Indonesia’s Electronic Signature Startup PrivyID secures US$5 million in Series A

Digital signature platform PrivyID is aiming to raise a US$5 million Series A funding round led by existing investors MDI Ventures and Mand...

Why Capital Gains Tax Should Not Be Implemented

I have to reiterate why a Capital Gains Tax is a very bad idea for Malaysia. Unique traits of Malaysia: a) Very open economy b) Ringgit has ...

Tread Gingerly On Taxes

Plenty of voices now in anticipation of the upcoming Budget on new taxes to be implemented to help shore up our finances. Malaysia is a ver...

Open Letter To Communications & Multimedia Ministry & MCMC

The back drop: According to MCMC, TM’s starter pack of 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) before MSAP at RM139 was now priced at RM79, while Cel...

Must Watch - Project Gutenberg

It is easy to understand why its called the stylish Project Gutenberg if I tell you its about counterfeiting USD. Its also stylishly a bit f...

Zero-Harm Policy

I love it when people try to spin. The CEO of Lynas pleaded with our new government on the review of the project in Malaysia. IF the operati...

Last Man Standing

The good Dr speaking without notes for over an hour at Asia Society in New York ...  br />

Trade War & US$80 Oil

I hate to be overly optimistic. Because you will get clobbered when you are not totally accurate. I haven't been writing much about bus...

The Probable Cast for The Movie "Billion Dollar Whale"

Was there ever a doubt that this would be made into a movie??!! (Malaysiakini) Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollyw...

Moon My Cakes - The Annual Rant!!!

For all the talk of being cultural, the Mooncake festival is one that is disappointing year in year out. It seems the festival is about, now...

The Doors of Praha

Was in Prague for 4 days. Totally blown over by the artefects and antiquities and the very long historical cathedrals. But what caught my ey...