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In times of uncertainty rumors fly as fast as those spirits released from the underworld as per-according to Chinese Ghost Day which traditionally falls on the thirteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar. I’ve lost count of the number of calls I received last Friday reminding me to stock up essential goods. […]
... written on Jul 06 2008Frustration and cursing were all over the day when the local stock exchange, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), was down for the day – the worst in the exchange’s history. Initially Bursa Malaysia Securities said trading would be suspended for at least the morning trading session from 9am to 12.30pm following a multi hardware failure […]
... written on Jul 03 2008When I tried my first sip on that RM10.00 or US$3.00 “Ice Blended Mocha” from Coffee Bean more than 10-years ago, I was hooked. It was a trend back then to have a cup of those dark brews at least once a week but I was basically almost had it everyday. When Starbucks arrived thanks […]
... written on Jul 02 2008Many people outside of U.S. can’t wait for the iPhone to reach their shores and ended up cracking or unlocking the phone so that the cool gadget could work with their local telco. U.S. residents meanwhile criticized Apple Inc. and AT&T because the two-year contract requirement with AT&T actually costs more than the first generation […]
... written on Jul 01 2008While it’s entertaining and exciting to read the spectacular development in Malaysian politic with the latest twist of which the former Deputy Prime Minister was accused of sodomy “again”, you got to pay a little attention to the global economy because if it’s going to slow down continuously chances are you might want to thank […]
... written on Jun 30 2008What’s your chance of winning the lottery or to make it more mind-boggling – the chance of winning it twice? If you ask former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, he will gladly tell you that it was as easy as snapping your fingers. Yes, history repeats itself and it appeared Anwar’s strange habit never dies […]
... written on Jun 29 2008Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank) Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s resignation as director from the Board of Khazanah Nasional Bhd effective from Apr 21 has raised a few eyebrows. It’s not everyday you read resignation in the name of “to avoid any potential conflict of interest” simply because the Barisan Nasional (National Front) […]
... written on Jun 27 2008Bad news, bad news and more bad news – that’s what happened from the opening till the closing bell on Wall Street. It was as if the Dow Jones was released from the cage after years and bloods are all it needs. That’s right, the Dow plunged almost 360 points to their lowest level in […]
... written on Jun 27 2008Remember the Isaac Newton’s law of gravity? Well, it’s happening to the U.S. interest rates now – the series of rate reductions since Sept 2007 is about to make a U-turn. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday and hinted that the next direction for rates could be up. Investors and economists think Bernanke would […]
... written on Jun 26 2008If not for the news that Sime Darby Berhad (SIME: stock-code 4197) decided not to play the game of undersea cable, I would have forgotten about the highly controversial Bakun project. It was almost a year ago when I wrote about this to-be-white-elephant project unless of course the government could convince foreign investor to eat-up […]
... written on Jun 25 2008
