Friday, September 30th, 2005

Is Myanmar really a good place to invest in?

Is Myanmar really a good place to invest in? Think again.
She warns that, far from liberalizing life in Burma, foreign investment and tourism can further entrench the military regime.

15 years after Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won a landslide victory in Myanmar first-ever election, she is still unable to form a [...]

Khazanah into Indonesia’s Excelcomindo

Last month, together with Telekom Malaysia (TM), Khazanah Nasional bought a stake in Singapore’s MobileOne Limited (M1).

Yesterday, Khazanah took another step forward into Indonesia’s telecommunication market by buying a 16.8% of stake in PT Excelcomindo Pratama, at 2,000 rupiah (RM 0.738) each with US $234million cash, furthermore confirmed its interest in Indonesia on earlier of [...]

Ayoyo Samy … (3)

Two days ago, Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BN BBC) head Shahrir Samad and a few MPs were at Sri Petaling to visit the affected residential area due to the construction of propose elevated Kuala Lumpur – Putrajaya Expressway. He then called for the City Hall to issue a stop-work order for the construction.

Let’s re-quote what [...]