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Author: Datuk Beatrice Nirmala

Need to tread PADU very carefully

Our banking data will not be included in PADU database as the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 (BAFIA) does not permit the use of such data by anyone. All data remains governed by the existing acts of the respective government departments or agencies. – i3investor.com Someone I know said

A collection of thoughts (Part 2)

Those who have cautiously done no more than they believed possible have never taken a single step forward. – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary anarchist Angels “There are angels amongst us. They don’t have wings. They look just like us.But …they stand straighter than most of us. A ramrod backbone carved

A collection of thoughts

Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be. — John Wooden, American basketball player This week, we will do something different. You have had a four part series on Margret Thatcher for the last few weeks, let’s do a collections of shorts ideation by me for this week. International

The lady was not for turning (Part 5)

No one can ever question whether women are capable of single-minded vigour, of efficient leadership, after Margaret Thatcher. She is the great unsung heroine of British feminism. – Natasha Walker, in her book The New Feminism Margaret Thatcher said once, “Too many people have been given to understand that if

The lady was not for turning (Part 4)

I fight on. I fight to win. – Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990  After its formation in 1948, the National Health System (NHS) ran into difficulties as the funding did not keep pace with the rising costs and public expectations. The proportion of

The lady was not for turning (Part 3)

I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it. – Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 In October 1986, the Thatcher government instituted reforms to the banking and financial industries,

The lady was not for turning (Part 2)

I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job.  – Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990  The blow by IMF in 1976 was perfect timing for the ambitious grocer’s daughter with

The lady was not for turning

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. – Margaret Thatcher,  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990  I have always admired Margaret Thatcher. Many said with admiration that she was the only one

The moon

You can’t change who you are, but you can change what you have in your head, you can refresh what you’re thinking about, you can put some fresh air in your brain. – Ernesto Bertarelli, Swiss entrepreneur active in the fields of business, finance, sport and philanthropy I normally start

Spirituality and religion

My faith didn’t remove the pain, but it got me through the pain. Trusting God didn’t diminish or vanquish the anguish, but it enabled me to endure it. – Robert Rogers, American colonial frontiersman The last time I went to the temple on Thaipusam was when I was a teenager.