i just did.

Singapore ke arah kuasa besar dunia. won't become like BolehLand said one unker   

By creating a international zone thru reclaimed land along d Tebrau Straits stretching from Changi to Tua with 200k units ave rm5mil each based on d Sentosa Cove idea. That will bring in 1Tril. Would that change d situation?

sg and msia were once the same.

now they are opposite twins.

where one will fail, the other will succeed.

what one will not do, the other will.

so, pick yr choice.

personally I think for the long term oil price will never approach 100 usd per barrel like last time.

reason is US has fracking. Saudi is pumping more supply to bankrupt the US fracking companies. below USD 30 fracking will not be profitable and those companies will go out of business. after 1 round of bankruptcies oil price will begin to rise again. but once oil has risen to a certain price (above usd 50) then fracking companies will re-emerge. they can always spin up their production because the tech already exists and is well-known (although production takes months at least to resume).

Are you predicting oil price will stay in the $40+ range forever ?

Iskandar is not an International Zone with tax-free status so not as attractive, thats why somebody is toying with this idea.

diversify, spread yr risk u must!

do more... 20/80, 50/50 or 80/20?

Iskandar has no 'direct tax-free' status, but they are offsetting that by giving freebies at the sides. They're also trying to rope-in as many international entities as possible into the area.

Somehow, what they've been doing is not working as fast as they claimed it should have been.

I fully agrees with this. But I think oil prices will always be below usd30/barrel to suppress shale oil.

When RM depreciated 30%, it just indirectly means extra 40% income as earning of oil is always in USD term.
Last time selling at USD50 can get RM150 (at Rm3.00 vs USD), now selling at USD, can get RM212.50 (at RM4.25)

When currency depreciation, inflation follow suit.
Inflation - price of goods rise.
Price of goods rise, more GST collection, as GST is counted in % towards the price.

But this is at the expense of inflation impact, and this is why a country needs to have their own currency instead of a common currency like Euro.

the federal gov really gave Singapore a slap in the face by imposing vehicle per-entry fee. singaporeans are the biggest investors/spenders in Johor.

Trying to talk about something else to avoid giving yourself a time frame so nobody could prove you wrong ? That is the usual strategy of some feng shui master too 

1. I have enough of overseas investment to tie me over. I have a business which earn USD and RMB since many years ago. 2 of my kids are workiing in Australian and UK now I can go there any time. Don't assume everybody is not prepared. I just want something concrete from you so I can put your prediction in perspective. Your prediction so far is "intangible" to me. Layman word - "catch no ball"

2. It is not about luck. If you are so confident, you would know roughly when malaysia's economy will crash.

3. Afraid to read my reply ? Because I press you to a point you can't answer. That's why you try to ignore me. You can't even give a simple straight answer

4. You are just not confident enough to give a simple time frame prediction, fearing me to laugh at your mistake. In other words, you are afraid to make mistake

Anyway, the readers can read how chicken you are   

Ok, I shall stop until you give me a timeframe of your prediction. Apologies to all other readers for OTing 

Ya I agree with you. Direction is there (that malaysia is heading for a tough time), but claiming the economy is doomed and will never recover is too extreme. That is too negative.

As a good investor, we should not write any possibilities off and bet everything in 1 go. The world is so fluid. Everything is possible. By "Sai Lang" on an extreme belief, these extreme investors are putting all their money in a 1 way traffic. If the direction changes, they could not take advantage of changing tides

I suspect unker dreamer has made a "Sai Lang" bet a few years ago. He wants to see his decision was right to prove to himself he is not wrong. Hence his extreme view. Just my guess 

Unker dreamer is 0-100. Me is 50-50. Still haven't achieved yet. I have learnt the lesson of not diversifying fast enough. Should have done it 10 years ago 

currently, us and sg equities incl reits are relatively low priced.

trouble is if u have to liquidate the ones in bursa to buy them, tough...

this isn't always easy to decide, can be very emotional.

how to decide "good" and "weak"?

say maybank... bluest of blue.
last 1 yr, rm9.50->rm8.50, -10.5%.

who would have sold it then and go buy say, apple inc?
aapl, 1 yr... $100->115; in rm terms, +45%.
as we speak, 4.2905.

Those who are trapped without alternative could only hope, wish and dream for the better no matter how unrealistic they are e.g kV property flipper, goldbug.

Those who hold SDG or SGD denominated investments, there might be a risk coming that MAS might do further monetary easing

http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/s...ary-easing-risk