Wednesday
Jun192013

Value add in the face of disruption

ONE of the big summer movies I'm looking forward to is World War Z, a zombie movie starring Brad Pitt that's slated for a global debut tomorrow.

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Tuesday
Jun112013

Online media will survive

MALAYSIA did the right thing when it was decided in the mid-90s that the internet would not be censored. As a result we have a vibrant internet culture. Malaysians love blogging and updating their Facebook and Twitter timelines.

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Wednesday
Jun052013

Tablets are useless (to me)

TABLETS seem to be the rage these days. Go to any Starbucks or trendy kopitiam and you'll see people tapping away at their tablets. But not everybody's a fan. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins made some bold predictions, telling Bloomberg: "In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore."

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Wednesday
May292013

Focus is important

THAT the ability to stay focused is critical to achieving excellence is something that most of us are probably aware of. It's something that seems so obvious. If you are able to focus obviously, you'll be able to achieve something more effectively and efficiently than if you are distracted.

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Wednesday
May222013

Will smart glasses be part of our lives?

I REMEMBER a time when a mobile phone was for phone calls and text messages. Today, almost everybody has a smart phone and even those who don't would have a feature phone that makes yesterday's smart phone look dumb.

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Thursday
May162013

Electric car, anyone?

THERE'S a song by classic rock band Queen called I'm In Love With My Car. I'm sure many guys can identify with that song for many guys literally love their cars. While I'm a huge fan of Queen, I don't quite love cars. To me, a car is just a means of transport; something that gets me from point A to point B.

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Wednesday
May152013

Forcing a paradigm shift in MCA, UMNO (Mkini column)

Much has been written about MCA and Gerakan's decision not to join the cabinet following their poor performance in the recently concluded general elections.

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Wednesday
May082013

Najib needs to transform BN

WHEN Pakatan Rakyat managed to deny Barisan Nasional its traditional two-thirds majority in 2008, many wondered if it was just a fluke. As the saying goes, one swallow does not a summer make. Well, it's now two elections in a row where BN's two-thirds majority has been denied. It's pretty obvious that the two-party system is here to stay.

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Tuesday
May072013

Mixed results and the Chinese tsunami

Malaysia’s most highly anticipated election has come and gone. Now, we are left with the results, which will have significant and long-lasting repercussion on all parties. Today, I’ll look how the parties fared in federal and state seats and the phenomenon known as the “Chinese tsunami”.

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Monday
May062013

Soul searching time for BN & PR

The results of highly anticipate GE13 was not something either party will be happy with. Pakatan Rakyat failed in its bid to take over Putrajaya. Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional failed to win back key states and a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

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