Author: Charles Tan
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Positive. ASEAN+3’s 23rd meeting has just concluded with a joint statement.
ASEAN+3 would be all of us in ASEAN plus China, Japan and Korea. It’s important that ASEAN members work together when it comes to finance matters. It’s even more important and effective if we could have the participation from China, Japan and Korea. Building resilience meant a stronger partnership and this is no longer the…
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Property Outlook 2020: Property market in low interest rate environment.
If we want to look at the property outlook 2020, we need to take into account the current LOW interest environment. When the interest rates are low, the returns from the fixed deposits are low. So, what should we do with our investments which are giving super low returns? Perhaps we could think about investing…
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Early bird gets the worm. Late bird gets nothing, at all?
They say early bird gets the worm. Well, what about late bird(s) then? Start the day early or start the date later? Are you someone who wakes up early and is ever ready to face the world or are you someone who sleeps more and feel more refreshed when you wake up? Late Bird Gets…
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Attention. Changes to MRT Putrajaya Line. MRT Corp is seeking for public feedback.
You may be wondering which line is MRT Putrajaya Line. There’s the MRT SBK (Sungai Buloh- Kajang) line. There’s the SSP (Sungai Buloh – Serdang – Putrajaya) line. Which line is this MRT Putrajaya line? Well, the MRT SSP is now simply known as MRT Putrajaya line. I think the reason is because it ends…
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56 winners in PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2020 (Malaysia).
For the first time ever, the 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (2020) has been broadcasted as a virtual gala event. I watched the show and I thought it was well organised. The winners share their thoughts on winning their awards. In this years’ edition, Tropicana Corporation Berhad bagged 10 wins including Best Developer and Best…
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Latest. Bandar Malaysia, what’s the progress?
I guess we have been reading many Bandar Malaysia related news a few years ago. It was linked to HSR KL – SG news too. Then, everything seems to have quietened down and even the HSR KL – SG had been postponed a few times. Now Bandar Malaysia is restarting… The GDV is said to…
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I regret I lost US$41.4 million. “No end to this regret.”
Do you have regrets after losing some money? Specifically your friends were ‘winning’ so much money from the stock market and you have that FOMO (fear of missing out feeling)? Unfortunately, the unlucky one is always us. Our friends usually buy much earlier and when they were celebrating, we went in and that’s when we…
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Should I be worried with property market post Covid-19?
Perhaps this is an article for some of us who are worried with the property market post COVID-19. This article was first published in Real Estate Malaysia (REM) magazine which is also Malaysia’s leading Chinese property magazine. If you like to read the full English version instead, it’s right after the two Mandarin pages. Basically…
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Both sides are in ‘sync’ for HSR KL – SG. Now for the year end meeting.
If you are still thinking about the cost of High Speed Rail KL- SG and that the ticket revenue will not be able to cover the cost until 40 years later and therefore we should not build the HSR KL- SG, please skip this article yeah. There are a lot of other articles which support…
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Need help on moratorium? This bank has OPEN DAY for 7 days in 17 branches nationwide.
Moratorium is ending. Anyone here needs help on moratorium? Do we feel that it will be a huge thing come October 2020? Earlier article here: Challenging time after moratorium ends? Do we think Bank Negara Malaysia will have to do something drastic come October 2020? Well their next Overnight Policy Rate meeting will only be…
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Press Release: Sheng Tai International Establishes RM10 Million Fund For Retail and Franchise Industries
Sheng Tai International Sdn Bhd (Sheng Tai International), an award-winning home-grown developer and a proven specialist in property tourism, today unveiled its RM10 million fund to support the growth of the franchise industry in Malaysia. The fund is accessible to the entire franchise community who are members of the Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA). These include…