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andytanks Veteran	25-Jun-2007 23:47        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Well, RM has a remarkable move and should be a good stocks to invest rather than saving in the bank...
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shareexpert Member	25-Jun-2007 21:50        shareexpert About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 2  Alert Admin	of course will double the price since temaske gought the placement
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bensonho Member	25-Jun-2007 19:21        bensonho About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 1   x 0  Alert Admin	will it share prices be double in two years time?????
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andytanks Veteran	25-Jun-2007 18:03        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	With the strong investors, RM will lift up to its name and make a mark... Gain slightly...
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winsontkl Elite	24-Jun-2007 15:19        winsontkl About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	For RM, the platform has just been laid, the upswing is definitely round the corner. Beside, investors who has go in expects medium to long term gain.
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andytanks Veteran	24-Jun-2007 01:00        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	RM is a good stock to keep and wait for the rising sun of the healthcare in Singapore...
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snoothie Member	23-Jun-2007 00:51        snoothie About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Hey andy, You noticed. TMC also quitely chiong with RMG, did a breakout also..now abit lao hong...this 2 brother brother. Most interesting, the middle east investors really power. 1 news like tat on any stock u hold sure end up -->
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xinreng Member	23-Jun-2007 00:51        xinreng About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	So the drop these few day is it people cashing in
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andytanks Veteran	23-Jun-2007 00:31        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	I fully agreed with the article. RM really has a good fundamental... Singapore has a good strategic location which provide a better place for medical hub... I also believe that thailand is the next best location, but due the bombing and the terroists keep attacking... People may think twice before going over to thailand....
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snoothie Member	21-Jun-2007 00:16        snoothie About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) - Umuh Muchtar was in such agony after botched surgery in Indonesia that he took a friend's advice and contacted a hospital in Singapore where he had his kidney stones removed a few days later. Muchtar is one of the 1.3 million medical tourists from Asia, Europe, and the United States who fly to Singapore, Thailand or Malaysia each year for medical treatment because they are wary of the hospitals back home or consider them too expensive. "I'm very satisfied with the treatment in Singapore," said Muchtar, 59, after checking out of Singapore's Raffles Hospital, part of Raffles Medical Group <RAFG.SI>, to do some shopping. "I don't need to wait so long to see a doctor here, compared to Jakarta, where I would not be seen for five to six hours." Medical tourism is potentially big business in Asia, and is expected to grow from about US$0.5 billion now to US$4 billion by 2012. But for investors, the sector looks very expensive, with valuations about 40 percent higher than their counterparts in North America and Europe. Shares of Southeast Asian hospital firms such as Raffles Medical and Thailand's Bumrungrad Hospital <BH.BK> have soared to record highs this year, as regional economies flourish and as governments throughout stress the need to develop a thriving medical tourism industry. "They represent a play on the long-term growth in the region," said Peter Chiang, chief equity strategist of DBS Asset Management, which owns shares in Thomson Medical Centre <THOM.SI>. "Hospital care will serve the needs of a growing affluent population. Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur have positioned themselves well in this aspect." GOVERNMENT PUSH Governments in the region expect medical tourism to boost economic growth. Singapore wants to draw 1 million foreign patients a year by 2012, up from 400,000 in 2006; Bangkok aims to attract 2 million foreign patients by 2010, up from 1.25 million in 2005; while Manila is hoping for 700,000 patients, up from 250,000 last year. Hospitals in Thailand and Singapore, which have their various niches, are most likely to benefit from the rise in medical tourism in Asia, analysts said. Singapore has a reputation for handling complicated surgeries such as liver and heart transplants. Most of its hospitals are internationally accredited, while Thailand only has two accredited -- Bumrungrad and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services' <BGH.BK> Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital. In Thailand, low costs are the biggest draw. A heart bypass operation costs about US$12,000 in Bangkok, compared to US$20,000 in a Singapore hospital and US$150,000 in the United States, according to Macquarie Research. Foreign patients visiting either hospitals in Singapore or Thailand can just call up and make an appointment, even without a doctor's referral, and avoid the long waiting lists in some Western countries. In some cases, they may tack on a couple of weeks of holiday afterwards while they recuperate. "As you see more of them come in for more complex cases, these foreign patients would bring in a very lucrative form of revenue for the Singapore healthcare providers," said CIMB analyst Gary Ng. PAYING FOR GROWTH Parkway Holdings <PARM.SI> and Bumrungrad rank among the world's most expensive hospital stocks because of their strong growth prospects -- a result of their aggressive expansion plans, analysts said. [Click on factbox [ID:nSIN320116] for valuations]. Both Bumrungrad and Parkway have expanded into other parts of Asia, including China, India and Malaysia, due to intense regional competition for foreign patients. But risk-averse investors who want to cash in on the industry should pick stocks such as Thailand's Bangkok Chain Hospital <KH.BK> and Malaysia's KPJ Healthcare Bhd. <KPJH.KL>, which have lagged other Asian healthcare stocks, mainly because of their small market caps, analysts said. Out of 36 companies listed in Asia Pacific GICS Health Care Facilities Index, only 17 have a stock market value of more than US$100 million, making them relatively illiquid. Despite the boom, few funds have any substantial holdings in hospital stocks. Some investors say they are deterred by the firms' rich valuations, small market cap, and the potential for government interference when setting hospital fees. "Basically we prefer to invest in areas where there's little government intervention," said Khiem Do, a fund manager at Baring Asset Management. "You are looking at an industry that's imperfectly priced and it tends to be more tricky." But analysts point out that many of these stocks have outperformed the market even during times of weak sentiment. "It's not extremely volatile," said Wallace Chu, an analyst with DBS Vickers Securities. "There's always a stream of patients coming in, which would guarantee you steady growth."  Expect more action tomorrow.
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andytanks Veteran	20-Jun-2007 19:16        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Grow slightly... Should maintain throughout the week...
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andytanks Veteran	20-Jun-2007 13:44        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Maintain at the healthy position, will need a lot more energy and drive to reach another height....
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andytanks Veteran	19-Jun-2007 23:52        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	RM is in top form... JPM has rated its target price at $2.10... Quite achieveable as these stock has the cream and depth....Lastly, also the potential of the next PW....
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andytanks Veteran	19-Jun-2007 21:41        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	RM make another gain! raging from 1.53 to 1.61... What a day...
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andytanks Veteran	18-Jun-2007 21:30        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	BB in play.... A 21 cents gain that make it a wonderful day... Will be chasing after PW...
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andytanks Veteran	18-Jun-2007 15:34        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	What a good move!!! RM has acquired the land and placement 50,000,000 shares to two remarkable investors... Make a 24 cents increase.... Well done....
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xinreng Member	18-Jun-2007 00:34        xinreng About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Should I buy
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winsontkl Elite	18-Jun-2007 00:25        winsontkl About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	bensonho, understand that RM has request for a halt, is the pending annoucement related to the rumours that you have mentioned.
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bensonho Member	17-Jun-2007 19:20        bensonho About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 1   x 0  Alert Admin	rumours from what i heard is that they buying thomson medical group
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andytanks Veteran	17-Jun-2007 16:55        andytanks About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Fundamental   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	RM still will rise as there are more good news coming.....
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