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Posted yesterday afternoon: DIS Technologies: Yet Another Fraud Case In BursaI decided to check some old articles on this company. Why? Even I have absolutely no recollection on what this company is all about.2004. Monday December 13, 2004DIS modem makes good connectionBY ELAINE ANGPENANG-BASED DIS Technology Holdings Bhd was founded by a diehard Star Trek enthusiast who loved to fiddle with elect……
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Who says that its no fun at the Petronas Philharmonic Concert Hall!!! I am definitely going to be there for at least two shows highlighted below.Btw, don’t you think Ramli Sarip sports an uncanny resemblance to Rocky Bru (A. Attan)??!! See you there!POPS SERIES 12 & 13 March 2010 8.30PM Showstoppers Mala……
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Well, I got a lot of feedback on the CEO issue following my mentioning of Nazir Razak. There have been naysayers who reminded me that the family name and connections played a significant part. I have to say that there are plenty of people who got to the top with just connections and by having the right family name - but the crux is what do you with it. I have extended the list, its not just GLCs C……
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What’s the difference between a good CEO and a great one? In Malaysia there are not many great CEOs for sure. Many of our top companies are still family controlled companies, and generally its very rare to get family members that are also great CEOs. Family owned enterprises are usually started by a great entrepreneur but as you mushroom into a listed company, many have problems in letting go. An……
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On the Edge Financial Daily: DIST suspended, possible misstatementKUALA LUMPUR: ACE-market listed DIS Technologies Holdings Bhd has discovered a possible misstatement of sales to the tune of RM131.33 million spread over two financial years 2008 (FY08) and 2009 (FY09) due to fraudulent activities.DisTech (DIST) said the alleged fraud was reported by a major customer, Starlight Marketing Ltd, involv……
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Everyone loves to talk about what works in investing.Investing based on low price earnings (PE) multiples and investing based on dividend yields.For some, this is the holy grail in investing. You cannot say anything negative about such strategies.Ask me, I know. I was asked for my opinion twice recently. I posted Investing In A Stock For Its Dividend Yields and Some Opinions. And needless to say, ……
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Their forays into property and other local projects pale into insignificance when its the South luzon expressway project that keeps taking all their time and resources. It is obviously an increasingly attractive asset with multitude of partners. It got litigious probably because it is so attractive now and they are being muscled out.Dec 23 2009 / The Edge: MTD Capital Bhd, which received a restrai……
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REITs continued to be bought up aggressively as the deep discounts saw many funds taking the plunge to buy for value and recovery. Commercial properties are still a long way off to normalisation but its gratifying to see activity there, and the returns for the past 12 months was nearly 100%.The trend in February was again one of posting a wide range of results and a shifting pattern of winners and……
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On today’s Business Times:BRDB may revisit Mieco sale optionBy Sharen Kaur Published: 2010/03/08Bandar Raya Development Bhd (BRDB) (1473) is mulling revisiting the option of selling its stake in chipboard maker Mieco Chipboard Bhd, its chief said.”We will be happy to re-explore such an opportunity if there are interested parties,” BRDB chief executive officer Datuk Jagan Sabapathy told Business Ti……
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Credit Suisse is organising its annual Asian Investment Conference on March 22-24 in HK. Let’s see if you can suss anything wrong with that. Keynote Speakers Keynote Speakers (listed in order of appearance) Kamal Nath, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, India Korn Chatikavanij, Finance Minister of Thailand Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Pr……
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