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Economy 101: The Legend of Warren Buffett & Wealth Creation

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A photo of President Barack Obama meeting with Warren Buffett, the Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, in the Oval Office, July 18, 2011. Warren Buffett, born August 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, is widely regarded as one of the greatest investors of all time and with a net worth of approximately $140 billion as of 2025, he has pledged to give away 99% of his wealth through the Giving Pledge, primarily to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His disciplined, patient approach—emphasizing economic moats, intrinsic value, and long-term ownership—has delivered outsized returns, outpacing the S&P 500 for decades. Image source: White House/Wikipedia

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Project Management 101: India’s Impressive Operation Ganga in Ukraine

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The Ukraine crisis with Russia has been ongoing since 2014 but the full military action by Russia only happened on 21st February 2022 and this forced a huge refugee crisis and forced all other countries like India & Malaysia to quickly evacuate their citizens & staff from Ukraine before it becomes too late. Image source: Al Jazeera

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Elections 101: Personal Reflection On Malacca State Elections & Pakatan’s Poor Results

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Frankly speaking, the Malacca state elections was an event that should NOT have happened in the first place and caused the taxpayers RM46 million. Image source: Wikipedia

It happened because 4 politicians from the ruling BN + PN coalition decided to rebel and pulled out their support for the existing State Government. Back then BN+PN had 14 seats against Pakatan’s 11 seats and once this happened, PH had one seat advantage that could have seen them taking over the state.

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Malaysian Government 2021: Unimpressive, Underperformed Cabinet Lineup

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A snapshot from Bloomberg on Sabri’s “new” cabinet is very damaging because it is an important publication for foreign investors does not look good. One should note keywords like  “old baggage” and “not a promising beginning”. It is an opportunity missed to make a difference. Image source: TwitterRead More »Malaysian Government 2021: Unimpressive, Underperformed Cabinet Lineup

Economy 101: Best of Ferengi’s Rules of Acquisition

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Before I started watching Star Trek Deep Space Nine over Netflix, the Ferengi must have been one of the ugliest, most snobbish and profit-minded alien race in the Star Trek universe. But then watching Quark in Star Trek Deep Space Nine gave another interesting perspective on the Ferengis. Image source: Star Trek.com

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Residential Association 101: The Dreadful & Inactive Persatuan Penduduk

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(The familiar facade of almost every Persatuan Penduduk or in English, Residential Association in residential areas in this country.  But setting this up and running a Persatuan Penduduk on a regular basis is not easy. Image source: TheStar)

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Malaysia 2015: Big Difference Between Leadership vs Managing

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It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. —Nelson Mandela, quote on leading vs managing. Image source: The New York Times

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Leadership 101: MH370 – A Lesson in Crisis Management

MH370 – frankly speaking, the last thing we need now is a missing plane…

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(I had to pinch myself when I first heard about the missing plane. I flew MAS on a regular basis and I prefer flying on a Boeing 777 than Airbus. Having a missing plane was something that all Malaysian did not expect to hear on a Saturday morning. The disappearance remains a mystery and a multi-country search to date have revealed nothing to date. Image source: http://engtechmag.wordpress.com)

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