tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post1338700823318636877..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Najib's pledge of govt supportChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62383526396266974642007-06-03T11:17:00.000+08:002007-06-03T11:17:00.000+08:00chua mui hoon just leaked out a secret in the msm....chua mui hoon just leaked out a secret in the msm. if the malaysians can get the idr off the ground and manage it like Shenzhen or Singapore, we will be doomed.<BR/><BR/>Shenzhen has hollowed out Hongkong's manufacturing industry. and the IDR can do the same.<BR/><BR/>thank god, that we have the ultras, the keris wavers and the religious gurus to meddle with their economy. we will have the idr, Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64636814641405967302007-06-02T19:30:00.000+08:002007-06-02T19:30:00.000+08:00The facts are:a. There are a lot of Malaysians tha...The facts are:<BR/><BR/>a. There are a lot of Malaysians that do not want to have any dealings with Singapore becuase they hate Singapore and view it as a Chinese country<BR/>b. They do not honour contracts and will shift goalposts as and when it suits them. Even their Constitution is not respected.<BR/>c. Many of them are racists and have Ketuan Melayu mentality<BR/>d. They are also a great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-74467130289111492282007-06-01T11:15:00.000+08:002007-06-01T11:15:00.000+08:00let's see who on our side will dare to vouch that ...let's see who on our side will dare to vouch that investments in idr is safe or will encourage singaporeans to invest there.<BR/><BR/>it is safer to say caveat emptor.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37529892683802871252007-05-31T12:57:00.000+08:002007-05-31T12:57:00.000+08:00Talking about clob, I rember when it was declared ...Talking about clob, I rember when it was declared an illegal mkt and frozen, we were told that it is our fault to look for easy money and therefore must bare the risks. If our govt supports the IDR and something happened in the future where our money got frozen again, I wonder what will the officials say then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-79008858320230038172007-05-31T11:46:00.000+08:002007-05-31T11:46:00.000+08:00The Clob losses may be only paper assets, but it i...The Clob losses may be only paper assets, but it is still money! People who suffer losses are still angry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37969401343335019232007-05-31T10:37:00.000+08:002007-05-31T10:37:00.000+08:00i, myself will not put money there. it is just lik...i, myself will not put money there. it is just like a big snare.<BR/><BR/>why risk the money when there are many safer places to put them with the transparency of law and the right to fight it legally in a court of justice?<BR/><BR/>i believe our businessmen are smart enough to know what they are in for.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-33398062391716188002007-05-31T10:35:00.000+08:002007-05-31T10:35:00.000+08:00the seizure of the barges and the unlawful detenti...the seizure of the barges and the unlawful detention of our two citizens in batam, and we cannot do anything about it, is a good example to those who are planning this great investment in jb.<BR/><BR/>they can just do the same thing to us, and this time will be like suzhou, with all your investments stuck there, cannot run, cannot take back. <BR/><BR/>the clob was only paper assets and we lost Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-47569201128007470542007-05-30T22:04:00.000+08:002007-05-30T22:04:00.000+08:00Accountable and proper bankers do not extend credi...Accountable and proper bankers do not extend credits to those with irrational track records without getting collaterals up to their neck first. Havent we learn anything from suzhou? If you are not in a good position or have no leverages, your risks will be so exceptionally high that when your boss gets squeezed, you have to bent down to plead them to stop. You said all the nice things and get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-58481075706491055442007-05-30T19:31:00.000+08:002007-05-30T19:31:00.000+08:00The threatening word has been uttered so casually ...The threatening word has been uttered so casually and without reservations by high level malaysians before, no other country has said that to us, ever. If Singapore get involved deeply in JB and disputes happen in the future like it did in Thailand and Indonesia, then what will the neighbours say to each other, war?<BR/><BR/>Between distant relatives and casual friends, do not get seriolsuly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-34881422715539070472007-05-30T18:24:00.000+08:002007-05-30T18:24:00.000+08:00The people in Shenzen are bright, energetic, PHD (...The people in Shenzen are bright, energetic, PHD (poor hungry driven) capable without deep inferiority complexes, emotional disturbances or paranoid and work lethargy. For one who is afraid to compete, afraid to be exploited, afraid of win-win, afraid of risks, how can you even think you are comparable to the vigorous and can-do people of shenzen. Isnt that child's talk?<BR/><BR/>To compare jB Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-43314719268999711542007-05-30T17:53:00.000+08:002007-05-30T17:53:00.000+08:00No matter how many times they promised that this t...No matter how many times they promised that this time will be different, Malaysia has been one of the region's greatest flip flops and that fact cant be easily disputed. Just look at the past policies like the property flip flops and many other examples, and think abt that. If you drive into JB and dont get your car stolen or your teeth knocked off, you are just one lucky fella. Someone just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-15848425964080590292007-05-30T12:25:00.000+08:002007-05-30T12:25:00.000+08:00Oh, there is no doubt in my mind that is exactly w...Oh, there is no doubt in my mind that is exactly what they will do. Najib is on the last legs of his political career as the knives for him have now come out and are just waiting to be buried in his back. When tge time to do the flip-flop comes, they will say it was Najib who made the promise, and he is no longer around. Why do you think they sent him to do the roadshow ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62960043974196386792007-05-30T12:16:00.000+08:002007-05-30T12:16:00.000+08:00Assuming that the IDR do succeed, will the UMNO ul...Assuming that the IDR do succeed, will the UMNO ultras then force the Abdullah Government or whomever is in power to just tweek (not necessarily change) the conditions in the IDR to suit the Bumiputras? When success is assured, they will have no qualms about doing that, just like what happens in Shenzhen, China. After all, certain elements in Malaysia were even telling the Chinese and Indians Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2294347856906490802007-05-30T11:47:00.000+08:002007-05-30T11:47:00.000+08:00trust in the biz community, in govt policies are b...trust in the biz community, in govt policies are built over the years and can easily be destroyed overnight.<BR/><BR/>once destroyed, it is very difficult to recover. thailand nearly lost that when they attempted to grab temasek's stake in their telcos. they realised their mistakes and backed off. their international reputation would have gone down the drain.<BR/><BR/>the indon also flirted with Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-29813122553773483672007-05-30T11:16:00.000+08:002007-05-30T11:16:00.000+08:00Yes, that's what caveat emptor is all about.Yes, that's what caveat emptor is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69224405391378212752007-05-30T10:59:00.000+08:002007-05-30T10:59:00.000+08:00In the same vein, anyone who makes a legal agreeme...In the same vein, anyone who makes a legal agreement with SOMEONE whom he knows will not honour it at some point is also downright equally dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2510664322798442762007-05-30T10:08:00.000+08:002007-05-30T10:08:00.000+08:00Anyone who makes business decisions based on verba...Anyone who makes business decisions based on verbal agreemtns are downright dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62935810178013068062007-05-30T09:59:00.000+08:002007-05-30T09:59:00.000+08:00in chinese culture, a verbal agreement is upheld l...in chinese culture, a verbal agreement is upheld like a contract. For others even a legal contract also want to over turn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-33575445743404740592007-05-30T09:33:00.000+08:002007-05-30T09:33:00.000+08:00Caveat emptor mah. If, as you say, based on previo...Caveat emptor mah. If, as you say, based on previous experience, they have been known to perform policy flip-flops, then the simple thing to do is not to go there, right, no matter how attractive the perks offered are ? If some silly investors insist on going in and 5 years down the track when AAB is no longer PM, and the new PM tells them to get the hell out of Johor, then these investors only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com