there you go :) speaking of the devil.

Indeed, Vin. Hopefully more strength after the new usd1.5bil bond issuance by gohl. checked the details in HKEX earlier and its not available yet.

RWS license renewal in Feb'27 which means this year performance will determine whether its a 2 years or 3 years renewal - mission critical :). RWNYC live games opening next week heading into summer, RWLV summer deal - https://www.rwlasvegas.com/press/resorts-world-las-vegas-debuts-the-strips-first-luxury-inclusive-experience-exclusively-at-conrad/

Let's see whether the higher customer deposits received last year will buck the usual trend. And coupled with med tech orders that is due to be delivered this year to US customers and China collab projects quoted by the boss/analysts at the back of registered stronger sales last year for its Automated Optical Inspection Systems (AOI) series, Semiconductor Optical Inspection System (OIS) series, Advanced Metrology System (AMS) series, and Smart Manufacturing Solutions (SMS) series

new contract incoming?

closer to QES - lets see whether the higher optical and scientific equipment export data will translate to positive results for QES this year :)

leverage / flex muscles first is his style, undertaker. TACO is the next common style. The final outcome is still US China relationship due to changing new world order :) Venezuela and then Iran - pretty obvious and cant rule out the possibility he is trying to gain leverage going into May's meeting in Beijing as China is largest importer of Venezuela and Iran's oil. He failed miserably last year as China retaliated with counter tariffs and rare earth export controls. There is only one outcome in the end - US has to accept China's new world order and both countries have to work out their differences as the top 2 economic powerhouse; in trade and capital flows.

Malaysia's export data looks good - The expansion in manufactured goods shipments was led by strong demand for electrical and electronics products, petroleum products, as well as optical and scientific equipment, the ministry said. Exports of electrical and electronic products, which make up about 48.2% of total exports, increased 15.0% on the year.

So, it will be interesting to know the status of RWNYC's request to NY Gaming Commission to lower the tax rate to match the other two license holders or increase their tax rate to match RWNYC's original bid.

It is usd100mil cost saving if what is stated in the annual report is accurate, Philip. Here's the exact statement from the report - In January 2026, GENNY utilised this facility for payment of commercial casino licence fee amounting to USD500.0 million.