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 Professional
Memberships - International & Malaysia
IAWMD | Cari.com.my | MEA | ITNM | CMA | ANU
  
 
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- 2003-2004 Golden Web Winner -- Professional Member of the International
Association of Web Masters & Designers (IAWMD)
 Second time winner, 2 years running
2002-2003 Golden Web Winner -- Professional Member of the International
Association of Web Masters & Designers (IAWMD)
- Honourable
4 Seasons Judge for Malaysia's
Best Website (Arts
& Entertainment; Personal Website; by Cari.com.my) -
since May 1999
- Malaysian Economic
Association (MEA) (Member - since 1995)
- Registered Translator
with ITNM
(Economics/ Stock Market Economics)
- Translated
the NECC’s Document on
National Development Policy, DEPAN
(for EPU) - Chapters 2 & 3, from Malay to English,
Mar
1994
- Cranfield Management Association
(CMA)
(Member -
BMITA'93), since 1993
- NCDS
Alumni (ANU), AUSTRALIA, since 1983/85
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Registered
International Consultant/Expert
CIRDAP/IADB | UNIDO | IDB | CIDA | ASEAN APDC |
- CIRDAP/IADB Collaboration - Japan Programme Expert for Latin American
& Caribbean Economies (registered as an expert in
Agricultural Development; IT), 2002
- Agro-industrial
Expert, with UNIDO Geneva (Strategic
Planning/ Agro-industries), Lagos, NIGERIA, Nov 2001
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Project Expert, with
IDB/TFEB
(Project Financing),
TURKMENISTAN, 1998
 
- Senior
Fellow/Economist, AGRICULTURE
CANADA, CIDA Project No.
600/ 12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia- Canada
(Software Development -- Farm Level Land
Evaluation), 1990-91
- ASEAN Inventory of Experts
(registered as an expert in Development Economics; Project
Planning; Forecasting; IT).
Listed
in the Inventory
of ASEAN Experts in Agricultural & Rural Development
(ASEAN APDC):
26 Jun 1991
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Consultant/Adviser
for Malaysian Agencies/Companies
Malaysian Royal Customs | Malaysian Cocoa Board |
LKPP | ARENA Engineering
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- Jan02 -
Consulting for Jabatan Kastam DiRaja Malaysia
-- capacity building in
developing forecasting expertise among JKDM officials
- Apr01 - Consulting
for ARENA Engineering (Project Financing;
Engineering project under deferred payment scheme)
- Jan01 - Consulting for Lembaga Koko Malaysia
(SAS/ETS Training)
- Jan99 - Consulting for LKPP Negeri Pahang
(Advisor, KLSE Stock Portfolio Investment)
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Guest
Lecturer/Speaker in Conferences/Training
INTAN | ABF-Asia |
Malaysian Royal Customs | Malaysian Cocoa
Board | Universiti Malaya |
- INTAN Guest
Lecturer -- frequently invited to lecture/conduct
training at INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur (in various topics, viz: business
forecasting - ARIMA/ econometric modeling, charting, etc.;
analysis of capital/stock market trends; strategic management/PEST
& SWOT analyses; project management & network
analysis/OR)
- Guest
Speaker, at an International Conference on Privatisation of Government &
State-Owned Enterprises in Malaysia, 30-31 Oct 2002, JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur;
"Case
Study: Considerations for Project Financing in a Transition
Economy's Privatisation Project - a Turkmenistan Experience";
organised by Asia Business Forum
(ABF)
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Consulting for Malaysian Customs Dept. (Forecasting
Techniques), Jan 2002
- Guest
Lecturer in K-Economy (Corporate Strategic/ IT Plan;
Malaysian Cocoa Board),
Apr 2001
- Guest Lecturer in Project
Management/OM (Final Year, Chemical Engineering Course, University of
Malaya), Nov 2000-Feb 2001
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Resource
Person in International & Local Training
INTAN | ISS |
FAO | UNDP | TFEB | USTOZ | UNIDO | ABF-Asia
| COMSEC |
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Guest Lecturer --
in various JPA/INTAN Senior Management Modules (Attachment Programs
with Private Sectors), e.g. JPA-BMCC Senior Management Attachment
Program at INTAN (Topics: "Strategic
management/PEST & SWOT analyses"; "Market
Analysis: Forecast & Reality") |
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INTAN
Lecturer -- coordinator/lecturer in various Malaysian
Technical Cooperation Programmes (MTCP) at INTAN (in
agriculture, economics, forecasting, environmental management, strategic
management/PEST & SWOT analyses, project management &
network analysis/OR) |
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 International
Consulting/Expert Consultation/Training |
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30Oct02 Guest
Speaker,
Privatisation of Government &
State-Owned Enterprises in Malaysia, organised by Asian Business Forum
(ABF), JW Marriott, Kuala Lumpur.
Topic lectured: "Case
Study: Considerations for Project Financing in a Transition
Economy's Privatisation Project - a Turkmenistan Experience" |
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19-30Nov01 Regional
Training Workshop on Appropriate
Strategies for Poverty Alleviation & Sustainable Development for
the Agricultural & Industrial Sectors for West African Nations;
UNIDO
Project, Lagos, NIGERIA |
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30-31Jan01 Expert
Group Workshop on Project Formulation Framework for TFNet TFNet
(FAO)/ INTAN Kiara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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5Aug98 Financial
Modeling, Project Appraisal & Viable Project Financing, Seminar
on Project Financing: Principles & Methods; TFEB, Ashgabat,
TURKMENISTAN |
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International
Collaboration
with Development/Training Institutions |
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26Oct01 Intl.
Course on Managing Privatisation for Senior Uzbekistan Officials
USTOZ (Uzbekistan)/
INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia (for Senior
Uzbek officials)
Topic lectured: "Analytical
Tools for Privatisation: Use of PEST & SWOT Analyses" |
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May00
Course
Co-coordinator (with
IDS):
Public
Management & Poverty Reduction in a Market
Economy
IDS
Sussex/ Univ.
of Sussex,
Brighton, Sussex, UK (for
Senior Indian officials)
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11Apr00 International
Course on Productivity & Quality Management
IRTI (IDB)/
INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. Topic lectured: "Major
Trends in the Global Business Environment & its Implications for
Management Practices" |
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25-26Apr00 Seminar
on Entrepreneur Development & E-Commerce INTAN/
Fulbright Fellow, Dr Stuart Monroe, University of
Denver, USA/INTAN Kiara, KL,
Malaysia |
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9Jul97
National
Economic Management: Topic
contributed -
“Agriculture, Prices & Trends” (Colombo
Plan/INTAN; INTAN Kiara, Kuala
Lumpur) |
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4-14Dec96 Intl.
Trainers' Workshop on Formulation of Agricultural & Rural
Investment Projects FAO/
INTAN, INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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18-29Nov96
Seminar on Rural Development in the Age of Industrialisation
ISS,
The Hague/ INTAN Kiara,
Malaysia |
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28-30Sep96
Making
Projects Work (Input
from Prof. Aimsdel, University
of Alberta, Canada) |
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11-19Mar96
Asia-Pacific
Regional Workshop on Exploring New Dimensions in Monitoring &
Evaluation (M&E)
UNDP/
INTAN, INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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21Nov-3Dec94 Intl.
Trainers' Workshop on Project Formulation & Preparation
FAO/ INTAN, INTAN Kiara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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20Jun-
2Jul94
Management of
Small & Medium-scale Enterprises Development INTAN/
Fulbright Fellow, Dr John Pearce, University of George
Mason,
USA/INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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4-14Mar94
Training
for Senior Bangladeshi Officials: Women in Development (DPPC,
Univ. of Bradford/
INTAN; INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur) |
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22Jun-7Jul93 Management
of Agro-Based SMIs/ Study Tour of Small-scale Agro-Industries in
Thailand INTAN/ APDC
Bangkok/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok, Chiengmai
& Pattaya regions, THAILAND |
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Malaysian
Technical Cooperation Programmes (MTCP) |
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3-29Jul00
Managing
Privatisation Course (MTCP) EPU/ INTAN Kiara,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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Since
Nov92 (annually) Managing
Agriculture Systems Course (MTCP) EPU/ INTAN
Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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Jul99
Economic Management & Poverty
Eradication Course (MTCP) EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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Jul98
Project Management Course (MTCP) EPU/
INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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Apr98
Environmental Management Course (MTCP)
EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia |
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Collaboration
with Malaysian Development Agencies/Training Institutions |
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Managing
Risks in the Use of Chemicals for Agriculture and Public Health (AIM/
INTAN/ Trans-Event Conference/ INTAN Auditorium); 16-17Aug99 |
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Maximising
Land Use Through Integrated Farming (AIM/INTAN
Seminar/ INTAN Kiara); 13Apr99 |
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The
Current Economic Situation: Opportunities & Challenges in the
Agricultural Sector (AIM/INTAN
Seminar/ INTAN Auditorium); 10Oct98 |
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Agribusiness
Management (INTAN/
UPM/ BPM);
1-12Dec97 |
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Planning
& Management of Projects:
Techniques & Practice
(INTAN/BPSM, Sabah:
Kota Kinabalu); 6-10Oct97 |
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Regional
Workshop on 7th Malaysia Plan
for State Officers (7 roadshow sessions nation wide); Jul-Oct97 |
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Identifying
& Formulation of Development Projects
(INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur); 24-26Jun97 |
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Logical
Framework Methodology (LFM) (Input
from Dr. Zainal Abidin, ex-DVS Director; freelance consultant);
16-20Jun97 |
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Plantation
Management (Jointly
organised by INTAN with Golden Hope
Agrotech Sdn Bhd); 6-21Jun97 |
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Advanced
Landscape Management (Jointly
organised by INTAN with UPM);
4-7Mar97 |
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Workshop
on Landscaping & Environmental Beautification (INTAN/
AIM; Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur);
30Jul96 |
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Planning
& Project Paper Preparation of Agro-Based SMIs for Bank
Financing (Input
from Director of Corporate Loans, BPM);
30May-3Jul94 |
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Course
on Application of ARIMA Model for Forecasting Purposes -
Specifically for Farm Management Officials, Department of
Agriculture (INTAN/
DOA;
RETDC Telok Chengai); 23-28Sep95 |
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Effective
Report Writing Workshop: Topic
contributed -
“Data Analysis” (MITI;
Port Dickson Golf & Country Club, Port Dickson); 15-16Sep95 |
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Seminar
on Repositioning Malaysian Agro-Based Industries Towards Meeting
Future Challenges (INTAN/
AIM; Crown Princess, KL); 29Aug95 |
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Course
on Agricultural Marketing: Topic
contributed -
“Business Forecasting Using LOTUS-FORMAN” (DOA; RETDC
Ayer Hitam, Johor); 20-21Jul94 |
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Seminar
on Resource Management & Investment Opportunities in the
Agricultural Sector (INTAN;
Awana Country & Golf Resort, Genting); 9-10Nov93 |
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International Consulting Assignments
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UNIDO | IDB/Turkmenistan/TFEB
| CIDA
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2002- CIRDAP/
IADB Collaboration - Japan Programme Expert for Latin American
& Caribbean Economies (registered as an expert in
Agricultural Development; IT)
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Agro-industrial
Expert, with UNIDO Geneva (Strategic
Planning/ Agro-industries), NIGERIA. UNIDO Consulting
Assignment -- Sustainable Industrial Development, Lagos,
Nigeria (UNIDO)
 Regional Training
Workshop on Appropriate Strategies for Poverty
Alleviation & Sustainable Development for the Agricultural &
Industrial Sectors for Senior Officials/Govt. consultants from 7 West African
nations; UNIDO Project,
Lagos, NIGERIA (19 -
30 November 2001)
- Agro-industrial
Expert,
UNIDO’s Regional
Training Workshop for West African Nations (Nov01) – UNIDO
Mission in Sustainable Industrial Development for senior
staff from Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Guinea
& Ghana, in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Registered Project Expert, with
IDB/TFEB (Project Financing),
TURKMENISTAN. IDB
Consulting Assignment -- Project Financing
Training & Consulting for Turkmenistan, Ashgabat -- for
Turkmenistan's TFEB's Project Financing Dept. officials
Project Financing Training & Consulting for The
State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of
Turkmenistan, Ashgabat,
TURKMENISTAN (16 Mar
to 15 Sept 1998)
- Seconded
as a Project
Expert to IDB Jeddah, for a Tripartite Mission, in
Project Financing training & consulting for 1998 for staff
of TFEB, Ashgabad. Assisted The Bank in project
appraisals and consulting in several Presidential decree and
high priority projects for international tenders/ joint
ventures.
- Projects
include: Modernization of
the Turkmenbashi Refinery (US$1.7 bil.); Ammonia-Urea Fertilizer Plant at Chardzhou-Seidi FEZ (US$250 mil.); Aluminium
Plant at Mary-Bairamaly FEZ (US$430 mil.); Paper/Pulp
Plant at Buizmen-Annau FEZ; Potassium
Sulphate (K2SO4) Plant at Bekdash/Kara Bogaz Gol, Caspian Sea;
and Bitumen-based Plastomeric/Elastomeric Waterproofing
Membranes Plant at Buizmen-Ashgabat FEZ.
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Senior
Fellow/Economist, AGRICULTURE
CANADA, CIDA Project No.
600/ 12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia- Canada
(Software Development -- Farm Level Land
Evaluation). CIDA
Project on Computer software development --
developing a prototype Farm Level Land Evaluation (FLLE)
decision making software (LANDS Ver.
1.0)
Expert Counterpart in Computer Model (Software)
Development – CIDA Project
No. 600/12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia-CANADA
(Farm Level Land Evaluation) (Dec 1989 - Feb 1991)
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Malaysian
counterpart (Senior
Fellow/ Economist) – attached to Agriculture Canada,
Vancouver. Assisted in developing
a
prototype software for
land analysis and decision support (LANDS)
System, a PC-based LANDS
System
(Ver.1) for farm/ regional level applications using
proprietary softwares.
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1987- ASEAN Inventory of Experts (registered as an
expert in Development Economics; Project Planning;
Forecasting; IT)
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Left to right: At the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE,
1990); With Prof A.K. Sen, 1998's Nobel laureate in
Economic Sciences (seated 2nd from left), at The
Master's Lodge, Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK.
Part of an itinerary in a Privatisation Course at IDS Sussex, UK
(2000); CIDA
Project on Computer software development, Vancouver, Canada
(1990); IDB
Consulting Assignment - Project Financing Training
& Consulting for Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (IDB, 1998,
with TFEB's top officials); Prime Minister Dr Mahathir's
visit, Canberra, Australia (1985); UNIDO Project
Assignment - Sustainable Industrial Development, Lagos, Nigeria
(UNIDO, 2001); with UNIDO officials, Dr K. Yumkella and Mr
Machado.
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International
Development Assistance
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IDB/Turkmenistan/TFEB | UNIDO |
CIDA | KOICA | AIDAB | FAO | The World Bank | Asian Development Bank
| ADPC
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- May 2002 - Malaysian
Representative/Forecaster
in Intl. Workshop on Asian Climate Training (ACT),
Bangkok; ADPC/NOAA
- 2002- CIRDAP/IADB Collaboration -
Japan Programme Expert for Latin American
& Caribbean Economies (registered as an expert in
Agricultural Development; IT)
- 1998-
Project Expert, with
IDB/TFEB (Project Financing),
TURKMENISTAN
- 2001- Agro-industrial
Expert, with UNIDO Geneva (Strategic
Planning/ Agro-industries), NIGERIA
- 1989-90 -
Senior
Fellow/Economist, AGRICULTURE
CANADA, CIDA Project No.
600/ 12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia- Canada
(Software Development -- Farm Level Land
Evaluation)
- 2000 - Project
Analyst - with FAO's Technical Assistance developing
Malaysian case studies for project planning & evaluation
using DASI (FAO's computer program for agricultural project
planning & evaluation)
- Aug 1995 - Malaysian
Representative in Intl. Workshop on Research & Development
(R&D) Management,
Seoul; KOICA/KITA
- 1983-85 - Post-graduate
student under ADAB Fellowship, reading for MADE
degree in Agricultural Development Economics at ANU, Canberra
- 1978-83 -
Project Analyst - in The World Bank/ADB Appraisal
Missions -- program/project planning & financing (IBRD/ADB Loans) for
integrated agricultural development projects in Malaysia
- 1987- ASEAN Inventory of Experts
(registered as an expert in Development Economics; Project
Planning; Forecasting; IT) - APDC Bangkok
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Stock Investing - International & Domestic |
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1990/91 - Stock Investment
Portfolio Management (Vancouver Stock
Exchange, VSE), CANADA
- Traded
in several oil & gold exploration stocks
listed on Toronto/
Vancouver Stock Exchanges -- through L.O.M.
Western Securities Ltd.,
Vancouver,
Canada. Stocks:
Pan Pacific Petroleum, Consolidated Goldwest, Solomon
Resources, Adrian Resources & Silver Butte.
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1983/85 - Stock Investment
Portfolio Management (Sydney & Melbourne Stock
Exchanges), AUSTRALIA
- Traded
in several industrial/property trust/oil & gold
exploration stocks listed on
Sydney/Melbourne
Stock Exchanges -- through
Hattersley Maxwell Noall & Co.,
Canberra,
Australia. Stocks: ICI, Offshore Oil, Weeks
Australia, S.W.Gold Mines, Whim Creek & IEL
Property Trust.
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1990/91 Canadian Shareowners
Association, CANADA
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1993 - Attachment
Project at Capitalcorp
Securities Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Conducted studies on
leading indicator hypothesis/lead-lag relationship between stock
market indicies and the Malaysian economy
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Dissertation
Research for Masters Degree at ANU
(1985)
Researched
on the stock
market
economics for MADE thesis at ANU, on DEC-10 mainframe computer
using SHAZAM econometric packages. Coverage
of study from 1967-1983, tested “follow-the-leader” and "leading
indicator" hypotheses on price trends of plantation
stocks and its relationship to the performance of Malaysia's
macroeconomic parameters and prices of major commodities.
- Jul83-
Jun85 Master of
Agric. Dev. Economics (MADE)
(THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
(ANU), Canberra,
Australia)
- Dissertation:
'Stock
Market Trends of Plantation Securities and its Relationship to
the Performance of the Malaysian Economy’
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