haslinda amin: nothing changed for you.say there would be no job waiting for you when you graduated. you did not benefit a single cent. law had histher in own principle. maybe they like their son-in-law to work independently. maybe this is life experience. he wants me to experience the same experience. i think it is good. we take it as positive. haslinda amin: how was that building your business? what was the toughest part? tahir: i think i am born to be independent. what i do is i like to see what people drink and eat. i try to see from the label where it comes from -- japan, taiwan. i went to japan and taiwan, i look for the factory. i start to propose to import. haslinda amin: it is diversified. it is not just retail. there is also health care, insurance, banking. where do you go from here? how do you grow? what is your strategy? tahir: the sky is blue. haslinda amin: limitless. tahir: limitless. today i am 63 years old. , one is called chronological age, i am 63. my parents know, i know. the second one is called a logic

haslinda: you are the big mac.t all started back in school. >> you can go way further back than that. my first real job where i got a paycheck, when i was a 15-year-old. it was the high school summer job. i had to learn how to make french fries, flip burgers, you name it. fan oflways been a mcdonald's. i got a chance to literally see how the burgers are made. it was like being inside willy wonka and the chocolate factory. it was a kid stream come true. even as i got on the school, when i got to business school, one of the most popular classes was in entrepreneurship class. i remember the first a walking in having our professors say why are you guys all here? you want to be on spring doors, right -- you want to be entrepreneurs, right? that -- inigures and debt. he finally asked a question, do you know where i will send you if you want to be an entrepreneur? we were thinking fortune 500 companies. he was like a wrong. you want to know how to be a --at under the north become know how to become a great -- he is a busi

haslinda: what set you apart?t's important that when you have your own factory you have the skills and the facilities to produce his pieces. from the time you designed the pieces and put them into production in two different segments, you can produce and monitor the quality and ensure that quality control is in place. you can deliver the best piece of possible. haslinda: you are responsible for the diamond studded bras worn by victoria's secret models ranging from $2 million to $12 million each. jean: we are trying our best to expand our reputation in the market and trying to come up with things that are unusual, challenging, manufacturing you can maket studded with diamonds and colored stones. it's not as easy as people would think. we wanted to create something in collaboration with victoria's secret that was special. fred: it's about innovation and creativity. my brother nurtured that relationship. we have done the broth for about eight years. we have become adept at understanding the requirements and pulling u

haslinda: your mom was not convinced. when you try to start your own company, you had a full-time job you -- she said, why are leaving a well-paying job to be a tv salesman? ruslan: not only did she say that, she started crying. it was tough because i am trying to explain to a crying mother i am not about to be a tv salesman. i starting an online retailer where we manufacture our own private label products -- haslinda: she went, what? ruslan: she didn't really understand it. now she understands that she no longer cries. but back then it was tough to convince her. i didn't convince her. i had to go out on a limb and and do what i thought was right. haslinda: what is the biggest set back you faced? ruslan: i should've bought the domain name on day one. when the business lunch, i bought the domain name -- didn't buy kogan.com. we expanded and then i had to buy it for a number with a lot of zeros on the end. i have learned how important electoral property is and how important it is to protect all of your intellectual property

i am haslinda amin. rishaad: joining me and angie, we've got patrick.one hand, the chinese authorities have been going on about how debt is something, which is a real issue facing the country, and at the next minute, they are increasing margin lending. atrick: markets are looking for better communication out of china. we thought we were getting some of that through the npc, but now it doesn't look like good policymaking. angie: does it mean that maybe they are more confident about the stability of the equity markets to be able to sustain the margin lending? patrick: i think there could be one thing that comes out of it. i think the market does look more confident in what is happening in china in regards of, yes, we know the economy is slowing, but it's not collapse ing. let's see how it plays out. we see property prices going through the roof. there seems to be this speculative force in play. juliette: what they want to do is get this money back into the equity markets, because we know that tracks so closely how much money is inside a margin trading. is

haslinda amin: hello and welcome to "high flyers." today, we meet someone who is devoting his life to the cuisine of thailand. bangkokin love with than other food. today, he is one of the most prominent and forward thinking shifts in the world in thai cooking. let's make david thompson. the first thai restaurant to receive a michelin star. his quest did not stop there. he brought fusion to bangkok, winning the title of asia's best restaurant. he says there is more to come. he would tell us about his culinary journey. and david thompson, welcome to highfliers. you have said that your mom was the worst cook. the skills did not come from her. >> it jumped a generation or two. cliques which at this passion come from? >> i am puzzled. it started when i was 22. i describe it like a genetic timebomb. food or awareness before then. all of a sudden, i became obsessed with food. bang i don't know what caused it. i became ravenous. i started to learn. i used all the tools that i had. to try and understand as much as i could. at that stage, it wa

haslinda: we have to be realistic.is not large enough to be isolated and insulated from what is at inc. in the rest of the region -- happening for the rest of the region. regionuntries in the continue to face their own color abilities like badlands, leveraged households. when you take a look at valuations, they are red-hot. tradingook at the jci, at 26 times reported earnings. more than twice the limit -- levels of the asia index. that is the biggest premium since 2002. thai stocks, the most expensive in eight months. when you speak to investors like mark mobius, they have a note of caution. he says invest in bullishness may be overdone. while there is no route in the markets, they are still risks. rishaad: thank you. let's look at the embattled malaysian prime minister. he is trending on social media. he continues to fight a campaign for him to quit. let's look at what's going on. probably the biggest campaign since he came to power, about seven years ago. the question still lingering million, in his personal account.

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haslinda: you are right about that.n the hacking was first discovered, the focus was on the philippine banking sector. casinoifted to the junket providers because that is where the money drill -- trail ended. it is also raising questions about what the president has done to crack down on money laundering. casinos there, they are exempted from all rules prevented at money laundering. it makes the philippines a perfect black hole for a heist. ♪ >> these are the stories making headlines across the world. engulfed the towers in dubai. hundreds of people managed to escape, but it is not known if anyone is endangered or trapped inside. the city is home to many commuters who work in dubai. the tower has seen three high-rise fires. little castro has criticized president obama's sort to cuba, rejecting what he calls the " empoerors presents." he warned obama about theorizing about cuban politics. thecuban did not meet leader during his visit, although he held several meetings with his brother, current leader raul castro. the for

that's good to haslinda amin. why thailand?l, maybe some credit has to go to the comedy movie, "lost in thailand." it has become the highest grossing chinese film ever, over one billion you want at the office, and that is according to the association of type travel artist -- travel agents. they say that the number of tourists rose because of the movie. not surprising thailand remains popular. according to a report, chinese travelers what history, culture, and of course, shopping. thailand offers all of that, and at affordable prices. i want to show you this chart. you will see there was a 70% surge in chinese travelers to thailand last year, followed by south korea and japan. what is worth noting is that the profile change of travelers, are very younger, millennials. independent, less price sensitive, and willing to splurge on themselves when on holiday. we have seen a trend continuing through this year. plenty of reason for the land of smiles to celebrate. rishaad: what about singapore? different story. for singapore, it has s