Malaysian Business articles from November 2005

Malaysian Business archives from November 2005

Education watch.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) RM1.4 billion for higher education FAST-GROWING higher education received RM1.4 billion under the national budget for 2006. In promoting higher education, Budget 2006 gave parents with children pursuing...

Memo to CIO: Build your business case for compliance.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) IN the early stages of enterprise applications, companies are often focused on the regulatory impact of financial and customer systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship...

Separation of powers.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE recent remarks by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, in Parliament has highlighted an interesting issue relating to the separation of powers between the legislature,...

Aussie deal.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE University of Newcastle (UON) Australia, established in 1965, is one of Australia's leading universities. It is a research-intensive university with a reputation for a successful research output and is...

Who controls the net?
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) WHEN the second and final phase of World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) convenes in Tunis on Nov 16-18, the main task is to put into motion the Plan of Action adopted by 175 participating countries...

Managerial competence.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) DO you have what it takes to manage organisations in this extremely competitive business world? For answers, you may want to check out what Open University Malaysia (OUM) has to offer. The innovative...

No gender divide.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) A recent survey conducted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) concluded that there is no gender divide in terms of access to the Internet at home. The survey found that, of the total...

Paper chase.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) UTUSAN Malaysia today finds itself in an awkward position. For years, it thrived on a neck-to-neck battle with Berita Harian for the Bahasa Malaysia newspaper readership. When it comes to being labelled the...

A stamp of best practice.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) GLOBAL competition has never been more intense; clients are more demanding and technology offers new ways of working. The knowledge base of professionals and the sectors in which they operate have also...

For what it's worth.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE PORTFOLIO of Valuecap Sdn has grown substantially in the two years since Malaysian Business last took a look at it. A scan of its known stakes show Valuecap's name being listed on the shareholders list of...

Stroking a down market.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) DESPITE the doom and gloom, bad news, pessimism and general lack of interest in Bursa Malaysia, there is an excellent opportunity to protect your capital from erosion by inflation and earn capital gains. The...

Uchi Technologies: A good dividend stock.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) PICKING high dividend yield (HDY) stocks is getting popular among fund managers as a defensive strategy to deal with a sideways-trading market and a host of uncertain external factors like higher crude oil...

Secrets Down Under.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) IF Malaysia is serious about shaping the nation into a regional educational centre, it has to get cracking on quality and sort out its often confusing rules and regulations concerning the fast-growing sector....

SMS based industry faces speed bumps.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE story has it that on Dec 3, 1992, a guy called Neil Papworth sent the very first SMS wishing his colleagues a 'Merry Christmas' at Vodafone in Great Britain. In just a few years, the phenomenon of 'texting'...

Women power.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) IN RECENT years, members of the fairer sex have been stamping their mark on finance. Whether it's banking, insurance or stock broking, women are showing that they are just as competent as anyone in carrying out...

Power women.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THEY have stamped their mark, earned their place in boardrooms, and added that splash of style and colour to the corporate arena. They are the women in Malaysia's financial sector. 'Almost everywhere, men...

Women at the top.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) IN Malaysia, with more than three million women in the workforce, the fairer sex has made great strides both personally and professionally. Although the principle of gender equality was only crystallised in...

Finance's female face.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) TAN SRI DR ZETI AKHTAR AZIZ Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia Probably the most prominent banker in Malaysia is Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, 57, who has won international...

BP staying put in Malaysia.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) OIL giant British Petroleum has no plans to divest more assets from its Malaysian operations in the near future, says Datuk Peter Wentworth, BP's country manager for Malaysia. 'We remain committed to the...

When bond ratings change.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) RATING agencies have been set up by governments to enable the public to obtain costless information on the riskiness of bonds issued by corporations. The rating agencies usually make risk assessments based...

A different strategy.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) FOR many local market investors, it has certainly been dull in recent months. Most market players appear to have stayed out due to the uncertain times ahead of high crude oil prices, slower global economic...

Local flavour.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) BRAND building has become GBA Corp Sdn Bhd's (GBA) forte in Malaysia. Since 1987, it has put brands such as San Remo, McCormick, Lea & Perrins, Tabasco and Kikkoman on nearly every dining table in Malaysia. ...

Education without borders: International trade in education.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) ACROSS the world, more people than ever before are choosing to undertake an international education. Since 1980, the number of students enrolled outside their home country in courses of higher education has...

The inflation genie is back!
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) INFLATION, deflation, disinflation, reflation and stagflation - these are among economic jargons that often confuse the man-in-the street. Among these, deflation is probably considered the most evil, although...

More options for investors.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) WITH THE introduction of the new guidelines on the issuance of structured warrants, expected before the end of the year, a new type of investment instrument known as Equity Linked Instruments (ELI) will be made...

Pulling into the pits.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) YOU WORK hard to pay for life's necessities - monthly expenses and supply needs and wants, unexpected financial emergencies, the children's tertiary education and to save and invest for a comfortable...

It's a saver's world.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) YOU AND I are rather similar. How can I be so sure? Well, we both crave the same three things: 1. Joy, 2. Success, and 3. Sufficient money to buy ourselves a decent level of material abundance....

A man of the people.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) WHEN HE was young, renowned motivational consultant Datuk Dr Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah wanted to be a medical doctor as he aspired to help people. After completing Form Five at the prestigious Malay College Kuala...

Lee Eng Sia to sell off stake?
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) REDtone International Bhd may soon see a change in substantial shareholding. Sources say that Lee Eng Sia, Redtone's ex-chairman who currently owns the single largest stake of 15.67%, is seriously...

What ails GLCs.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) HOW many times have we seen and heard about meetings and declarations which have come to naught? So, I have to apologise if I am still skeptical about the ten-point manifesto which was launched recently to...

Keeping QSR in Bumiputera hands.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) I REFER to the article entitled Bad Implementation Undermines Good Policies - Of QSR, Kulim & GLCs in the 'Other Thots' column of the Nov 1st -15th, 2005 issue of Malaysian Business. I feel that your comments...

The new Fed.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) BACKED by the world's biggest economy, the Federal Reserve is far more powerful than any other central bank in the world, and Alan Greenspan was called the world's second most powerful man for good reason. The...

Stylishly Swift.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) A NEW entrant into the world of compact cars has made its mark on the local motoring scene. The Suzuki Swift is a 1.5-litre sporty five-door hatchback that has put the performance back into the Suzuki name. When...

10 showrooms for Kleemann.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) KLEEMANN Motorsport of Denmark, which specialises in the design and manufacture of exclusive tuning and styling solutions for Mercedes Benz automobiles, is planning an aggressive expansion programme in Malaysia...

Tokyo Motor Show 2005.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE 39th Tokyo Motor Show 2005, taking cue from spiralling global fuel prices, was a revelation for its technological advancements showcased in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. A total of 571 cars were on show...

Making sense of capital controls.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) 'Capital Control and the Malaysian Economy' By: Tan Sri Dr Lau Ban Tin Publisher: Pelanduk Pages: 164 pages Price: RM99 THE capital control measures, which the Malaysian government took in the aftermath of...

REITS made easy.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) 'Road to Riches with REITs' By : Sherilyn Foong Publisher: Women's Institute of Management Pages : 76 pages Price : RM25 THERE'S been a lot of excitement about REITs (or Real Estate Investment Trusts) in...

Sponsorship for Disney Show.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) LONDON Biscuits Bhd has signed a strategic agreement with Kelab Disney Malaysia to sponsor the coverage of Hong Kong Disneyland by the latter. London Biscuits will sponsor 12 episodes of the show, starting from...

Educating investors.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE Securities Industry Development Centre (SIDC) has launched the IQ Intelligent Programme. The Securities Commission's Chairman Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof who launched the programme said, 'The capital market has...

Gold gourmet.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THE Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre's culinary team proved its mettle at Culinaire Malaysia 2005 in conjunction with Food and Hotel Malaysia 2005. The team beat more than 900 participants to win the Gourmet Team...

Mobile business.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) MAAKL Mutual Bhd has launched the MAAKL Home Office, a knowledge-based tool which functions like a mobile office to help its unit trust force manage their business. With the MAAKL Home Office software installed...

Bad back link to driving posture.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) THOUSANDS of people are damaging their backs by sitting incorrectly in their cars, according to research. There is almost twice as much pressure on your back when you are sitting incorrectly than if you are...

Does cholesterol-lowering food work?
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) STUDIES have shown that food containing a substance called plant sterols can reduce cholesterol levels by about 10%. Since it is a chemical cousin of cholesterol, it blocks the absorption of real cholesterol in...

Medium or firm mattress for your back.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) RESEARCHERS have found that patients who sleep on a medium-firm mattress suffer less lower-back pain in bed and during the day than those on a firm mattress. The reason may be that softer mattresses put less...

Tai chi boosts immunity.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) ACCORDING to a new study, 15 weeks of tai chi practice may help older adults increase the level of immunity cells that protect their bodies. Tai chi practice is also associated with improvements in physical...

Grand convocation.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) UNIVERSITI Tun Abdul Razak (Unitar), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KUB Malaysia Bhd (KUB), held its fifth convocation ceremony recently. The ceremony, held at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, was the biggest...

Ghauth eyes world-class status.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) LEGEND has it that an Indian astrologer read the fortunes of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj and declared that the Kedah prince will rise to become the head of the country. The ever-jovial prince laughed it off...

Let's discuss and not make a fuss.
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) A VISIT to a politician's Open House, irrespective of whether the host is on the government's side or the opposition's, has not always been a pleasant experience if you are a scribe, more so if you write other...

Where are the SIs heading?
November 16, 2005... (From Malaysian Business) HEITECH Padu Bhd (Heitech) and Mesiniaga Bhd are the kind of backroom IT players which are usually not in the limelight unless when inking large government IT deals. After that, they often disappear from the...