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October 2004 - AVENUE Composite Index Challenge 2004 - Weekly Winner (Week 13).
Qualified for the RM100,000 GRAND FINALS

• 2003-2004 Golden Web Winner -- Professional Member of the International Association of Web Masters & Designers (IAWMD) 
  Second time winner, 2 years running 
  2002-2003 Golden Web Winner -- Professional Member of the International Association of Web Masters & Designers (IAWMD) 
• Honourable 4 Seasons Judge for Malaysia's Best Website (Arts & Entertainment; Personal Website; by Cari.com.my) - since May 1999
• Malaysian Economic Association (MEA) (Member - since 1995)
• Registered Translator with ITNM (Economics/ Stock Market Economics)
  • Translated the NECC’s Document on National Development Policy, DEPAN (for EPU) - Chapters 2 & 3, from Malay to English, Mar 1994 
• Cranfield Management Association (CMA) (Member - BMITA'93), since 1993
• NCDS Alumni (ANU), AUSTRALIA, since 1983/85

• CIRDAP/IADB Collaboration - Japan Programme Expert for Latin American & Caribbean Economies (registered as an expert in Agricultural Development; IT), 2002
• Agro-industrial Expert, with UNIDO Geneva (Strategic Planning/ Agro-industries), Lagos, NIGERIA, Nov 2001
• Project Expert, with IDB/TFEB (Project Financing), TURKMENISTAN, 1998

• Senior Fellow/Economist, AGRICULTURE CANADA, CIDA Project No. 600/ 12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia- Canada (Software Development -- Farm Level Land Evaluation), 1990-91  
• ASEAN Inventory of Experts (registered as an expert in Development Economics; Project Planning; Forecasting; IT).  Listed in the Inventory of ASEAN Experts in Agricultural & Rural Development (ASEAN APDC): 26 Jun 1991

• Jan02 - Jun06 Consulting for Jabatan Kastam DiRaja Malaysia -- capacity building in developing forecasting expertise among JKDM officials - AKMAL Melaka; Guoman Hotel, PD; AKMAL Langkawi; AKMAL Kuching 
• Apr01 - Consulting for ARENA Engineering (Project Financing; Engineering project under deferred payment scheme)
• Jan01 - Consulting for Lembaga Koko Malaysia (SAS/ETS Training)
• Jan99 - Consulting for LKPP Negeri Pahang (Advisor, KLSE Stock Portfolio Investment)

• Guest Speaker, at an International Conference on Strategic Corporate Planning, 29-30 Aug 2006, Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; "Case Study: Considerations for Project Financing in a Transition Economy's Privatisation Project - a Turkmenistan Experience"; organised by Asia Business Forum (ABF)
• INTAN Guest Lecturer -- frequently invited to lecture/conduct training at INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur (in various topics, viz: business forecasting - ARIMA/ econometric modeling, charting, etc.; analysis of capital/stock market trends; strategic management/PEST & SWOT analyses; project management & network analysis/OR)
• Guest Speaker, at an International Conference on Privatisation of Government & State-Owned Enterprises in Malaysia, 30-31 Oct 2002, JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; "Case Study: Considerations for Project Financing in a Transition Economy's Privatisation Project - a Turkmenistan Experience"; organised by Asia Business Forum (ABF)
• Consulting for Malaysian Customs Dept. (Forecasting Techniques), Jan 2002
• Guest Lecturer in K-Economy (Corporate Strategic/ IT Plan; Malaysian Cocoa Board), Apr 2001 
• Guest Lecturer in Project Management/OM (Final Year, Chemical Engineering Course, University of Malaya), Nov 2000-Feb 2001 

Agro-industrial Expert, with UNIDO Geneva (Strategic Planning/ Agro-industries), NIGERIA.  UNIDO Consulting Assignment -- Sustainable Industrial Development, Lagos, Nigeria (UNIDO)

Regional Training Workshop on Appropriate Strategies for Poverty Alleviation & Sustainable Development for the Agricultural & Industrial Sectors for Senior Officials/Govt. consultants from 7 West African nations; UNIDO Project, Lagos, NIGERIA (19 - 30 November 2001)

• Agro-industrial Expert, UNIDO’s Regional Training Workshop for West African Nations (Nov01) – UNIDO Mission in Sustainable Industrial Development for senior staff from Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Guinea & Ghana, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Registered Project Expert, with IDB/TFEB (Project Financing), TURKMENISTAN.  IDB Consulting Assignment -- Project Financing Training & Consulting for Turkmenistan, Ashgabat -- for Turkmenistan's TFEB's Project Financing Dept. officials

Project Financing Training & Consulting for The State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN (16 Mar to 15 Sept 1998)

• Seconded as a Project Expert to IDB Jeddah, for a Tripartite Mission, in Project Financing training & consulting for 1998 for staff of TFEB, Ashgabad. Assisted The Bank in project appraisals and consulting in several Presidential decree and high priority projects for international tenders/ joint ventures. 
• Projects include: Modernization of the Turkmenbashi Refinery (US$1.7 bil.); Ammonia-Urea Fertilizer Plant at Chardzhou-Seidi FEZ (US$250 mil.); Aluminium Plant at Mary-Bairamaly FEZ (US$430 mil.); Paper/Pulp Plant at Buizmen-Annau FEZ; Potassium Sulphate (K2SO4) Plant at Bekdash/Kara Bogaz Gol, Caspian Sea; and Bitumen-based Plastomeric/Elastomeric Waterproofing Membranes Plant at Buizmen-Ashgabat FEZ.

Senior Fellow/Economist, AGRICULTURE CANADA, CIDA Project No. 600/ 12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia- Canada (Software Development -- Farm Level Land Evaluation).  CIDA Project  on Computer software development -- developing a prototype Farm Level Land Evaluation (FLLE) decision making software (LANDS Ver. 1.0)

Expert Counterpart in Computer Model (Software) Development – CIDA Project No. 600/12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia-CANADA (Farm Level Land Evaluation) (Dec 1989 - Feb 1991)

• Malaysian counterpart (Senior Fellow/ Economist) – attached to Agriculture Canada, Vancouver. Assisted in developing a  prototype software for land analysis and decision support (LANDS) System, a PC-based LANDS System (Ver.1) for farm/ regional level applications using proprietary softwares. 

• May 2002 - Malaysian Representative/Forecaster in Intl. Workshop on Asian Climate Training (ACT), Bangkok; ADPC/NOAA
• 2002- CIRDAP/IADB Collaboration - Japan Programme Expert for Latin American & Caribbean Economies (registered as an expert in Agricultural Development; IT)
• 1998- Project Expert, with IDB/TFEB (Project Financing), TURKMENISTAN
• 2001- Agro-industrial Expert, with UNIDO Geneva (Strategic Planning/ Agro-industries), NIGERIA
• 1989-90 - Senior Fellow/Economist, AGRICULTURE CANADA, CIDA Project No. 600/ 12419 Agricultural Information System Malaysia- Canada (Software Development -- Farm Level Land Evaluation)
• 2000 - Project Analyst - with FAO's Technical Assistance developing Malaysian case studies for project planning & evaluation using DASI (FAO's computer program for agricultural project planning & evaluation)
• Aug 1995 - Malaysian Representative in Intl. Workshop on Research & Development (R&D) Management, Seoul; KOICA/KITA 
• 1983-85 - Post-graduate student under ADAB Fellowship, reading for MADE degree in Agricultural Development Economics at ANU, Canberra
• 1978-83 - Project Analyst - in The World Bank/ADB Appraisal Missions -- program/project planning & financing (IBRD/ADB Loans) for integrated agricultural development projects in Malaysia
• 1987- ASEAN Inventory of Experts (registered as an expert in Development Economics; Project Planning; Forecasting; IT) - APDC Bangkok

Nov00-Feb01 - Guest Lecturer in Project Management/OM (Final Year, Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya)

• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2007b. "Mini-superbull run in the offing?", Feb 12, 2007 (Forum)
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2007a. "What lies ahead for KLCI?", Jan 8, 2007 (Forum)
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• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2006c. "How psychological is this 1,000 mark?", Nov 13, 2006 (Forum: My Say)
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2006b. "In search of the Da Vinci Code", May 1, 2006 (Forum: My Say)
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2006a. "An Effective January Effect?", Jan. 31, 2006 (Forum: My Say)
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• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2005c. "My Say: Is US$60 a barrel here to stay?", Forum, The Edge Malaysia, Jul. 5. 
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2005b. "My Bit: AgriBazaar a growing success", NetV@lue2.0, The Edge Malaysia, June 3. 
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2005a. "My Say: Oil for Thought", Forum, The Edge Malaysia, Apr. 11.
   
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2004c. "Flirting with the US$60 barrier?", Special Report: The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Aug. 30. 
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2004b. "What has happened to the post-election rally?", Special Report: The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, May 24.
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2004a. "The Return of the KLCI megatrend", The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Jan. 12. 
   
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2003d. "Emerging from the Bermuda Triangle", The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Oct. 27.
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2003c. "The oil and gas stocks rally: How will it pan out?", The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Oct. 20.
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2003b. "Impact of Iraq war on KLCI", The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Apr. 28. +
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2003a. "What ails the KLCI?", The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Jan. 6. +   
   
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2002."Getting out of the woods", The Right Timing Special, The Edge Malaysia, Aug. 26, 2002. +
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2001b. "Breaking out of the Bermuda Triangle", Right Timing Special, The Edge, Sep. 3. +
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2001a."In and out of the Bermuda Triangle", Capital: Right Timing Special, The Edge, Apr. 30. +
   
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2000b. "In Search of the Three Buddhas", Capital: The Edge, Oct. 2. *
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 2000a. "Spot-on prognosis?", Focus: The Edge Capital, Feb. 14. *
• Arifin Abdul Latif, 1999. "Brighter days ahead?", Focus: The Edge Capital, Feb. 1. **
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• Traded in several oil & gold exploration stocks listed on Toronto/ Vancouver Stock Exchanges -- through L.O.M. Western Securities Ltd., Vancouver, Canada. Stocks:  Pan Pacific Petroleum, Consolidated Goldwest, Solomon Resources, Adrian Resources & Silver Butte.

• Traded in several industrial/property trust/oil & gold exploration stocks listed on Sydney/Melbourne Stock Exchanges -- through Hattersley Maxwell Noall & Co., Canberra, Australia. Stocks: ICI, Offshore Oil, Weeks Australia, S.W.Gold Mines, Whim Creek & IEL Property Trust.

• Jul83- Jun85  Master of Agric. Dev. Economics (MADE) (THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU), Canberra, Australia)
• Dissertation: 'Stock Market Trends of Plantation Securities and its Relationship to the Performance of the Malaysian Economy’

• 26Oct01  Intl. Course on Managing Privatisation for Senior Uzbekistan Officials  USTOZ/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
  Topic lectured:  Analytical Tools for Privatisation: Use of PEST & SWOT Analyses
• 30-31Jan01 Expert Group Workshop on Project Formulation Framework for TFNet  TFNet (FAO)/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• May 00 Public Management & Poverty Reduction in a Market Economy  IDS Sussex/ Univ. of Sussex, UK
• 11Apr00  Intl. Course on Productivity & Quality Management Course IRTI (IDB)/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
  Topic lectured:  Major Trends in the Global Business Environment & its Implications for Management Practices

• 19-30Nov01  Regional Training Workshop on Appropriate Strategies for Poverty Alleviation & Sustainable Development for the Agricultural & Industrial Sectors for West African Nations; UNIDO Project, Lagos, NIGERIA 
• 5-26Apr00  Seminar on Entrepreneur  Development & E-Commerce INTAN/ Fulbright Fellow, Dr Stuart Monroe, University of Denver, USA/ INTAN Kiara, KL, Malaysia
• 20Jun-2Jul94  Management of Small & Medium-scale Enterprises Development  INTAN/ Fulbright Fellow, Dr John Pearce, University of George Mason, USA/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 20Jun-2Jul94  Management of Agro-based SMIs/ Study Tour of Small-scale Agro-Industries in Thailand INTAN/ ADPC Bangkok/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok, Chiengmai & Pattaya regions, THAILAND

• 3-29Jul00 Managing Privatisation Course (MTCP)  EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Since Nov92 (annually) Managing Agriculture Systems Course (MTCP)  EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Jul99 Economic Management & Poverty Eradication Course (MTCP) EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Jul98 Project Management Course (MTCP) EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Apr98 Environmental Management Course (MTCP)  EPU/ INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• 5Aug98 Financial Modeling, Project Appraisal & Viable Project Financing, Seminar on Project Financing: Principles & Methods; TFEB, Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN.
• 4-14Dec96 Intl. Trainers' Workshop on Formulation of Agricultural & Rural Investment Projects FAO/ INTAN, INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 18-29Nov96  Seminar on Rural Development in the Age of Industrialisation ISS, The Hague/ INTAN Kiara, Malaysia
• 11-19Mar96 Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Exploring New Dimensions in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) UNDP/ INTAN, INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 21Nov-3Dec94 Intl. Trainers' Workshop on Project Formulation & Preparation FAO/ INTAN, INTAN Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Economics; Economic Development & Economic History:

• 5-6Jun00 National Seminar on Strengthening the Macroeconomic Fundamentals of the Malaysian Economy School of Economics, UUM & Faculty of Economics, UKM / Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 5-7Mar00 Seminar on Challenges for Sustained Recovery & Growth: The Malaysian Economy in the Dawn of the New Millennium  Faculty of Econ. & Admin., Univ. Malaya/ Shah’s Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
• 8-10Mar99 Conference On The Economic Crisis: Roads to Recovery AIDCOM & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung/ Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 15-17Oct98 Regional/23^rd FAEA Conf. on Financial Markets, Corporate Governance & Future of the Asian Miracle FAEA/ MEA/ EDI, World Bank/ Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 22-26Sep97 Project LINK World Economic Conf. in Malaysia Project LINK (World Bank) & Global Economics/ KL, Malaysia
• 24-25Jan94 Asia in the Twenty-First Century: An Intl. Symposium  Akademi Penulis/ PWTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 8-10Jun85 Colloquium on Malaysian Social & Economic History Malaysian Social & Economic History Society of Australia/ RScPacS, ANU, Canberra, AUSTRALIA.

Business & Finance; Investment & Business Management:

• 15-16Aug00 National Business Leadership Convention 2000 BATC, UTM / Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 19Jan00 Free MyBiz  Seminar  HITECHNIAGA/ Renaissance Melaka Hotel, Malaysia
• 1990/91 Successful Investing & Money Management (by Mail)  Hume Publishing Co., Ontario , CANADA
• 16Aug- 3Sep93  9th BMITA Training Program Mgmt Course for Senior Executives  Cranfield School of Management (UK)/ Fraser’s Pine Resort, Malaysia
• Mar-Apr93  Attachment Program with Capitalcorp Securities  Capitalcorp Securities/ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 28-30Jan90  Farm Business Challenges '90  B.C. Min. of Agric. & Fisheries/ Richmond, British Columbia, CANADA.

• 2-18May00  Public Management & Poverty Reduction in a Market Economy  IDS Sussex, Univ of Sussex, UNITED KINGDOM.
• 6-20Oct95  Intl. Workshop on Research & Development (R&D) Management  KOICA/ KITA, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA.
• 17-28Apr95  Agricultural Policy Analysis, Planning & Forecasting Course  (The MASA Model)  ADB/ EPU/ INTAN, PERMATA, Petronas, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

• 27Jun2-4July01 Regional Workshop on Project Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation for POCs & PCPs  COMSEC/ EPU, Park Plaza International Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
• 11-19Mar96  Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Exploring New Dimensions in Monitoring & Evaluation  UNDP/ INTAN, INTAN Kiara, KL, Malaysia
• 21Nov-3Dec94  Intl. Trainers' Workshop on Project Formulation & Preparation FAO/INTAN,  INTAN KL, Malaysia
• 17-29Feb92  Use of Computer Tools for Project Analysis & Planning  FAO/ MOA/ INTAN, INTAN Kiara, KL, Malaysia

• 17-19Apr96  Seminar on The Use of Case Studies as a Training Tool   INTAN/ Canadian Inst. on Governance, Quebec, CANADA.
• 27Nov-1Dec95  Regional Case Study Training Development Project  INTAN/ CfBT Mgmt/Henley Mgt College, UK/ Penang, Malaysia
• 30-31Mar95  Total Quality Management (TQM) Workshop   INTAN, Gallagher & Associates/ INTAN Kiara, Malaysia

• 11Sep01 Technical Analysis Seminar: DeMark Indicators on Bloomberg (with Lindsay Glass)  Bloomberg, S'pore/ JW Marriott, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 30Jun-2Jul95  Markets East ‘95: The First Annual World Technical Analysis Conference  Futures Intl. Conferences/ 
  PWTC, KL, Malaysia
• 13-14Nov93 Technical Analysis with Advanced Gann & Elliot Waves Seminar (with Andy Bushak) Trading Techniques & TELNET/Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• 26-27Jul04  Persidangan Pegawai Pertanian Jabatan Pertanian 2004 Hotel Eden Garden, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
• 4-7Feb02  Convention for Agricultural Officers of the Department of Agriculture 2002  Hotel Hilton Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
• 27-28Aug01 The National AgriFood Conference  ASLI/ The M.I.N.E.S. Beach Resort City, Sri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 20Jan-4Mar87  2nd Intl. Course for Rural Extension Trainers (ICRET)  IAC, Holland / CEC, UPLB, THE PHILIPPINES.
• 3-7May82  Commonwealth Workshop on Agricultural Extension for Small Farmers in East Asia & West Africa  COMSEC/MOA, KL Merlin, Malaysia

• 29-30/11/04  1st GIS Conference & Exhibition 2004  Pan Pacific Hotel/ MaCGDI & Kem Sumber Asli
• 17Aug04  Program Kesedaran Open Source Software (OSS)  MAMPU/ The Legend Hotel, KL  
• 9-12Aug04  AFITA/WCCA 2004 Conference  AFITA/ The Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok, THAILAND 
• 24Oct02  Public Sector Symposium: Industry Forum  ORACLE/ Palace of the Golden Horses, Sg Besi
• 6-7Jun02  Public Sector's IT Managers Conference 2002  MAMPU/ PWC Consulting, Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor 
• 7-18May02  Asian Climate Training Workshop  NOAA/OGP & ECE, ADPC, Bangkok / Montien Riverside, Bangkok, THAILAND 
• 25-26Mar02  Public Sector's CIO Conference 2002  MAMPU, Prime Minister's Dept/ Hilton Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 
• 19Mar02 Microsoft Technology Seminar: A Glance into Microsoft's Internal IT Group  Microsoft/Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 9Feb02 Seminar on LINUX - What Senior Managers Need to Know INTAN/IBM, Dewan Sri Baiduri, INTAN Kiara, Malaysia
• 1Nov01 National E-Security Seminar 2001 AMB Exhibitions Sdn Bhd/ The M.I.N.E.S. Beach Resort City, Sri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 14-15Sep93 National Conference on Information Technology (NCIT ’93) MNCC/ Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur
• Dec89-Feb91 Farm Level Land Evaluation (FLLE)  CIDA/ Agric Canada & UBC, Vancouver, CANADA.
• 25-26Sep90  Seminar on Advanced ORACLE Systems  ORACLE/ World Trade Centre, Vancouver, CANADA.