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Profit And Laws: US Tax Laws And Compliance Issues To Heed

WHILE cross-border business offers appealing opportunities, it’s important to be mindful of the flip side of the coin you could potentially make. What percentage of that coin does the...
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Banking On A Fave Pastime

THE love affair with our mobile devices threatens to deepen, and we can never be too sure what lurks in unfathomed depths. As the ongoing pandemic’s restrictive measures have pushed...
Simone Biles

Record Gold Leaps

159 centimetres. That’s the estimated global average height of an adult woman.  This is in sharp contrast to the lauded Olympics 2020 artistic gymnast Simone Biles who stands at 142cm. According...
WED WEB CHAT - estate planning

Is A Will Enough To Protect Your Wealth?

EVENTUALLY those you leave behind will inherit your worldly treasures and treasured memories of you. But, are your matters in order? Have you structured your assets and finances such that...
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What Values Should Form The Foundation Of Society?

AS far back as the 4th Century, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote The Republic and The Laws, laying down the fundamental principles of how values would be the foundation...
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Warm The Cockles Of One’s Heart

HUM SUP LOU! This is a Cantonese phrase meaning “horny man”. Nope, I’m not talking about the male sexuality today.  Rather, we’re all about food that makes our knees go...

Hong Kong’s Butterfly Effect On Watches

THE MONTHS of violent protests in Hong Kong are causing Swiss watch companies to watch proceedings with some concern. The protests were initially over an extradition bill and when that was...
Ganesh Bangah

Cockroaches Preferred To Unicorns

AT THE recent Beyond4Fest in Kuala Lumpur, the various sessions covered topics pertaining to the new world resulting from digitisation. Malaysian entrepreneur Ganesh Bangah, Chairman of Commerce.Asia had some choice...

Knowledge Lights The Way In Dark Times

Dr Tan Bee Wan, Executive Chairman of Integrative Learning Corporation, reinforces the need for education and training to take us through challenging times. Coming out of a pandemic, and into...
Dana Lam

You Don’t Retire From Life

In the WED WEB CHAT — The Golden Runway, the panellists, well past the retirement age — discuss the reasons for not wanting to retire, and what they do...