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Humans in Tiger’s homeland are up in arms over news that the Energy Commission has decided to award a combined gas turbine power plant called Project 4A via direct negotiations instead of the tried-and-tested open tender process. It’s forcing Tiger to take a walk down memory lane...and the sights are not pretty.
Ever since Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz indicated that she will be retiring come the end of her term as governor in April next year, several names have cropped up as potential replacements. Tiger thinks that not just anyone can and should fill her shoes.
Companies under the umbrella of government investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd have been investing in Turkey, the most recent being Tenaga Nasional Bhd, who bought a stake in a power plant there. Tiger is concerned about these investments, given how brittle the Russia-Turkey relationship is at the moment.
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In this four-part series of articles, KiniBiz listens closely to the telco sector. We begin with the fact that growth is slowing and new threats are creeping up on players. It is no surprise then if one were to question if the industry is as exciting as it used to be to investors. In the…
In this five-part series KiniBiz sings the Broadband Blues. We begin at looking at where Malaysia went wrong as broadband speed and affordability remains a critical, unresolved issue. In the second part we point out what Malaysia can learn from South Korea which has been very successful in increasing broadband penetration. In the next instalment,…
In this three-part series of articles, KiniBiz investigates the world of unit trusts. In the first article, we look at what exactly are unit trusts and how they operate to get to the heart of the problem -- their high costs. We then compare the domestic unit trust industry fees with that of Singapore, Thailand…
In this three-part series, KiniBiz looks at what Malaysians pay telcos for their services. Analysts believe that mobile operators throughout the Asia Pacific region will be increasing mobile tariffs this year. Some believe that mobile operators here can actually afford to lower rates because they are doing so well. So are they really able to?…
In this three-part issue we look at the fast growth of global debt, which is outpacing world GDP growth. What does this mean to the average man on the street? Meantime household debt is also rising rapidly after adding to the severity of the last recession -- have we not learned our lesson from the…
The goods and services tax (GST) is finally here and much confusion ensued, not least in the telco sector. In this three-part issue KINIBIZ looks at the flip-flopping in Putrajaya over telcos passing on GST to consumers and looks at the fine details of what has unfolded. Then we look at whether telcos can afford…
In this four-part series, KINIBIZ looks at the EPF and retirement in Malaysia. EPF has initiated a public consultation on increasing the full withdrawal age limit from 55 to 60. However, members of the public have argued that they want to be able to decide what to do with their retirement savings. KINIBIZ explores the…
The domestic bond market has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade and is now the third-largest in Asia in terms of size relative to gross domestic product. In this four-part series, KINIBIZ takes a look at where the bond market is today, along with some of its challenges.
On June 22, the Singapore dollar hit a high of 2.8 to the ringgit and some are speculating that it will soon hit 3.0 against the ringgit. Others are skeptical. So, what is really driving the ringgit’s weakness against the Singapore dollar? The ringgit hit a 10-year low on June 29, at 3.7843 against the…
Celcom introduced a new-entry level postpaid plan which not only undercut the competition, it also became the first telco in the country to allow unused data to be carried forward. The three other major telcos responded, in what has resulted in a full-blown price war.
Chan Kee Siak, founder and CEO of web hosting service provider Exabytes, quit college when he was 20 years old to grow the business at a time when the Internet scene in Malaysia was still in its infancy. In an interview with KINIBIZ, Chan speaks of his early days in the business, challenges he faced…
At a time when distrust and dissent are rife among the people of Malaysia, the same people hunger for constructive views and a voice of reason, if not hope. Former deputy secretary-general of Finance Ministry Ramon Navaratnam would like to be that voice. A voice that is not afraid to say things as they are,…
The brain drain is neither new nor unique to Malaysia but have we managed to successfully attract back Malaysian talent from abroad? Perhaps the bigger question to ask is if we’re doing everything to keep existing talent from leaving. KINIBIZ examines the issues involved and interviews TalentCorp, the agency entrusted to bring talent back.
Few companies survived the dotcom crash of the late ’90s, and fewer still have managed to reinvent themselves to become true players in the convergence space. However, REDtone International Bhd successfully achieved that, transitioning from voice to data, as company co-founder Wei Chuan Beng reveals in this series.
Malaysia’s TV landscape is rapidly evolving as new media players such as HyppTV and iflix gain ground, competing hotly with existing TV players such as Astro and Media Prima, and threatening to turn TV topsy-turvy. KINIBIZ surveys the latest global and local trends in the industry to find some clarity.
When Juris Technologies Sdn Bhd chief executive officer and co-founder See Wai Hun started her career at a consulting firm, she had no idea she would become an entrepreneur. But she took the leap with some prodding from a friend and has never looked back. She tells her story to KINIBIZ.