Read FULLY an interesting and topical news-http://time.com/4785127/michael-temer-nicolas-maduro-donald-trump/

Bro.yes, they go by the catchphrase " Cash is King". Just show me the money.Akin to you scratch my back,I scratch yours.That is how things get done or solved in a typical wrecked political eco-system.

Needless to say more:-(((

Read the market annocuement on cash repayment: http://www.malaysiastock.biz/Company-Announcement.aspx?id=992327

Just to recapture and add further to what other forumers and sifus have commented.

QUIPS:
1.If ex-date is 22 August(which is Tuesday),you have to hold on to the shares and NOT to SELL until the market closed for the trading on 21 August evening.
2.But if you sell on 21 August that means you have FORFEITED your rights for the cash repayment.
3.But then if you sell on 22 August you are still ELIGIBLE and ENTITLED to the cash repayment.
4.QR y-o-y will also be announced before end August which will be an improvement by % term.

Outcome: Hope there will be no BLACK SWAN event( like US-NK war rhetoric) during this interval.Then one can reap and enjoy a good reasonable capital returns.Better than DY pa offered by your banks to you.The strong catalysts above will propel and underpin the price upwards.

Hopefully,everything positive is INTACT and all Alcomates can usher and celebrate our 60-th year of Merdeka.And go to the Golden Palace.Cheers:-)))

A good and concise video on Warren Buffet's successful investing.Hope the video can perk the forumers who are in this IWCity stock to ponder over.Will be good if the video can perk you up.
View and reflect- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEgu6p_frmE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEgu6p_frmE

@huahtai98 agreed with your comment.
2. Most companies owned and managed under Hong Leong are performing very well.Just named a few- Hong Leong Bank(HLB),MPI-semi-condcutor business; Hong Leong Industries(HLI).
3.Some companies like Tasek Cement even though recently recorded QR y-o-y lower profits,but the loyal shareholders were rewarded with good dividends annually.
4.Its honcho-Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is ranked one of the Top Ten richest billionaires in Malaysia. He disliked publicity but demonstrate strong entrepreneurial nerve,drive,muscle,brain and spirit and very savvy in any deal-making.Business news had ranked him as one of the top deal-making businessmen.
5.His international business stretched far and wide from Malaysia to Singapore,China,Hong Kong,UK,etc

Outcome: Expect this coming QR y-o-y will be a remarkable performance which will help to underpin and propels its share price upwards.Would not be surprised if the analysis by many forumers and sifus here are proven correct,barring any adverse Black Swan event(like the US-North Korea rhetoric standoff).Earlier its has lagged behind Ann Joo in share price performance but the wait for SS to catch up is will come before end-August.And time for us to celebrate our 60th year of Merdeka:-)))
Good luck.

Read another view on !MDB saga which is of great public interest - http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/12/stop-twisting-facts-lawyer-tells-bn-over-latest-doj-action/

@TheContrarian the additional amount paid to IPIC is RM 40 millions.Sigh:-(((

Questions asked:

Q1 : Within two weeks the additional amount to be met is RM 40 millions.Big sum of money!.Can send 40 students to pursue medicine studies in United Kingdom for five years,as an example.Isn't the power-that-be has a strict fiduciary duty to ensure that such repayment obligations as mutually agreed is paid on time!
Q2 : What is the reason for the delay and failure in meeting the repayment obligation? Truth has to be revealed.The investing public can perceive correctly it is not the "technical matter" that caused the payment not to be met.Government has available huge resources at its disposal to ensure such matter is settled.Thus there are other reasons behind this saga?
Q3.Was there a failure on the part of the duty holder whether individually,seperately or collectively in discharging such an important duty on repayment exercise? If so,then the person(s) has/have to be surcharged and action taken against him/them.
Q4: Was proper attention duly given to the repayment matter? The failure has the negative repercussions apart from additional charges-interest but also dented the country's standing in the eyes of the sovereign bonds holders.
Q5: Where is the source of the fund received for such repayment?

Outcome: More clarity on the repayment exercise is owned to the citizens and investing public.We would like to be properly informed.

Our Securities Commission(Persuruhjaya Sekuriti)-SC, needs to be proactive and investigate this IPO issuance so that they can uphold one of its founding ULTIMATE objectives which is safeguarding and protecting the investors' interest.
Silence is no longer an option on such topical matter of public interest:-(((

Since forumers raised and discussed about Domestic Inquiry(DI) at regular intervals in this open platform, is posted here one concise article in the FAQs for easy understanding.
Read from source- http://dnh.com.my/frequently-asked-questions-on-domestic-inquiries-in-malaysia/

Read another adverse comment on 1MDB to rebut the earlier post that Oppo(opposing party) and other public interest groups and parties try to manipulate the costly mega financial saga for short-term political gains.Any topical issue we need good observation and perspective which can be achieved by poring through the various news flows to determine the issue objectively.

Read from source- https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/391679

@Jeffreyteck agreed.
2.No sign of any impending upside in price.
3.The price will just move in the narrow range of +-3.0 cents for awhile.
4.Need strong positive corporate news to drive the price movement upwards.Presently,no such development.
5.View the various Technical Charts-MA,MACD,RSI appended here:http://www.malaysiastock.biz/Stock-Chart.aspx?securitycode=5222

Outcome: Very laggard stock.Normally,market moves AHEAD of any QR announcement.What does that tell you as shareholders! : -:(((

Another update for interested bloggers.Read- https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/10434/

For those interested forumers,please read- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-10/stolen-imdb-funds-are-focus-of-u-s-criminal-investigation

1. @songson says if the Domestic Inquiry(DI) on Z has been completed by the Panel,the DI's report has to be forwarded and given FIRST to the Board of Directors(BOD) for their attention,deliberations before they can release any public statement on the finding.Maybe the BOD's spokesman will just issue the public statement on the determination of the DI.
2.The due process has to be followed otherwise it can be opened for a lot of questions later on.
3.In the first place such corporate saga shouldn't happen.
4.Whatever dis-agreement,discord and disputes shall be handled and managed internally within the BOD.
5.But they failed to do so.Now the saga is openly in full public glare and attention.Attract not positive perception and sentiment from the equity market and investors to the company.

Outcome: Painful,abject and costly corporate lesson to be learnt.On reflection,they should do the right thing,and do the thing right.

Extracts from the published and official webpage of the Securities Commission Malaysia.

Read- What We Do
Established on 1 March 1993 under the Securities Commission Act 1993, the SC is a self-funding statutory body with investigative and enforcement powers. It reports to the Minister of Finance and its accounts are tabled in Parliament annually. The SC’s many regulatory functions include:

Supervising exchanges, clearing houses and central depositories;
Registering authority for prospectuses of corporations other than unlisted recreational clubs;
Approving authority for corporate bond issues;
Regulating all matters relating to securities and derivatives contracts;
Regulating the take-overs and mergers of listed corporations, public companies, and entities as specified by the SC;
Regulating all matters relating to unit trust schemes;
Licensing and supervising all licensed persons;
Encouraging self-regulation; and
Ensuring proper conduct of market institutions and licensed persons.
Underpinning all these functions is the SC’s ultimate responsibility of protecting the investor. Apart from discharging its regulatory functions, the SC is also obliged by statute to encourage and promote the development of the securities and derivatives markets in Malaysia.

@limch since you mentioned in your earlier post on ECRL,some interesting news to share with you and the rest.Read the insightful comments made by none other than our renowned home-bred economist-jono KS, had worked in the World Bank previously.

Read from source- http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2017/08/11/ecrl-will-only-burden-malaysians/

Another news on 1MDB.You be the judge.We(whoever is responsible jointly,severally or individually) should have done the right thing and thing right to avoid bringing unwanted and unnecessary attention to the on-going saga.
Read from source-https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/10386/

Read- https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/10386/

For those interested to now more on !MDB which is a topical saga of great public interest.Read from source-http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/10/academic-urges-for-open-dialogue-on-1mdb-controversy/

Caveat Emptor- a legal term,buy at great risk to yourself.
2.Presently,yes the stock is oversold but other indicators like MA,MACD show the bearishness will continue.
3.Today markets very volatile.Just wait and you will have a wide selection of good stocks to select.
4.Save your hard-earned money and avoid this very speculative stock.
5.TA and FA -poor and mediocre.

Points of conjecture:

1.The Black Swan event is something the market-place players cannot predict correctly.It had happened in the past and will be repeated again.
2.The worrying point is this Kim of North Korea.As a young and reclatritant leader of a secluded nation he is too immature and arrogant to act and respond responsibly.The worrying part is that he is too provocative and beyond the influence of his closet ally which is China.
3.South Korea is worried because the Seoul,capital of South Korea is close to the border of North Korea and there is a number of warheads pointing towards the bustling metropolis.
4.It is unlike Iran which used to sabre-rattling with US but the threat to US territory is so far away.
5.In this case if going by the news wire,NK has developed ICBM which can strike Guam- one of US protected territory then one would expect a full-blown war to happen.

Outcome: Geo-political risk emanating from NK is high of such tension is not mitigated..If the crisis blown up one will expect a full-scale nuclear strike first by US to stamp out the risks.That will provoke China and USSR nearby.

For those interested forumers,please read- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-10/stolen-imdb-funds-are-focus-of-u-s-criminal-investigation

The Land Acquisition Act applies for any compulsory acquisition of the property's owner land(landowner)
2.Compensation at market rate will be assessed,valued and determine by the Valuation Dept. to allow for reasonable monetary compensation to the person aggrieved by the order.
3.Normally,prior to the effect of the order the landowner will be notified officially on the gomen intention to re-possess the land for development.Development in this context means such as for provision of essential public services- viaduct for rail,expressway,tunnels,hospitals,fire bombs,etc.
4.The aggrieved landowner can also contest the order on just cause in the court of law.
5.Good example where MRT Co. needs to take over and demolish the iconic Ampang Park for the underground work.The shop parcel owners grouped together and contest the order in the court.In the end they failed to overturn the order and have to be evicted.

Latest news from Anak's request to gomen.

Read from source- http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/10/anak-repeats-call-for-royal-commission-of-inquiry-on-felda/

The adverse outcome from this IPO issuance exercise is not only limited to Lotte.
2.The repercussion extends far and wide.
3.Investors- retail,public,cornerstone,institutional will be wary of the next big IPO issue scheduled for the later part of the year.
4.MSWG can also issue a public statement on IPO fiasco.But as what had been commented by forumers they seemed to be so quiet and passive over such matter of public interest .
5.The regulators can also investigate the contradictory statements made and issued publicly by Lotte and Johor expo. Action is required so that the public can have confidence that they can depend on the regulators or authority to safeguard their pecuniary interest.

@leslieroycarter,well commented.You have put the reality succinctly that public investors have to fend for themselves.
2. Such stocks not worth our time and money.
3.Hopefully in the near future IF it can recover about half of the IPO price (issued at 4.55) better to dispose off.Even absorbing some heavy losses.
Bad investment choice.Poor selection pick among our portfolios:-(((

Read - http://www.themalaymailonline.com/money/article/update-1-malaysia-palm-oil-stocks-hit-highest-in-over-a-year#2A15RqRsRQSYIOYo.97

The drop in the stock's present price can be deduced by studying and analysing the Technical Price Charts.
2.Presently,the Technical Price Charts- MA,MACD,RSI supports bearishness for the stock.
3.Also affected by overnight falls in Nasdaq Index yesterday.
4.Expects the technical correction to continue within a range _ + 5.0 cents for awhile.

Outcome: Buy on weakness and sell on strength.Any stock will not just keep rising and rising!.The price moves in a cycle up and down.If one can time the price correction,one can make a reasonable capital return.

View the graphs or charts: http://www.malaysiastock.biz/Stock-Chart.aspx?securitycode=0166

@AdCool; @paktua73 and anyone wants to read and understand more about the mega financial saga involving !MDB can read from an authoritative source -Bloomberg news as appended here.It contains 132 special reports on the case- since when the saga broke out in the open in year 2015.
2.The mega financial scale scale had been reported in more than 36 countries round the world.Not only confined to our country.
3.Singapore had charged and convicted and jailed four top level executives involved in the matter and two international banks involved in the money laundering action had their banking licences revoked by the licensing financial authority over there.
4.Actions by Swiss AGC,Fnma ,US DOJ ,Luxembourg authority and others are still continuing.
5.The outcome from the saga is at great cost in term of mega-losses in the few billions to our country.

Read from source- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/special-reports/malaysia-1-m-d-b-controversy

In the near term,the stock price might hit TP 4.0 barring any adverse global event.LME Al price stays bullish.The stock technical price indicators-MA,MACD,RSI all support the bullishness of the stock.Upside cycle after a long period of consolidation.The trend upwards will be strong.
View the graph;http://www.malaysiastock.biz/Stock-Chart.aspx?securitycode=8869

You as the public investors be the judge on the water disruption issue.
1.Which party is telling the truth?
2.And which party trying to deflect the blame to others.
Read- http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/claims-lotte-chemical-suffered-huge-losses-untrue-says-johor-exco#yTwdgJLWMC3CZijo.97

Most probably by tmrw.Last year was on this date.Previous year in first week of August.Hope the QR y-o-y will be good so that the share price can regain the momentum upwards.

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/391178

@Newplayer286 such mediocre stock performance from the day of listing until now is unprecedented!
2."Everything to Hide" becomes "Nothing to Hide". The uneventful charade and saga laid bare for the public shareholders and marketplace to view and analyse.
3. Must have distressed the company stakeholders,its Investment Banks to the regulators fully.All jointly,severally and individually grim-faced now:-(((
4.They must be wondering what have hit them in such a short period of time...shocks and disbelief.

Outcome : Heavy price to pay.Trust and confidence once lost, hard to regain back.Journeying to another low.
Huhuhu... never downplayed the market-place strong reaction forces- it comes fast and furious.

Needless to say more.

Points of conjecture:

@Esperian any stock or equity in the market will not stay put.The price will move in the cycle-up and down.When you can time the cycle that will be good.
1.This counter is owned by Tan Sri Tan Kay Hock- the George Kent's fame. Politically connected.
2.The company is mainly dealing with the ceramic tiles business.
3.For the past four years the company had been suffering from yearly losses and no dividend had been paid out.
4.Only the last QR1 it recorded a profit of RM 9.127million y-o-y.An improvement of 259%.
5.Technical Price Charts showed that the price was hovering somewhere around 17cents in early 2017 before it ticks upward to about 35 cents in early April 2017- recent high.
6.The major shareholder Tan Sri KH Tan has been amassing and collecting large number of the shares for the past months.

Outcome: Study the chart appended and deduced from there what will be the price in the coming QR2.Most probably the next QR2 will be made somewhere between 11-22 Sept.

View the chart: http://www.malaysiastock.biz/Stock-Chart.aspx?securitycode=3441

The Malaysia Today blog (http://www.malaysia-today.net) hosted by Raja Petra Kamaruddin (or RPK) was once a very popular blog read by many and amongst citizens in this country.Also was an avid opposition party's blogger.
2.But no more.Know why?
3.RPK is a reputed rabble-rouser funded and feed with news by his political backers to attack the opposition in Malaysia.The number of hits on his blogs have dwindled since then.

Any news from the weblog must be read with a thinking mind to separate truth from fiction.

Huhuhu...from analysis and observations even stocks' recommendations make by analysts and pundits from the Investment Banks(IBs) can be wholly wrong and the prices of the stocks turned the opposite way.
2.What more with this maverick and avid introducer of Bursa stocks.A long list of recommendations to buy make by him @calvintaneng.
3.Whatever it is he is free to write what he wants to write.That we cannot stop.
4.By all means one can read what he writes but ultimately when coming to decision making the choice is solely with the individual.
5.Do make a smart and correct choice of the stock that one is buying from his list of stocks but selectively.And not just following.Makes an informed choice and decision.

The money is yours.The responsibility to handle your money well lies with you.Cheers.

@Michael Wong Yew Kong applauds your stand.Stand up for what is right and the truth.
2.According to one famous sayings from New Zealand - " If anyone or anybody try to stop you from speaking( in this case in the forum is writing) on thing whether is right or wrong,I will stand up to defend you."
3.Liberty of speech is one of the fundamental human rights for all human beings.That is something that every right thinking person or forumer should understand.Even such provision is also provided in our sacrosanct Federal Constitution.
4.We have to value diversity of views,opinions,comments even though one may not agree with it.

Coming this 31st August we are celebrating 60th year of Merdeka.Time for us to be more receptive to other citizens or forumers' differing opinions.That is the mark of a civil,modern and progressive citizens.Also this trademark is vital if we want to achieve a progressive and developed country in coming years.Lastly,one will find it very difficult to compete in the present globalised and technology-centred global landscape if one harbour a self-centred views of things and become "Jaguh Here,but Jaguh Kampung" in the international eco-system.

@izokise the gomen should not have to wait after 4-5 long years to act.That is the basic and hard truth!
2.The overpriced and overvalued deals made during such long period have been widely reported,published and commented negatively by the market's pundits and analysts.Caused huge drain to the agency and company coffers.
3.During such period gross mismanagement and abuse of powers seemed to be commonplace and apparent.
4.Ultimately,the agency and FGV have to bear heavy financial losses and burden.
5.There have been a lot of warning bells been sounded but not acted properly until now.

Outcome: Painful losses to all shareholders,stakeholders and indirectly to gomen.One of the useful lessons that can be picked up from this costly saga is that the power-that-be should not act only after the horse has bolted away.

@Junichiro konnichiwa and finds you can write in Eigo (English) very well.Believe you must be in Malaysia for quite awhile.
2.There are many securities and listing laws and regulations in this country but the law oversight and enforcement is weak.Agreed FULLY with what you commented.
3.Time for such mediocre state of things to "buck up" so that the investors' rights and interest are well safeguarded all the times.
There is no other option so as to avoid the same situation from happening all over again.

In Malaysia, they laud so much about the "Malaysia Boleh" but only in form but not in strong will to get things done for the better.

Ganbatte kudasai.

@luckypunting basing on all the Technical Price Charts- MA,MACD,RSI the buying and price momentum is VERY STRONG.
2.The RSI indicates start of buying and collection after being oversold.
3.The MACD line is moving above the Signal Line indicating the price will be supported.
4.Today buying volume is very large and also one of the good signals.

Outcome: presently,all the price charts are positive for the stock.Cheers:-)))

Open and view the charts appended : http://www.malaysiastock.biz/Stock-Chart.aspx?securitycode=5264

@izokise do read between the lines,all the lines and line by line when deducing anything from the court judgement or news reports or blogs.
2.The judgment made by the UK court on Clare Newcastle for a higher security deposit in the event she won the defamation suit filed by Tuan Hj Abdul Hadi is at the pre-trail stage.Preliminary stage.
3.Full court hearing on the case will come maybe next month.
4.Still too early to pre-judge on the suit.

For a broad insight and perspective on the topical issues currently faced and questioned by many.Read from source for those interested: https://dinmerican.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/bumiputeraism-is-entitlement-umno-corruption-and-abuse-of-power/

For those interested to read about how one non-Malays feel about the present state of our country as lawful citizens.Read from source- http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2017/08/07/what-i-accept-now-what-can-i-expect/

http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/affin-seeks-buy-additional-707-stake-axa-affin-felda-rm9909m

To forumers who want to read more about Patriotism, is appended an article from the web:
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2017/08/07/you-are-not-a-patriot-just-because-you-fly-a-flag/

@curious2 thanks for the post.

1.Citizens can show patriotism in many ways and not merely by posting,hanging and waving the national flag which is named Jalur Gemilang.
2.These mini-flags were ordered and issued out to every gomen agencies every year on the approach of national day which falls on 31 August.The flags received were issued out to be displayed in the office,the working stations of the officers and the counters.Going by such practices and doings are you saying they are more patriotic than other for examples the KL-lites ( where DBKL issued the flags on the directive of the minister but those city folks failed to display them).
3.Such issues cropped up again and again the cybersphere where there were many differing views,comments,opinions made, and got to nowhere. And this year is no different!.
4.But one has to appreciate there are many ways to show that one is patriotic to the country:
i. Standing up when the national anthem is played.That I noticed every one and most of us do.
ii.Abiding,following and upholding on Rules of Laws and not Rules by Laws in the system of administration and management involving the national interest ,security, and sovereignity;
iii.Upholding and cherished the values and principles of Rukun Negara;
iv.Pray at the temple,church,mosque,and other place of worships for the well-being,security and progress of the country on the eve and day of 31 August or Merdeka;
v.Cheers for our national teams in international events like the coming SEA Games in late August 2017.

The listing of examples goes on...

Outcome: Citizens can show the spirits of patriotism in a lots of ways.That for every citizens to make his/her choice or preference.

@FGV_ to add further recently my family members of eight applied for 32K of Lotte Chemicals@ RM 8.00 and we received all what we applied for because the IPO were undersubscribed.(We too have other shares in many other listed companies).
2.Later the IPO was revised downwards by Lotte with its Investment Banks(IBs-local and foreign) to RM 6.50.
3.And the issuing company offered the share-buyback option for ALL successful applicants to exercised the option within 5 days from the listing date.We surrendered all what we got because the IPO opening price was below the issuing price .We got the full re-imbursement within Ten (10) working days.Lotte honoured their promises and undertakings to the public shareholders who are retail investors.To know more about my writings on Lotte,please goes to that investors' column on Lotte and analysed my thoughts and comments over there.
4.Thus if FGV or gomen will offer the similar assistance to all other public shareholders in FGV to help them in their losses with what had been offered to the settlers,me and my family will happily obliged and surrendered all our shares.
5.But for us we have been schooled from young to stand and safeguard our self-dignity and to work very hard.Not to depend on handouts which will make us overly-dependent and weak.Simply not sustainable.
6.I am sorry to the rest of forumers for penning out this article because I need to defend my self-worth in this open investors' forum.

@FGV_ please do the diligent check on my and family's shareholdings on FGV ( from day one of the IPO) first before you babbled and foul-mouthed.We have been in the share market for the past thirty years already and have seen and suffered from three crisis affecting our local market and the global markets.

2.I am consistent and objective with my comments so far.All supported by facts and analysis.

3.If the performance is bad to the core we have to say it is bad.How to say it is good when in reality it is mediocre.That is the basic.Now the actual situation within FGV and Felda have been laid bare publicly for all to read and analyse.

4.Such open corporate tussle involving the BODs and Zkaria+ 3others that flared out in the open and publicly is all unwarranted and costly.We as shareholders- the indirect witness, to such unhealthy saga is also affected adversely in our share investment on FGV.

I rest my case.