call an unprecedented boom....

The warrant trap.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) MANY people have lost a lot of money investing in warrants. In fact, statistics in every market almost always show that the general investing public ends up losing by investing in derivatives such as warrants...

Love thy children.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) LAST issue, we looked at Wealth Distribution Planning and how it is especially challenging when there are minor children involved, focussing on their special needs as minors. In this concluding part, we look at...

For the sake of prosperity.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) ANYONE interested in finance - either of the corporate or personal variety - will have heard of the time value of money. Often abbreviated to TVM, all this intimidating sounding financial term means is that...

An Aesop tale.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THESE days, you can't open a society magazine like Malaysia Tatler or Le Prestige without seeing a picture of Ken Lim attending one of the many A- list parties that the beautiful people of Kuala Lumpur frequent....

Luxury for the young.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) MERCEDES watchers know the S-Class are top-of-the-range luxury limousines beloved of royalty and superstars while the E-Class is the executive sedan for the boardroom director. That leaves the C-Class for the...

Felda into motorsports.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) COME this month, the roar of rally cars will break the idyll of selected oil palm plantations. This will signal the inaugural Felda-AAM Malaysian Rally Championship (FMRC) 2006 which comprises four rounds ending...

Kazakhstan inspired by SIC.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) KAZAKHSTAN has plans to build a motor racing circuit and one example it wishes to emulate is the Sepang International Circuit (SIC). Its Transport and Communications Minister, Askar Mamin, drove round the...

More non-Proton sale from EON.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE commencement of the Mitsubishi business by Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) last year has resulted in the company selling more non-Proton vehicles for the financial year ended (FYE) Dec 31, 2005. The...

The greater pearl river delta and the rise of China.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) 'Regional Powerhouse: The Greater Pearl River Delta and the Rise of China' By: Michael J Enright, Edith E Scott and Ka-mun Chang Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Price: RM139.80 Pages: 325 THE Greater Pearl...

Enjoying your twilight years.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) PERHAPS, the most pertinent question regarding retirement planning is: 'How much is enough to provide for the type of retirement I want?' Ten million ringgit, RM1 million, RM500,000...? However, an explicit...

The pride of Putrajaya.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE idea to move the government administration out of Kuala Lumpur was the brainchild of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. It was he who realised that in order to keep KL flourishing as the nation's...

Ammerchant wins two awards.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) AMMERCHANT Bank has recently been awarded the Best Malaysia Deal and Best Domestic Securitisation/Best Islamic Finance Deal by FinanceAsia Magazine for being one of the lead managers of the Cagamas Islamic...

KLCC thanks its customers.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) KUALA Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) recently held its first customer appreciation cocktail reception. Shoba was the grand prize winner of a three-day two-night stay at the Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort, Kota...

Tequila merges with Myalo.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) TEQUILA-ISC\ Malaysia's recent merger with Myalo, an independent interactive marketing services company, has resulted in the creation of Tequila-Myalo\ Malaysia. The new entity is set to bolster the agency's...

Tan is prudential's new CEO.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) PRUDENTIAL Assurance Malaysia Bhd (PAMB) has announced the appointment of Tan Kar Hor as its new chief executive officer and the promotion of Ng Keng Hooi to regional managing director. The latter will now be...

Cool checks collection.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) PARKER recently revealed its latest collection, The Parker Duofold Check, which is made up of three sets of exceptional and innovative writing instruments. The pens come in a choice of two-tone check finishes in...

Monitoring solutions from Sony.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) EVER felt that you need to be everywhere? That you wish to have eyes behind your head? Knowing that you need to tighten security around you but there are so many places to be in so little time? Sony has an...

For a better shave.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) PHILIPS Malaysia Sdn Bhd recently launched the Philishave SmartTouch XL, a premium range of shavers designed to combine the best in form and functionality. The series feature two new technological innovations...

Suria apartment opens at Bukit Merah Laketown Resort.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) MK Land Holdings Bhd had the opening of its latest development, Suria Apartment, at the group's flagship resort Bukit Merah Laketown Resort last month by Perak Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri DiRaja Tajol Rosli...

Pets are good for health.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) RESEARCH has revealed that pets and patients are a health-boosting combination. Pet therapy can increase social interaction among patients in a long-stay psychiatric population. In a nursing home, patients who...

Beating tiredness.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) WHAT is tiredness or fatigue? People who complain of tiredness say they experience a lack of energy; feelings of being unwell or discomfort, sleepiness, loss of motivation, poor concentration, difficulty in...

Boosting metabolism.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THE more muscle mass you have, the higher your metabolism will be when resting and exercising. If you exercise following a meal, the calorie- burning effect of food is nearly two times the calorie-burning effect...

Never too late to quit.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) ACCORDING to a study, those who have never smoked lived, on average, 10 years longer than those who had smoked for most of their lives. It also showed that men who gave up smoking in their early 30s were likely...

Know the property game before you play.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) THERE'S a television programme in the United States that portrays real estate investment in the form of a reality game. Flipping, as the concept is known, takes participants through the process of acquiring...

Pushing for global recognition.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) ASTI Holdings Ltd could not have guessed that, when it made the fateful decision to lay-off its workers in Malaysia in 2002, it was on the verge of creating a new competitor. The company, which was listed on the...

Property market outlook in Kuantan.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) KUALA LUMPUR, Selangor, Johor and Penang are known to be the favourite states for property developers who always make profitable business ventures while other states are considered less dynamic. Comparing the...

Against all odds.
March 1, 2006... (From Malaysian Business) IT would have taken a brave soul to predict that Nagendran Nadarajah, the executive director of Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd (Perisai), would succeed in life considering that it took him almost 10 years just...