Comments on: Temasek Troubles and Cross-Border Turmoil http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/ An online community engineer coping with the social media explosion Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: lesley http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-90 lesley Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:08:03 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-90 thats sociology! heh thats sociology! heh

]]> By: cray http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-89 cray Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:26:50 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-89 haha, dayyymn man! ok lets go on a memory jog to set up a little bit of context! a. myopic bastards didn't let CNOOC take over Chevron - 7 months ago b. whirpool takes over maytag... instead of .......... haier - notsolongago c. u.a.emirates, ports.... last week? d. US refuses to give up control of the ICANN database (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4779660.stm) aight, now lets see what Shin Corp owns: "Temasek now has a 96.12 per cent share in Shin Corp, Thailand's biggest takeover. Shin Corp holds a 42-per-cent stake in the country's sole satellite operator, controls a television channel and is the majority stockholder ini dominant mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service. " - (Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=85246) Temasek=Singapore government (as Bjorn said, people aren't fools) that would be like Fox taking over Starhub or Infosys handling the backend processing for DSTA and MINDEF. whee! haha, dayyymn man! ok lets go on a memory jog to set up a little bit of context!

a. myopic bastards didn’t let CNOOC take over Chevron - 7 months ago
b. whirpool takes over maytag… instead of ………. haier - notsolongago
c. u.a.emirates, ports…. last week?
d. US refuses to give up control of the ICANN database (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4779660.stm)

aight, now lets see what Shin Corp owns:
“Temasek now has a 96.12 per cent share in Shin Corp, Thailand’s biggest takeover. Shin Corp holds a 42-per-cent stake in the country’s sole satellite operator, controls a television channel and is the majority stockholder ini dominant mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service. ”
- (Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=85246)

Temasek=Singapore government (as Bjorn said, people aren’t fools)

that would be like Fox taking over Starhub or Infosys handling the backend processing for DSTA and MINDEF. whee!

]]> By: leoterado http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-88 leoterado Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:27:29 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-88 Did I say you did? The only specific thing I imply about your post is "Ethical Boundaries"..... You can pretty much regard the rest of it as my personal comments about the sentiments associated in the news listed in your posting. Did I say you did?
The only specific thing I imply about your post is
"Ethical Boundaries"…..
You can pretty much regard the rest of it as my personal comments about the sentiments associated in the news listed in your posting.

]]> By: bjornlee http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-87 bjornlee Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:10:04 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-87 i am really curious, which part of my post explicitly says, or even implies Temasek's "desire to control thailand"? Note i am asking questions and not suggesting answers. My opinion is also on a totally differrent issue altogether, on the intimate mix of business and politics of both Shin Corp and Temasek's mgmt structure and how this mix could present socio-economic dilemmas like thailand's current predicament. i am really curious, which part of my post explicitly says, or even implies Temasek’s “desire to control thailand”? Note i am asking questions and not suggesting answers.
My opinion is also on a totally differrent issue altogether, on the intimate mix of business and politics of both Shin Corp and Temasek’s mgmt structure and how this mix could present socio-economic dilemmas like thailand’s current predicament.

]]> By: leoterado http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-86 leoterado Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:16:20 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-86 What Ethical Boundary are you referring to? I don't see why investing in Shin Corp symbolizes our desire to control Thailand? Furthermore, I would like to highlight that Shin Corp is a public company, if you wish, you can also buy its shares. And if you do, can I say you have the desire to control Thailand. By investing in Shin Corp, we are showing faith in the Thailand's economy, and committed to seeing it flourish. The Thais' reaction to this incident and their insistence that 1 publicly listed company represents the whole country shows pretty much, their myopic view and naivety of the world. As aptly put across by a renowned lecturer from Thailand, all these incidents are truly placing Thailand under a very bad spotlight. If Thaksin really succumb under such conditions, I can guarantee you that it's going to set Thailand back several years, since investors are going to re-evaluate their opportunities and plans to invest there. Of course, the people on the streets may not have thought of that, and oppositions are simply too preoccupied with obtaining power from Thaksin. What Ethical Boundary are you referring to?
I don’t see why investing in Shin Corp symbolizes our desire to control Thailand?

Furthermore, I would like to highlight that Shin Corp is a public company, if you wish, you can also buy its shares. And if you do, can I say you have the desire to control Thailand.

By investing in Shin Corp, we are showing faith in the Thailand’s economy, and committed to seeing it flourish. The Thais’ reaction to this incident and their insistence that 1 publicly listed company represents the whole country shows pretty much, their myopic view and naivety of the world.

As aptly put across by a renowned lecturer from Thailand, all these incidents are truly placing Thailand under a very bad spotlight. If Thaksin really succumb under such conditions, I can guarantee you that it’s going to set Thailand back several years, since investors are going to re-evaluate their opportunities and plans to invest there.

Of course, the people on the streets may not have thought of that, and oppositions are simply too preoccupied with obtaining power from Thaksin.

]]> By: suhao http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-85 suhao Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:53:46 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/03/30/temasek-troubles-and-cross-border-turmoil/#comment-85 i think the conflict between business and politics lies not only at the corporate level (that is what you meant if i'm not wrong), but also at the personal level. A good example would be the imprisonment of the oil tycoon in Russia... i think the conflict between business and politics lies not only at the corporate level (that is what you meant if i’m not wrong), but also at the personal level. A good example would be the imprisonment of the oil tycoon in Russia…

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