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Another rate cut is required but how much is enough?

It’s almost definite that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut the interest rate again when they meet Tuesday and Wednesday – that’s tomorrow. Ben Bernanke and his boys could have pressed the panic button a week ago by cutting the rate by 75 basis points but it could be a strategy to gauge the reaction […]

... written on Jan 28 2008

Former Dictator Suharto Dies leaving huge Wealth

You know he couldn’t make it when the leader(s) or former leader(s) from neighbouring countries took turn to give him probably the last visit. First it was Singapore’s founding father and first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, 84; then Mahathir Mohamad, the 82-year-old former prime minister of Malaysia and former richest man on earth Sultan […]

... written on Jan 27 2008

Forex traders smile their way to the banks

With the action by Federal Reserve to cut interest rate again but this time by a mind-boggling and panic 75 basis points, perhaps the investors who made great money out of it were currency traders. Since Ben Bernanke begun the rate cut program in 2007, it was a smooth ride for currency traders to just […]

... written on Jan 27 2008

Stocks recover but too early to heave a sight of relief?

Weird as it is but that’s the fact. Ben Bernanke and his panicked team cut the interest rate by a whopping 0.75 percent yet the U.S. stock markets couldn’t lift it’s barometer into the positive territory after plunged more than 400 points early of the day. What does that tells you? Squarely the investors were […]

... written on Jan 25 2008

Do you think Google will invest in Malaysia?

The last time I mentioned about Google Inc. and Malaysia was back in May 2007 when FinanceTwitter wrote how Malaysia can prosper by copying Singapore. Before you start clicking the “comment” link at the end of this article and start cursing how naughty I was by glorifying Singapore at the expense of Malaysia, a country […]

... written on Jan 24 2008

How to withdraw money from PayPal to local account?

Many bloggers whose forte is in making money online had told you how to withdraw your money from PayPal to your local banking account. So if you already knew how to withdraw your money from PayPal then you can skip this article. There’re simply too many programs in the internet that enable you to make […]

... written on Jan 23 2008

Research before jumping into web hosting offers

Choosing the right web hosting company to host your website or blog is one of the most important decisions yet it could be tiring since you wouldn’t know which could serve you better. All these hosting companies will bombard you with marketing or sales talks. You might also want to know the terminologies associate with […]

... written on Jan 23 2008

Surprise rate cut of 0.75 percent – glad it’s so Bloody

Can you remember when was the last time the U.S. Federal Reserve acted so aggressively? I can’t but I cannot imagine how the stock markets are going to react to this when the bell rings later. The U.S. stock futures fluctuate violently without a clear direction but pointed to a lower opening even after the […]

... written on Jan 22 2008

Why you should become a politician in Malaysia

Do you know why so many doctors (medical practitioners) finally found out that after spending years studied medicine nothing beats being a politician – provided you’re part of the Barisan Nasional, the ruling government since independence? First of all you get to make tons of “money” without having to work your heads off. Secondly as […]

... written on Jan 22 2008

TMC Life and StemLife’s Merger on the Horizon?

The main difference between the two Malaysian public listed companies involved in the business of stem-cell banking services is their stock prices, which in turn is closely related to their shareholders. One’s stock price has been bid-up while the other has been neglected. Basically there’re two other players in this sector namely CyroCord and CellSafe […]

... written on Jan 21 2008









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