It is easy to say on paper, and in theory.
In reality wise, you need various factors and condition to be in place before can push for automation.

For eg.
You want to change the production from highly manual to fully automation, you need skill personnel that can run the automation machine, technician that know how to calibrate, technician the know how to repair when broke down, programmer know how to program PLC or various controlling software, enough supporting service for maintenance of automation (sensor etc)

You cannot simply say want to push automation then already can be done already.

For simple eg. hybrid car on the road.
You can buy hybrid car as same as buying a fully automated production line.
But when breakdown time, nobody know how to repair, most local mechanic do not know how, so the car stranded for long period of time before get fix even for simple faulty parts.
So this can be same for fully automated production line as well.

Some process can be simple in manual, but if want to do with full automation, it can be a tough task and very costly.
For a simple task eg. sweeping or cleaning service in mall or apartment.
Want to reduce this kind of labour force and do automation?

Also with globalisation, business competition is so intense, automation may come with high cost.
If automation is a simply solution, we won't see many factories shifting around the globe to find a footing to reduce cost. We won't see Japan MNC shifting production line to Malaysia, and Japan production remain in Japan if automation can solve the problem.

Must always get a balance right.

It is as same as many said want their kid to be doctor, accountant and high profession field, but when those next generation grow up, who do those low skill job?
Nobody become waiter/waitress in the restaurant, nobody clear garbage, nobody build brick etc. and this is actually happening and one of reason why we need foreign workers as well.
We have a lot of graduate nowadays everywhere, but a lot of industries are screaming short of labour force, and yet graduate complaining hard to find a job.

wow, index approaching 1720, want to make it 1750 before 505?

Prior before internet age, I would agree, but now it is a very competitive business to run.
Physical paper cost may go higher due to wages increment, materials price increment, while paper price has tough time to adjust.
Online version, little people want to pay for it. Only can rely on advert.

Correct me if I am wrong,
New gov (disregard whom that win the GE) only deemed being formed when PM and cabinet member being sworn in.

This post has been edited by cherroy: May 4 2013, 12:56 PM

Candy is bad for long term, as people can get "addicted" with it.

See why Europe dect crisis evolved, too many too good benefit and candy.

Wash with soap (just ordinary one), can see soap water become blueish, and blue mark become quite thin.

It doesn't make sense that index surge more than 100 points.

Yes, uncertainty issue has been discarded, but not until surge so much in one day.
Economy still remain the same, business still remain the same.
In fact, post election may see economy and businesses tougher,
GST may be in the pipeline etc.

There are 2 types of rubber glove.
One is natural rubber
One is nitrile rubber

Approach futures broker.

CDS and normal share trading account is different from futures trading account.
They are separated.

No surprise, the right issue is 1:4

For every 1 MAS share, there are 4 MAS-OR.

Somemore, people who don't want to fork out extra money to buy one, need to sell.

For eg. bought 10K share of MAS at 0.70 (prior ex), at the cost of 7k.
Now one needs to fork out another 9.2k to buy the right issue, so if no or don't want to fork out another 9.2K, need to sell the MAS-OR.

The right issue is huge.

This post has been edited by cherroy: May 8 2013, 03:29 PM

MAS-OR still will have a lot of buying. (as long as MAS share won't drop close to 0.23.

If A is existing MAS shareholder, A can buy MAS-OR at 0.06, then sell off existing stake in MAS.
Can pocket the difference in between.
MAS-OR cost 0.06 + 0.23 = 0.29 cost of new MAS share.
Existing MAS share sell at 0.35, pocket extra 0.06 cents

Then please tell your friend to sell off the MAS-OR he/she get.
Can still get some money.
If no subscribe the right, the money "evaporated" after MAS-OR cease for trading.

The high ratio is inevitable as MAS needs significant fresh capital, as MAS share already low to start with, right issue price cannot be too high, so ratio needs to be high.

It sounds right is theory, but locally we do not have unemployment issue, it is job look for people, instead people look fr job.

We are having shortage of manpower across industries, be it engineer, technician, cleaner, operators whatever.
Just those jobs graduate do not want to do one.

Foreign worker getting min wages plus OT, one month already can get Rm1.5k, some more skillful one and hardwork one already get close to 2k.
Still those job, local especially graduate reluctant to do one.

But according to min wages, maid is excluded from min wages, until now scratching head to understand the logic of it.

I am the one support maid getting min wages, as too cheap maid wages is not a good trend for raising family and can spoil kids future as well.
I have seen some kids even tighten shoe string also need to call maid instead do it themselves, want to drink water, call maid to do. Everything kakak this kakak that.

It is better for the child goes to nursery if both parent need to work.
In nursery, mix with other children, better socialise
also, less dependence on maid, and won't be treated like "king"/"queen" in house with maid.

4~5 years already can.

Maid MIA, there goes 10-14k.

JP QE is not the first time already.

Whether the QE works or not, only after a year or 2 only can show up the result.

When US QE first started time, equities also enjoyed good time and huge rebound in stock price generally from the low point.

In fact US stock market, DJ and S&P are making new high one and another, while US economy now is one of the best among the developed countries, suggested US QE may not as bad as we think.

It may benefit the exporter but it may not kick start the domestic economy.

If Japan QE can be easily done and show its effective, last time Japan economy already/should turn the corner decade ago.
Last time, Yen was at 120 level (lower than current 100), yet deflation problem did not go away.