AS 1MALAYSIA

Last Wednesday i just manage to pass up the form of Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad in Pusanika around 10 am, the form is regarding to the news that been announced at 31 July 2009 which is about 100 units of the Amanah Saham 1Malaysia shares will be given for free to 50,000 first year degree students from the Public Institution of Higher learning(IPTA) who had signed up during the mid-year registration session this year, year 2009.

I feel surprise when i heard about this news. It is the first time the government agree to given out shares for free to the first year undergraduate in IPTA. Anyway, since the government given out the shares for free, then we just need to take it with full appreciation as a way to support their policy :) Please never and ever think that we are greedy because we just take whatever is free for us. Actually we are not!!! Maybe just a little bit only. Er... ok...Whatever!!

However, our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that this honor contribution was made by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB) agents namely Malayan Banking Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad and Pos Malaysia Berhad.

He also held that,
"We are not forgetting the importance of the young generation in the development of the nation in future. As the country's heir, we want to see the youth group getting at least their degree so that they would be progressive citizens with vision.

"They must be smart in making decisions especially in the investment and financial planning field," he said when launching the AS 1Malaysia share scheme here today which is an extension of the 1Malaysia vision which has become the strength of Najib's administration.

From what had been told by our Prime Minister, this contribution will become a great help for all the first year undergraduate students in IPTA who registered during mid year of 2009. AS 1Malaysia is a fixed price equity at RM 1 per unit with a size of 10 billion units. Further information you may refer to http://www.asnb.com.my/as1msia.htm.