Author: Charles Tan
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Yes, yes, KLIA2 is ready to be used, AirAsia to start from 9th May
After much delay, KLIA2 is certified fit for use. This is indeed another huge achievement considering that this is Asia’s most modern low-cost air terminal. If you have been using LCCT recently, you would already realise that it is bursting at its seams. Finding a car park took me 45 minutes. Eating lunch meant I…
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Apple and it’s HUGE cash reserves
Which is better? Android or iOS? In terms of handsets, Samsung or Apple? This argument has always been more Iphone than Samsung but most recently, Samsung has overtaken Apple in nearly every market it is in and Android controls over 80% of all handphone OSes. Third ranked would be Microsoft but I think by year…
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Most of everything is just a click away, online.
Long time ago, when you want to take a loan, you would either choose a bank you trust the most or you use a lot of your precious time to listen to different bankers tell you why theirs would be the best choice for you. Today, if you are still doing that, there’s nothing wrong…
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Buying Iskandar? Points to note about Chinese (China) developers thus far
Many Chinese developers are buying huge tracts of lands or are involved in land reclamation projects. On paper, all these developers are much larger than even Malaysia’s largest developers. For example, Country Garden Holdings co will be building 9,000 units of condominium on a 56 acre land. For a comparison, the total supply of units…
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Linking KL, Iskandar, Malaysia – Singapore by HSR and RTS
A very significant joint announcement today (7 April 2014) was that the proposed High Speed Rail (HSR) as well as the Rapid Transit System is on track. The HSR is expected to be ready by 2020. This was announced in the 5th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Kuala Lumpur. These are expected to ensure seamless travel…