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Japan’s Stock Market Reached Another High – Here are 5 Key Takeaways from Its Performance So Far
Japan’s Market Has been One of the Highest Performing Market Globally Since the beginning of the year, the Nikkei 225, Japan’s main stock market, has risen by 19.8%. This makes it one of the best-performing markets in the world after the Nasdaq Composite Index at 20.9%. Meanwhile, other stock markets…
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Why do we Buy Cars? An Examination of the Economics Surrounding the Automotive Industry (Part 2)
You can find part 1 here. Part 2 of this series will explore the intricacies of the automotive industry in Malaysia and why we need to keep producing cars. It is actually interesting to see that all things in Malaysia point towards owning a car versus public transportation even from…
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I Read Sarawak Energy’s 142 page ESG Statement So that You Don’t Have to – Here’s the 5 Key Takeaways
Sarawak Energy (SE) is not a publicly listed company but it still publishes its Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) statement with the latest year being 2021. Even though 2021 isn’t the latest one, it still provides a lot of information to what SE is trying to in the coming years. After…
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Why I Try to Exercise Twice A Day
I still remember the time I was about 100kg. I was 19, just finished with my A-levels. I was doing 4 meals a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. Late night mamaks at 2am was common for me as I devoured maggi gorengs and nasi lemaks. I didn’t really exercise…
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A Sense of Community Through the Eyes of a Neighbourhood Kopitiam, And Why We Need to Recapture That in the Modern World
I got to admit, turning 31 this year really made me think a lot on the community around me. I am married, and thinking of having kids. I am also holding a full time economist job but increasingly frustrated with the corporate life. Everytime I am back at home after…
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I am Leaving Sarawak Today after Writing for One Week Here – Here’s What I Learn about the Experience
I am leaving Sarawak today. It has been a very eventful week for me, in terms of leisure and writing. I got to spend time with my wife and her family, went to Brunei for the first time to have Italian food (LOL), and probably had the best writing streak…
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I Read Through Tenaga Nasional’s 150+ page Sustainability and Governance Statement So that You Don’t Have to – Here are the 5 Key Takeaways.
Disclaimer: This is for education purposes. I take no responsibility for anyone’s investment decisions regarding this article. Tenaga Nasional Berhad is Malaysia’s electrical utility company that provides electricity to all Malaysian states (except Sarawak). I have been writing about financial statements and annual reports, but this is probably the first…
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Why Moving Around could Improve your Productivity
Source: Edgar Chaparro I am currently in Sarawak during the Raya holidays. My goal is to focus on my own writing and try to plan the administration and marketing for this website. I chose this particular week for obvious reasons, the holiday is long and I get to take a…
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The Economics of Malaysia Attracting Foreign Direct Investments
RM170 billion. This is Anwar’s favourite number now and how much China has committed in investing in Malaysia. This isn’t new. Foreign direct investments (FDI) have always been a mainstay in Malaysia’s economic development and politics. In the 1980s, Mahathir started this off with an aggressive industrialization plan that aimed…
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Here’s 5 Things You Need to Know About Eli Lily & Co
Eli Lily and Co is a U.S. based pharmaceutical company. Eli Lily and Co (Eli) researches and sells medicine and pharmaceutical products in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Most of its sales are concentrated in the U.S., encompassing about 64% of its total revenue. Meanwhile, Eli’s main…
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