21/11/2011 (Bernama) - Politics in Malaysia may see a tough year ahead in 2012, with political parties embroiled in jostling for more support from the people, says Prof Master David Koh, founder of the Malaysian Institute of Geomancy Sciences (MINGS).

"That is to be expected because talk is that the general election is likely to be called next year," he said at MINGS 2012 Outlook Talk here based on hexagrams in the ancient I-Ching or 'Book of Changes'.

Elections aside, Koh, who was recently appointed environology or 'feng shui' lecturer at Tsinghua University in Beijing, said Malaysians ought to brace for bad weather like heavy floods, as well as airborne diseases like flu.

As for the Malaysian economy, MINGS vice-president Stephen Chin said it should do better than 2011 as it would be sheltered from the relatively poor economic performance of Europe and the United States.

He said agriculture-based industries should do well and hence, crude palm oil and rubber prices could be strong.

Other Malaysian commodities like crude oil and tin were expected to do well, he said.

As for the property sector, MINGS president Prof Joe Choo believed that there would not be a bursting of the property market next year in Malaysia.

Upper end properties could see some stagnation in prices but mid-range properties could remain strong, she said.

Properties in the eastern and south eastern directions should do well, said Choo.

This should translate into better prospects for properties in Sabah and Sarawak, which had seen improvement in prices of late, she said.

As for the Klang Valley, Choo said properties in the south easterly direction of Kajang and Semenyih should see better growth.

According to analyses by MINGS, the sectors or professions that will experience relatively better prospects in 2012 are media, education, accounting, advertising, child care, fashion, music, acting, handicraft, antiques, health food, interior design, beauty salons, photography, plant nurseries, pottery, and animal husbandry.