Background In the early phase of the rubber industry in early 1900s, investors and speculators floated companies, which owned rubber estates or rubber lands in Malaya, on the London Stock Exchange. Their estates in major states like Selangor and Negri Sembilan had English-sounding names. Some of the English-sounding names included: Aranlife Balgownie Beaumont Blackwater Braemer […]
Introduction Legend had it that four seed s of African Elaeis guineensis brought over by the Dutch into Indonesia in 1848 and planted in Bogor, Indonesia, laid the foundation for the palm industry in Malaysia and Indonesia. The two countries now produce more than eighty per cent of palm oil in the world. The earliest […]
The Previous Rubber Industry The car industry in the early 1900s spurred the establishment of vast rubber plantations in Malaysia (Malaya then). Rubber companies with names of British towns were floated on the London Stock Exchange to fund the planting of rubber trees. Till the 1960s, rubber exports were the main source of revenue for […]
Introduction The other day an electrician came to our house to replace all the conventional fluorescent lights with LED lights. These LED lights are now offered at most DIY shops, and house owners are slowly embracing LED lights. This is also helped by lower LED prices, and many brands are competing in the marketplace. LED […]
Introduction My hard-working wife uses only a specific brand of toothpaste, Colgate. She has been long exposed to the advertisements of the toothpaste since she was small. These days, to a Malaysian child of 5-years old and above, nice foods mean McDonald’s, snacks mean Shell petrol stations and holidays means Tivago. In fact, my wife […]
Background Electric cars are hogging the headlines in many countries. For example in Norway, electric cars represent about 40 per cent of new car registrations. Charging stations for electric cars are everywhere. Norwegian government is providing incentives and perks to encourage drivers to purchase electric cars. Buyers do not pay import tax and VAT on […]
Congratulation to All DBA Students A hard working pair Internet travel expert from Indonesia Eliana and two handsome guys from Middle East A clever group with great future ahead of them The lady’s man with his class […]
Introduction Previously, locals and foreign tourists to London and New York would head to Harrods, Barneys, Bloomingdale’s when they were in town. Lately, lesser number of tourists is shopping at these grand department stores as they have been buying luxury handbags and cloths online. The grand department stores are fighting back with an array of […]
Introduction Many businesses, including services firms, do not realize they have intellectual property rights that are valuable, such as trademarks and copyrights, and that there are means to protect them. Conversely, many businesses may think they own the intellectual property rights in work they paid for, such as custom software, when in fact they may […]
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