In late 2008 I was tasked by the then Chief Minister of the industrial state of Selangor of Malaysia, in which Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia is also located, to re-organize the state’s sand industry. The sand industry has been rife with illegal sand extraction and corrupt officials. The state collected only a small […]
Long coastline, largest number of fishers The state of Terengganu in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia has a long coastline stretching for about 244 km. Famous for its white sandy beaches, the long coastline facing the vast South China Sea is dotted with quaint fishing villages, turtle landing sites and quite a few beach […]
Beyond Meat Inc., covered in our blog, went where no company in the US had gone in more than a decade as its shares nearly tripled on their first day of listing on NASDAQ last Thursday. The pre-IPO price of US$25 per share opened at US$46 per share, closing the day at US$67.75 per share. […]
Usually you do not expect Africa to be a hot bed for innovation. A new revolutionary healthcare technology could change this perception. Neil Munshi, writing in Financial Times on April 25th, 2019, noted this technology will be applied in Africa as well as outside Africa. The world’s largest drone delivery network, ferrying 150 different medicines […]
Murraya koenigii, common name curry leaf tree in English or just curry tree is actually a shrub which can grow to a height of 2.5 metres. It is also known as daun kari, Indian curry tree, curry bush, karapincha, karwa pale, garupillai, kerupulai, kadi patta or sweet neem. It belongs to rutaceae family and is […]
The founder of plant-based meat company Impossible Foods Inc., Prof. Pat Brown, is a 64-year old who stands out among that many young founders of billion-dollar start-ups in Silicon Valley, California, US. What he lacks in youth, he makes it up for an ambition. Instead of just changing the world, Prof. Brown intends to save […]
In the Lex Column of the Financial Times on 3rd, April 2019, we noted an interesting article. It highlighted that growing numbers of vegetarians mean big food groups are keen to invest in plant-based substitutes for meat. Start-ups are ahead in the race to produce alternatives that look and taste like the real meat stuff. […]
We were drawn to an article by Ed Crooks and Anjli Raval in the on-line Financial Times on 26th, March 2019. There used to be a hierarchy where oil companies sold fuel, while utility companies supplied electricity and gas to consumers. Today, these lines of demarcation of business activities are no longer applied. Utility companies […]
We noted an interesting article by Helen Puttick in the Times, March 25th, 2019. It is reported that cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) could be used to treat a wide range of ailments from arthritis and anxiety to Parkinson’s disease, according to a world-leading expert on cannabis, Professor Roger Pertwee. This would be good news for […]
Syzygium polyanthum, common names Indonesian bay leaf in English, serai kayu in Malay is a mildly aromatic species of a wild flowering plant native to South East Asia under the Myrtaceae family. The plant is called by various names in Indonesia and Malaysia. In Indonesia its other names are daun salam, meselengan, ubar serai, gowok, […]