With the rise of property prices in Malaysia, especially over the last five years, there has been talks about the property cycle for the Malaysian market. Amidst the complaints by some quarters over the prices of properties being out of reach for the younger generation, there are even talks about property bubble being an imminent… Read more >>
The recent announcement by Home Ministry to further tighten the rules and procedures for the issuant of foreign student visas has cause further woes to many legitimate private institutions of higher learning (IPTS). This is a result of direct response to the influx of Bangladeshi workers masquerading as foreign students with collusion between agents and… Read more >>
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia Chapter (ASEAN-BAC) has been associated with the Malaysia Business Award (MBA) programme since its inception in 2009. ASEAN-BAC Malaysia’s office bearers serve as the members of the Panel of Judges for the MBA. On November 8, I became the recipient of the 2013 MBA Industry Excellence Award – Education… Read more >>
I feel very attached to my alma mater, SMK Sacred Heart in Sibu, Sarawak. I have been a “regular” at the School’s annual Speech Day for the past eight years. To encourage students and teachers to perform with excellence in mind, I had sponsored cash awards to the best teacher and best student selected by… Read more >>
Mr. Kee Thuan Chye is a man of many talents – he is known as an actor, a dramatist, a poet, a journalist, and lately an author of books. A man who does not mince his words especially when it comes to constructive criticism of political issues, Kee has given newsweekly The Heat a thorough,… Read more >>
Budget 2014 which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak appears to continue to place the importance on education and training by the Najib administration. I shall provide my view in the context of the private higher education & training sector. It was a relief that education expenditure has been excluded from… Read more >>
The has been many soothsayers who are predicting that the property market in Malaysia will be having a slowdown soon. I think we need not read too much into these predictions. It is my contention that for any property investment, one will need to be very careful about the fundamentals, not the sentiments which changes… Read more >>
Mr. Reme Ahmad of The Straits Times of Singapore was interested in the story behind my dipping into the media business. I shall let Reme tells the story. After all, coming from a neutral party overseas, we can expect Reme to provide a more objective analysis. Mr. Reme Ahmad says: … Read more >>
It is a tall order to provide health and allied health students with a holistic learning programme. A key element of training for health and allied health care students is inculcating compassion for the community. This is one of the key objectives for SEGi University to set up SEGi Clinical Care with an initial investment… Read more >>
On Friday, 27th September 2013, The Heat, an English weekly focusing on socio-economic and current issues and theantdaily.com, a newsportal specializing in current affairs were jointly launched at Le Meridien Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Both The Heat and theantdaily promised to push beyond the boundary of breaking news to bring to their readers incisive insights in… Read more >>
