Category: ASIA / ASEAN
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So few cars on the road! Market is awesome!
I have been to Jakarta on numerous occasions, both for work and for vacation. Yes, I do think getting a property in Jakarta is an attractive proposition. Well, if only it’s friendlier to foreigners buying a property there. Here are some of the restrictions. The reason why I think so is simple. Did you know that…
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Bullet Train Chiengmai – Bangkok. No to invest. Yes to loans.
When the tsunami hit Japan in April 2011, I was still in Japan as a tourist with my wife and two other close friends. We heard from the our hotel receptionist in Osaka that the Shinkansen (bullet train) service has been stopped. We were supposed to travel the next day to Tokyo and then to…
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Foreigners love condos in Thailand and Malaysia
Within this year itself, I think I visited Bangkok 4 times. Except for the jam that never seem to end, I love Bangkok. I love the friendly people, the delicious street food and the good service in hotels. I wanted to bring my family for a visit too, perhaps next year. Every time I pass…
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Of tourism, thriving businesses and contribution to the economy
Tourism is huge money for many countries, including Malaysia. For Thailand, there’s an estimate that 20 percent of the GDP is related to tourism. Here are the top 10 most visited countries in the world. Thailand is number 10. For Malaysia, the number of tourists have always been healthy and there’s an estimate that for…
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Thailand as a property destination. Top 5 it seems; higher than Malaysia.
Everyone knows that Chinese (from China) loves to buy properties. They have been buying in Australia, Singapore and more and more into Malaysia these days. (Of course, Malaysian Chinese love properties too, including me) In fact they are buying a lot in Melbourne. Crazily hot. 28% of Melbourne apartments bought by foreigners For this article,…
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Trading with local currencies instead, now it’s TH, MY and ID.
I always see ASEAN as an awesome place. Nearly 30 percent of Malaysia’s trade is with ASEAN. (Source: Matrade.gov.my) Reason is simple. Better be integrated, else we will allow the other world of economic groups take charge while we continue to lose out individually. Some time back, the central banks of Malaysia and Thailand agreed…
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More Chinese investments will come to Malaysia
I was talking to a good friend a few nights ago during supper of maggi goreng and teh tarik. He said, “the investments from China into Malaysia is a good thing, right?” I said, well we do have two choices. First choice, the Chinese investments into Malaysia are increasing or second choice, Chinese investments are…