TigerTalk

KINIBIZ Tiger tears into the complex ecosystem of exotic investments and offers a silver bullet to solve the problem.

KINIBIZ Felda and Felda Global Ventures share more than just a first name, they have one man to lead them, chairperson Isa Samad.

KINIBIZ Eras come and go in the business jungle. Such is the natural order as tigers age, wither and succumb to stronger, faster ones.

KINIBIZ Cash handouts and noble programmes are all well and good, but will it do anything to alleviate the poverty level in Malaysia?

KINIBIZ Tiger exposes the ‘bumiputera economic empowerment’ plan for what it is - a handout. And that too to people who don’t deserve or need it.

KINIBIZ Being committed to a larger capitalist world, Tiger says it would be hypocritical to continue to protect our automotive and steel industries.

KINIBIZ By appealing to the PM to extend the personal loan repayment period for civil servants again, they are really showing their stripes.

KINIBIZ Tiger is upset today, and confused. If not for this column, it would have slept the day through. But duty calls.

KINIBIZ Tiger chooses to take some issue with names this time, from residential property to mamak shops to, well, listed firms.

KINIBIZ Human beings have this strange propensity to accumulate earthly possessions way above what they need, says Tiger.

KINIBIZ Now, despite the bleak news, Tiger must say that the (newfound?) precision of the government is impressive.

KINIBIZ But Tiger would like to point out that when it comes to statistics there is a difference between precision and accuracy.

KINIBIZ Tiger was surprised that the gov't appears to be stirring out of its election-induced slumber to finally take some action.

KINIBIZ Even the shortest stroll through the corporate jungle with Tiger will demonstrate that in this case youths were not to blame.

KINIBIZ Tiger is a bit concerned about that other jungle - yes, the market - where things often behave very irrationally.

KINIBIZ Another get-rich idea. The tricky part is to get the RM160mil per year of one Lim Kok Thay of Genting fame into the equation.

KINIBIZ Tiger is not sure what is being taught in universities today. Especially since they are so many of them, 602 to be precise.

KINIBIZ Tiger understands that what is acceptable to a politician in charge of a ministry is not always acceptable to the man on the street.

Tiger takes a rapid romp through the privatisation corporate jungle, a treacherous one loaded with dangers to the uninitiated.

KINIBIZ Tiger wonders if non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) have make it just a little too easy to get everyone indebted.

KINIBIZ Tiger has been a pretty busy cat lately, with aspirations of becoming a corporate magnate or at least the CEO of a GLC.

KINIBIZ Tiger is a tad sad - waited for the postman these past few days but no reply. And then remembered those sacks of mail down a ravine....

KINIBIZ Tiger doesn't like to admit it too often, but Tiger is a bit of a greenie. It does take away from the ‘King of the Jungle' image.

KINIBIZ Sometimes things collectively give rise to a smell so terrible that even sleeping and prowling Tiger can’t help but wake up.