The first talk in FSV (Fiat Sapientia Virtus) series of dinner talks will be organised by The Malay College Old Boys Association (MCOBA).

Date : 29th July 2009
Venue : Mahkota Ballroom, Istana Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Time : 7.45 pm
Dress Code : Lounge Suit

The talk this year will be presented by Professor David Collis, an adjunct Professor in Corporate Strategy, of the Harvard Business School; Boston, USA entitled 'Corporate Strategies in an Economic Downturn'. This topic is appropriate, especially in the current global economic downturn, and it is hoped that it could assist in contributing, albeit in a small way, towards finding innovative solutions for the Malaysian Corporate Sector.

NTR's Keynote Address at Invest Malaysia 2009 addresses his New Economic Model.

Keynote address by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at Invest Malaysia 2009 in Kuala Lumpur on June 30

FIRST of all, let me thank the organisers of Invest Malaysia 2009 for their kind invitation for me to speak at the Fifth Invest Malaysia conference. I am delighted to see such a large turnout of investors and would like to extend a warm welcome to our international visitors.


Invest Malaysia has become the most important annual forum for us to meet with international portfolio investors and showcase what we are doing. It also provides an opportunity for Malaysian public limited companies (PLCs) to engage with the investment community. We feel that this reverse road-show of bringing investors to our shores allows investors to see firsthand what we are doing and gauge for themselves the investment climate in Malaysia and complements our promotional and marketing efforts internationally.

MCOBA Perak Chapter's Majlis Menjunjung Kasih in honour of DYTM Raja Muda Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, Chairman Board of Governors, MCKK.

The 2009 MCOBA Futsal competition was held on 28th June 2009 at Sports Planet, Sunway.

The winner for the Open Category is Class of 97B who beat Class of 05A, 3-1 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw at regulation time. The MVP Award for the tourney went to Bro Kude from Class of 93. Read more for full results. Photos at

http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=95397697692&view=all

The annual MCKK - Vaji rugby game is this weekend, 4th July 2009 5pm at Big Field, MCKK. Come and support the 2009 MCKK All Blacks this Saturday!

For the full itinerary of the MCKK-Vajiravudh College weekend, click read more below:

The Annual MCOBA-OVA Golf Tournament will be held this Sunday, 5th July 2009 at Awana Golf & Country Club, Genting Highlands.

The time has come for our great tradition of playing against our Thai brothers. That’s right, the Vajiravudh old boys are coming to town and we are having our annual golf tournament. FYI, when we were in Bangkok last year, and for the first time ever, the traveling team won the tournament at the host’s backyard. Therefore, we need YOU to join the tournament to defend our challenge trophy. For details of the tournament ,click read more below:

MCOB Tengku Razalegh Hamzah, the first Chairman and CEO of Petronas writes about the current issue of corporate governance and alleged government interference in Petronas.

JUNE 29 — There are reports of a supposed tussle of wills between the prime minister and the board of Petronas over his choice of a non-executive, independent director for the board. I find the way this discussion is being framed in the press and on the blogs a little puzzling.

To begin with, the question of a tussle of wills, so to speak, between the board of Petronas and the prime minister does not arise. The Articles of Association governing Petronas give the prime minister the absolute power to appoint and remove every single member of the board and management. The prime minister has the right to appoint or remove anyone, from the president and chief executive officer down to the company drivers. In particular, every member of the board is an appointee of the prime minister, and represents him on the board.

Therefore it is puzzling that appeals are being made for the prime minister not to interfere in the composition of the board of Petronas, when it is in fact his duty and sole prerogative to appoint members of the board who will help him in his function of overseeing the running of this wholly state-owned enterprise and seeing to the disposal of the wealth that it generates. Let us not suddenly forget the extent to which previous prime ministers directed the decisions of Petronas in service of their conceptions of the national interest.