Wah... wah... wah... RRC setelah meninggalkan sistem ekonomi Marxisme/Komunis/Maois, dan banting setir menjadi negara dengan sistem kapitalis, kok jelas-jelas berprilaku ekspansionis alias kolonialis alias imperialis a la VOC dengan memanfaatkan pasar bebas globalisasi ini!
Kalau dulu Malaysia tegas menentang ekspansi moneter AS dan koncookonconya, maka sekarang malaysia tegas menentang ekspansionisme RRC! Semangat nasionalisme Malaysia di bidang ekonomi ini pantas ditiru semua negara dalam menolak kolonialisme a la pasar bebas sistem Ekonomi Global ini! Nasionalisme di bidang ekonomi berarti pasar adil alias fair trade, dan bukan pasar bebas alias free trade itu. Setuju, Malaysia! Ikra.- --- In ekonomi-nasional@yahoogroups.com, Surahman Wiryo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://rsi.com.sg/english/newsline/view/2005060918068/1/.html > > Malaysia urged to restrict China car imports > > June 9, 2005 > > Malaysia's former Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged the > government to restrict car imports from China to protect its own car makers. > > > This despite present Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's plans to open the > nation's car industry to outside competition. > > The Malaysian automotive industry has been a fiercely protected market until > now, and part of the liberalization process was to enable the country to > meet with global competition. > > For more on this, Melanie Yip spoke with Mr Khoo Kay Peng, Executive > Director of the SEDAR Institute in Malaysia. > > KKP: *There have been some changes. I think the government is taking on an > incremental change to slowly open up the market by giving enough time and > also reminding the industry that steps must be taken by these local > industries to ensure that they can stand on their own without government > protection. I think he (Badawi) has made the call to the industry to tell > them that protection is not forever. After a certain period, protection will > have to come down, tariffs have to come down, and the local industries have > to compete with regional players as well. It has always been a monopoly, and > we also know that in line with globalization, it cannot be a monopoly > forever, and especially when you talk about WTO requirements, you also need > to look at AFTA requirements as well. You need to take into consideration > when you sign a regional agreement, if not, you will invite trade responses > like barriers to your own goods and we have that part itself. And I think if > this persists, it will affect the spirit of AFTA or the spirit of WTO. * > > Is there a relation to the fact that Proton cars have been trying > unsuccessfully for the last 5 years to enter the Chinese market because of > trader barriers in China? > > KKP: *But I can say that Proton is not the only company facing that kind of > barrier. I think one of the requirements of China's investment guidelines is > that companies have to open up, especially manufacturing companies. They > will have to set up an R&D center in China before the Chinese government > approves any investment proposals. So these have been some delays because > Proton did not intend to set up, it was merely a plant to do some assembly > work. There were no plans for an R&D center. And in line with that, a lot of > companies complained to the WTO. And it is only recently that the Chinese > government is relaxing that requirement, which also contradicts with the WTO > requirements again. So it is not only Proton that is facing such problems, > other companies from other countries face it as well. * > > Mr Khoo Kay Peng from SEDAR Institute in Malaysia. > > Mr R Gopal is the Regional Manager for Frost & Sullivan's Automotive > Practice in Malaysia, and he explains the impact of liberalization of the > Malaysian automotive industry. > > RG: *This whole liberalization of the automotive industry came about because > of AFTA which is the ASEAN Free Trade Area, which is looking at governing > the trade between ASEAN countries. Based on this, the ASEAN Common > Preferential Tariffs, each government is expected to reduce duty structures > on the automotive products, and also other industries as well. This is to > make ASEAN one regional trade bloc. But automotive became a little of a > contentious issue because Malaysia decided to slightly extend or stagger its > implementation, which is the introduction of import duties primarily because > it had domestic projects and other automotive projects. Beginning 2005, > there have been some changes in the import duty structure with whatever is > in line withe the government preferential tariffs. The whole objective is to > carefully bring down the duty structure of all automotive products imported > from the ASEAN countries or at least 40% of ASEAN content in the range of > 0-20% to 0-5%. So that is what the whole liberalization process about. * > > In recent years, Proton has entered into strategic alliances with foreign > car manufacturers, like Tracoma Holdings in Indonesia, and Germany's > Volkswagen AG. How have these strategic alliances helped Proton to stay > competitive in the global market? > > RG: *I think the agreement with Volkswagen is closely watched. I think what > Proton is trying to do after their association with Mistubishi is to now > enhance their engineering capability. Now, this strategic alliance with > Volkswagen is one, Volkswagen is practically non-existent in the South East > Asian markets. From Proton's perspective, it gains expertise from a global > car manufacturer. And also by having a partnership in the Malaysian market, > they can expect to use Volkswagen's facilities outside the country so that > they can look at exporting their models outside. * > > Mr R Gopal from Frost & Sullivan's Automotive Practice in Malaysia. He was > speaking with Melanie Yip. > > http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13868679 > > Outward FDI from India touches $5b Thursday, 09 June , 2005, 18:54 > > *New Delhi:* India and other Asian giants including, South Korea, Malaysia > and Singapore have led the developing countries in outpacing the rich > nations in outward Foreign Direct Investment, with outflow from New Delhi > crossing $ 5 billion during 2003, says a U.N report. > > Tata Teas acquisition of Tetley Tea (UK) Lenovos (China) acquisition of > IBM's PC division, TCL's (China) merger with Thomson television were cited > as being among OFDI investments by the developing countries in developed > countries by the report. > > "Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) from emerging markets was more > widespread than though reaching a stock of $ 929 billion in 2003," the > United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a > report. > > OFDI flows from the emerging economies are dominated by Asia, it said adding > some economies such as those of Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and > Singapore are established investors. > > It said countries like Brazil, China, India and Mexico are at the take off > stage of OFDI. > > India's OFDI rose from $ 124 million in 1990 and touched $ 5,054 million in > 2003, the UNCTAD report said. > > It said emerging market firms are investing abroad to improve their export > competitiveness, expand markets, gain access to resources and technology by > taking advantage of heaper labour and improving R&D capabilities. > > http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp? newid=23045&subcategory_id=83 > > Singapore expects to see tourists double in 10 years - But will the > hotel industry be ready? > Thursday, June 09, 2005 > > Located in the heart of Southeast Asia, *Singapore* has for centuries been > a bridge between the East and West, bursting with culture, cuisine, arts and > architecture . The country ranks among one of the smallest and most densely > populated in the world. However, this has not stopped Singapore from > thinking big. In January the Minister for Trade and Industry announced plans > to double visitor arrivals and triple tourism receipts over the next ten > years. As Singapore embarks upon this ambitious phase of development, we > look at how it is planning to achieve this target and the implications for > the hotel industry. > > *Just 9m more visitors to find* > > In 2004 the number of visitor arrivals to Singapore reached a record high of > 8.3m. The *Singapore Tourist Board`s* (STB) target is to double the number > of tourist arrivals to 17m by 2015. In addition, they hope to triple tourism > receipts to S$30m and create an extra 100,000 jobs. > > Latest figures show that visitor arrivals for the first four months of 2005 > reached 2.7m. This is an increase of 8.2% compared to 2004. Indonesia, China > and Australia remain Singapore`s top three visitor-generating markets, > accounting for 35.5% of total arrivals. Visitors from each of these source > markets increased in 2004 apart from China which fell 11.8%. Although China > has become a key source market for Singapore, it faces strong competition > from Hong Kong and Macau and from other newer destinations such as Vietnam > and Malaysia. > > *Low-cost airline boom* > > The growth in visitor arrivals has been aided by the development of low-cost > airlines. In 2004, Singapore`s Changi Airport saw the launch of three > low-cost airlines including *ValuAir, Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia Airways > *. All three currently serve destinations across Asia Pacific and China, but > not India. However, over recent months, two newcomers have filled this gap. > In April 2005 Jet Airways started running non-stop daily flights between > Mumbai and Singapore. Also last month saw Air Sahara commence a daily > service between Delhi and Singapore. > > Although the impact these two new airlines will have on the number of > visitor arrivals originating from India remains to be seen, the prospect for > future growth looks good. At present India is Singapore`s sixth largest > source market. Latest figures show that arrivals from India increased > 21.7%year-to-April 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. > > In March 2005, the STB opened a regional office in New Delhi to continue to > strengthen its partnership with the Indian travel industry and provide > potential visitors with more access to information on Singapore. The > regional office in New Delhi is the STB`s third office in India; there are a > further two in Mumbai and Chennai. > > *Hotel performance mirrors tourist arrivals* > > As the table below illustrates, over the last four years, hotel performance > in Singapore has mirrored the trend of tourist arrivals entering the city. > When Singapore was hit by SARS in 2003, revenue per available room (revPAR) > for year-to-April 2003 plummeted 27.7% to reach a low of S$86 compared to > the previous year. > > However, since then hotel performance has improved. Year-to-April 2005 > results saw revPAR increase 12.9% to S$130 compared to the same period in > 2004. Occupancy rose to 78%, the highest level recorded for the period since > 2002, while average room rate reached S$166. As visitor numbers to the city > continue to rise, hotel performance is expected to continue to improve, > pushing occupancy and average room rates up further. > > *Singapore revPAR performance and visitor arrivals * > *- year-to-April 2002 to 2005 * > *RevPAR (S$) * *Visitor arrivals (m) * Year April YTD Change April YTD Change > *2002 * 119 -9.5% 2.5 -2.2% *2003 * 86 -27.7% 2.0 -18.4% *2004 * 115 > 33.8% 2.5 25.0% *2005 * 130 12.9% 2.7 8.2% Source: HotelBenchmark Survey by > Deloitte and Singapore Tourist Board > > > *Investment explosion* > > To achieve the tourism targets set for 2015, the STB plans to focus its > efforts on further developing three key customer segments; BTMICE (Business > Travel, Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions), leisure and > services (education and healthcare). The government has set up at S$2 > billion *Tourism Development Fund* (TDF) to support initiatives in upgrading > infrastructure, attracting major events and developing strategic tourism > products. > > In March 2005, the Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry announced > that S$1.6 billion will be invested in Orchard Road - Singapore`s shopping > district. This rejuvenation project is expected to contribute to the city`s > tourism targets and will further enhance Orchard Road as one of the greatest > places in the world to shop. > > *Big names fight for space at new resorts* > > Although there is huge investment being pumped into the tourism industry, as > yet there is little activity in the hotel market. The only new hotel planned > to open in the city over the next few years is the St. *Regis Hotel > Singapore*. The 299-room property, scheduled to open in 2007, will be > located on Orchard Road. > > In April 2005, after a year long debate, the government finally approved the > proposals to develop two new integrated resorts near the Marina and on > Sentosa Island. These developments are planned to complement each other. > While the resort at the Marina is geared towards the *MICE* (meetings, > incentives, conventions and exhibitions) segment of the market, Sentosa will > appeal to the leisure market attracting families and tourists. With an > estimated cost of S$5 billion, construction of the integrated resorts is > expected to commence in early 2006 for completion in 2009. > > Now the developments have been given the go ahead, the race is on as to > which consortiums will build the resorts. Some of the big names in the > casino and hotel arena reported to be in running include Steve Wynn, Las > Vegas Sands Corp and MGM Mirage. As yet it is still unclear which hotel > companies will arrive in each resort but if the STB wants to meet its > tourism target by 2015, hotel supply in the city must keep pace. > > *Will Singapore meet its target?* > > It is too early to predict whether *Singapore* will meet its target of > doubling visitor arrivals by 2015. However, with huge investments planned > over the coming years, Singapore should manage to maintain its image as a > leading business and leisure destination. The growth of low-cost airlines > and the likelihood that the two integrated resorts will house not one but > several casinos, will mean that Singapore will be better placed to compete > with the traditional hot spots of *Hong Kong* and *Macau*. > > As the number of tourist arrivals increase, it is likely that hotel > performance will continue to mirror the trend, pushing both occupancy and > average room rates up. However, hotel supply in Singapore must increase to > handle the surge in tourist arrivals expected. The only question left > unanswered, is when will the new supply arrive and when it does, will it be > in time? > > Note: *All analysis in Singapore dollars* > > Theodore Koumelis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -* Thursday, June 09, 2005 > * > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EpW3eD/3MnJAA/cosFAA/GEEolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Bantu Aceh! Klik: http://www.pusatkrisisaceh.or.id 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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