---------------------------------------------------------------- Keuntungan ekonomi Selat Malaka:Malaysia punya Port Klang, Thailand punya Lem Chabang. Indonesia punya apa? Apa kabar Batu Ampar dan Bojonegara? ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- GDP per kapita 2004 (est. in USD): Indonesia (3500), Filipina (5000), China (5600), Malaysia (9700), Singapura (27800), Jepang (29400) ----------------------------------
http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/050930/html/050930en03002.htm http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/09/30/afx2253256.html http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/01Oct2005_biz51.php *No change in LPG price * ** ** ENERGY :The Internal Trade Department insists that the retail price of cooking gas will remain capped until the end of this year, despite requests by wholesalers to raise prices by five baht a cylinder. Orasa Monkongkuntiwong, the department's deputy director-general, made the comment yesterday after meeting with executives of trading firms and major suppliers including Picnic Corporation, Unique Gas, World Gas (Thailand), PTT Plc and Siam Gas. All parties confirmed that prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used for cooking would not rise, she said. The LPG Traders Association, which represents wholesalers and retailers, had requested an increase, citing higher oil prices and increased transport costs. Members said they were losing 4.50 baht per standard 15-kilogramme cylinder because of higher transport costs. Association president Chisanupong Rungrojngamcharoen said members would have to abide by the ruling as suppliers would not seek price increases. Focus on shrimp standards AGRICULTURE :Thai farmers and exporters must ensure that their shrimp are safe and completely traceable, industry executives say, in order to capitalise on opportunities resulting from reduced import tariffs in the European Union. Quality and freshness are very important to EU importers, who usually request head-on shrimp that are easily perishable, said Suraphol Pratuangtum, president of the Thai Marine Shrimp Farmers Association. The association is working with the Department of Fisheries and provincial shrimp farmers' clubs to arrange seminars to educate farmers. Last year, the EU bought 7,688 tonnes of shrimp from Thailand, or 1.15% of its total shrimp imports. However, the figure is expected to rise dramatically now that lower tariffs under the EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) have been restored for the first time since 1998. http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Friday/Latest/20050930162351/Article/ The 2006 Budget Speech *September 30 2005* By YAB DATO' SERI ABDULLAH BIN HAJI AHMAD BADAWI PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE *"STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE, MEETING CHALLENGES"* Mr. Speaker Sir, I beg to move the bill intituled "An Act to apply a sum from the Consolidated Fund for the service of the year 2006 and to appropriate that sum for the service of the year" be read a second time. .................cut.........................silahkan dibuka website di atas untuk info lebih lanjut http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=104204&src=0 EU: Time for action on energy efficiency and supply diversity /noticias.info/ - MEPs are calling for Europe to diversify its energy sources and to promote energy conservation and renewable energy, given the continuous increase in the price of oil and its effects on both businesses and the public. They want the EU to be the least fossil-fuel dependent and most energy-efficient economy in the world by 2020. This call comes in a resolution adopted on Thursday which also says energy saving and efficiency and the use of alternative energy sources needs to be tackled on global basis, both with high energy consumers like the USA and China and with developing countries, by integrating sustainable energy provision into the EU's development cooperation policy. Dialogue, say MEPs, is needed with all European energy partners to promote security of supply, market transparency and further investment. Parliament says the most logical response to higher oil prices is to switch to alternative energy sources. It strongly endorses the need to promote research and development and use of renewable energies to help achieve a less fossil-fuel dependent economy. MEPs recognise that high fuel costs for consumers are partly the result of taxation, but they support the view of EU Finance Ministers that changes in taxes that might cause distortion and prevent the necessary adjustments should be avoided. They call for proposals from the Commission on how windfall profits in the oil industry could be used to fund energy saving programmes and related R&D. Parliament says that fully implementing existing and forthcoming legislation could achieve energy savings of 23 per cent should be achieved by 2020. Since the transport sector accounts for 70 per cent of total EU oil consumption, MEPs call on the Commission to come up with measures, amongst others, to encourage more fuel efficient engines and conversion to alternative propulsion technologies. They also want to encourage production of raw material for biofuels, as well as the development of hydrogen fuel cells. MEPs therefore call for the Commission to bring forward the European Action Plan on energy efficiency, increase pressure for full implementation of the Buildings Directive, push for agreement on the Energy Services Directive, improve collection and aggregation of information on oil markets, press Member States to fulfil their renewable energy targets, put forward proposals for car manufacturers to develop cleaner vehicles, work towards greater use of environmentally-friendly coal-based energy and counter the risk of social exclusion resulting from higher oil prices. Background: Oil prices have risen 44% in the last year, with reasons including rapid economic growth in China, instability in Iraq and too few oil refineries. Hurricanes "Katrina" and "Rita" have made the situation worse. OPEC, the oil exporter's cartel, has responded by increasing output from 30 to 32 million barrels a day - but just for three months. http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Monday/Column/20050930221336/Article/ ConnectCounty to use proceeds for R&D *October 1 2005* CONNECTCOUNTY Holdings Bhd, a maker of cables and connectors, expects to raise RM16.25 million from its listing on the Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation (Mesdaq) Market, where 42 per cent of the money would be used for research and development (R&D). It also plans to set up an R&D centre in the country by 2007. ConnectCounty, with subsidiaries in the US, Singapore and China, makes cables for broadband products, audio equipment and storage devices. Its main activity is in R&D while the rest comprises manufacturing and sales as well as marketing to multinational companies. Currently, its R&D centre named Rapid Conn Inc is based in the US and managing director Ang Chuang Jay said the group will transfer technology, skills and expertise from the US engineers to the Malaysian team. "We believe that the electrical and electronics sector in Malaysia is in strong demand and we are confident that we will be successful," he told reporters after its prospectus launching ceremony in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Ang is the company's founder with a stake of 24.6 per cent, followed by Chng Seng Chye with 22.3 per cent and chairman Noraini Ahmad with 10.1 per cent. Noraini is also the chief of Puteri Umno, a youth wing of the ruling political party. >From the listing proceeds, RM6.2 million will be used for working capital while another RM600,000 is for purchasing and upgrading manufacturing equipment and machinery. Apart from that, RM300,000 will be used to set up an enterprise resource planning system and RM250,000 for renovation works for its new subsidiary in China. The China unit is now waiting for approval from several authorities to start operations. For the year ended December 31 2004, ConnectCounty's profit after tax was RM2.77 million on the back of RM41.33 million revenue. It is offering 41.55 million ordinary shares of 10 sen each at an issue price of 32 sen each. A total of three million shares will be allocated to the public. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/GEEolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Ingin bergabung ke milis ekonomi-nasional? Kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ekonomi-nasional/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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