Hari Ini Asian Business StrategyStreet intelligence from Asia for Asian business strategy professionals, researchers and news houndsSouth East Asian government and business hails arrest of Hamadi- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The arrest of Riduan bin Isomuddin alias Hamadi in Thailand can only be good news for business in South East Asia. Hamadi was responsible for severe damage to the economies of much of South East Asia, by instilling fear in foreign and local investors, increasing country risk and insecurity, driving away tourism dollars, and slowing down the participation of many South East Asian countries in the global economy.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000318.php Malaysiakini: Not the Messiah - just a very naughty boy- (Found June 24, 2008 ) To the Malaysian ruling government, MalaysiaKini is not the Messiah of the Press - he's just a very naughty boy...http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000281.php Bali tourism on the road to recovery- (Found June 24, 2008 ) There is optimism all around for the Bali tourism industry as international and regional travel and professional organizations rally around to choose Bali for their 2003 meetings strengthening the MICE market and reinforcing confidence in Bali. There are strong signs of recovery in the holiday and incentive sectors as well.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000283.php Building a Brand and Losing Your Shirt- (Found June 24, 2008 ) In Asian countries where competition, individual achievement and standing out from the rest are not among the most important values, there are typically few well known brands. Still, Asian marketers have always understood the need to persuade and compete in their advertising messages.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000286.php Will a war against Iraq reduce terrorism - or increase it- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Bush's tilts against the UN, accusing it of irrelevance and losing credibility, as well as statements that continue to emphasize that the US will go it alone in Iraq if necessary, does little to convince many that this war is more about terrorism and protecting the world than it is about increasing US power and influence by force of arms.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000288.php Malaysia and the Iraq War- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Malaysians are predominantly anti the Iraq war. And that's a under-statement. For the first time in living memory the Iraq war has unified the ruling Barisan Nasional government and their bitter rivals the fundamentalist PAS party. So much so that members from both political groups staged a demonstration outside the US embassy yesterday. It was a small gathering or perhaps 100 or so, but in Malaysian terms it was significant.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000293.php Iraq: The view from Washington - Washington Square that is - Bangkok Thailand- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The view on the Iraq war from Washington - Washington Square that is - Bangkok Thailand - is at once predictable and surprising. There is much agreement on the 'need' or 'justification' for the US triggering a war with Iraq that many thought unnecessary for example. After all many regulars here have suffered from risking their lives and seeing mates lost in the cause of 'freedom' and 'democracy'.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000295.php Why when China sneezed, the world caught a cold- (Found June 24, 2008 ) It used to be said that when the US sneezed, Asia caught a cold, usually referring to the economic health of the US, based on the importance of that market both to the dependence of Asian manufacturers on US imports, and the central place of the US economy and investment on the global economy. However in the case of the SARS virus, for maybe the first time of many, the reverse is true.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000296.php SARS and ASEAN: Some facts - Some perspective- (Found June 24, 2008 ) In the lead-up to the ASEAN SARS summit in Bangkok Thailand this week, a call for some perspective. SARS is not so much an Asian problem, but a world-wide and China and Singapore problem. China, Singapore and Hong Kong distinguish themselves by high incidence levels and local transmission. Incidence and local transmission among other countries, Western and Asian alike, is much lower, at least for the moment. And latest data suggests that the peak of new infections, especially outside China, ...http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000304.php Competitiveness Rankings sees South East Asia on the rise- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore are the rising stars of the IMD's World Competitiveness Scorecard for 2003 published in their yearbook last week. At the same time traditional lean and mean Scandinavian economies which have dominated the rankings since their inception, as well as the mature East Asian economies, seem to be losing their competitive advantage.http://www.apmforum.com/hariini/archives/000307.php |