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Labour Day 2008 and It?s History
2008-04-25 15:47:00 Every 1st of May of the year, we observe Labour Day or Hari Buruh. The day is also gazetted as the national or federal Public Holiday, and that includes this year, 2008 . But how many of us here know what exactly is this Labour Day, why we’re observing it, how it first happened, and where it ... More About: History
Starting a Business With RM50
2008-04-25 10:55:00 If we are thrown a challenge to start a business with RM50 today, probably half of us will say that we can do it. But can we grow the business, and sustain it for say, 5 years? Or 10 years? The other half would say that it’s practically impossible to start and grow a successful business ... More About: Business , Editor
Colgate-Palmolive HR Trainee Program
2008-04-24 05:13:00 With more and more companies opening up positions for fresh graduates in the recent run, one might wonder the thing they say about the difficult life of finding the first job is the truth, or merely an urban legend. After Shell, Petronas, Mercedes, ASE and so on, now comes another big name in Colgate-Palmolive, one of ... More About: Career , Program , Trainee
Pharmaceutical Industry Looking Good
2008-04-24 03:18:00 The pharmaceutical industry in the country is looking quite good. At least this is what Frost and Sullivan will have us believe. The prominent market research firm estimates that the Malaysia pharmaceutical industry, which is valued at $1.03 billion (RM3.23 billion) in 2007, will record a compound annual growth rate of 10.5% and reach the $1.8 ... More About: Industry , Pharmaceutical , Good , Editor
Sample of Minutes of Meeting
2008-04-23 10:23:00 As explained before, there is no specific format that you must follow in order for you to write and complete minutes of meeting. However, it is imperative for you to have all the necessary information and details and in order. Always remember the purpose of the meeting, which is to keep an accurate record of a ... More About: Minutes , Meeting , Sample
Mercedes Training Program for SPM Leavers
2008-04-23 02:10:00 Formerly known as Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes -Benz Malaysia has its country head quarter in Menara TM, Kuala Lumpur as well as an assembly plant based in Pekan, Pahang. Apart from the famous Benz models, Mercedes manages the wholesale distribution of a number of other high end vehicle brands throughout the country. Mercedes has this prominent reputation of ... More About: Training , Program
ASE Calling Fresh Graduate Engineers
2008-04-22 09:05:00 ASE Malaysia was established in 1991 and 6 years later was acquired by ASE Group, one of the the world’s largest independent Integrated Circuit testing houses. With the main facilities based in Bayan Lepas, the company provides one stop, turnkey manufacturing services that combine packaging, testing and drop-shipping to the end users and customers. The company is ... More About: Graduate , Calling , Engineers , Fresh
Registering Your Company Online with SSM
2008-04-22 04:03:00 Owning a company or running a business will require you to register with the Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia or SSM, a statutory body that regulates the companies and businesses in Malaysia, in line with the Companies Act 1965 and Registration of Business Act 1956. SSM is a one-stop center for company registration as well as a source ... More About: Company , Online
Biotech Career: Salary Can Be a Problem
2008-04-21 16:39:00 Promising career prospect in biotechnology industry in Malaysia may be hampered by low and uncompetitive salary package. In late 2006, the International Herald Tribune reported some trend of Malaysian researchers migrating to the neighboring country Singapore for better environment and salary package. The report, which also gave indication that as much as 60% of Singapore’s biotechnology researchers ... More About: Career , Problem , Salary , Editor
Boost for Boer Goat Farming
2008-04-21 10:12:00 Good news for Boer goat farming entrepreneurs. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, MARDI, has recently been successful in embarking a high-technology Boer goat breeding project, which will produce high quality breeds of Boer goats. This will in turn enhance the marketability of Boer goat products, as well as increasing the local demand. MARDI is a body that ... More About: Boost , Farming
Cabin Crew Intake for Singapore Airlines
2008-04-21 04:29:00 Singapore Airlines (SIA) is now hiring Cabin Crew / Flight Attendant, with a promise of attractive remuneration packages with include salary of about SGD3,500 (RM8,000++), bonuses and free travel opportunity for any SIA destination. In addition to those, Singapore Airlines also has this special Continuing Education Scheme which allows the employees to pursue their education and ... More About: Singapore
10 Days to LHDN Income Tax Submission
2008-04-20 13:18:00 Only 10 days remain for you to make the LHDN income tax submission. You can either do it manually or through the e-Filing online application before the 30 April 2008 deadline. Last year, tax payers swarmed the LHDN offices to complete their income tax submission in the last minute, and the last LHDN office to close ... More About: Income , Submission , Days , Income Tax
Laloque Winner of Nescafe Kickstart S4
2008-04-20 11:23:00 Laloque is declared the winner of the Nescafe Kickstart Season 4 reality program, defeating 3 other finalists - Mahirah (swimming academy), Shirley (deli shop) and Razaisyam (film producer). With the win, Laloque walks away RM150,000 richer, which he plans to use it to set up and run Malaysia’s first indoor paint ball park. Season 4 is considered ... More About: Winner , Editor
MMU?s Doctor of Engineering Program
2008-04-20 08:58:00 With the increasing demand of skilled workers to carry out industrial Research and Development (R&D) works in microelectronics and telecommunication, Multimedia University (MMU) has taken the initiative to provide an opportunity for engineers to further their studies, expose themselves with an in-depth research work and enhance their value. Called the Doctor of Engineering program, two main ... More About: Program
Shell Job for Diploma Graduates
2008-04-20 08:35:00 Shell Refining Company Berhad, which owns and operates Port Dickson Refinery, the main supplier of oil products to various Shell businesses in Malaysia is currently looking for Process Operations Technicians - in line with the company’s commitment to running an efficient yet safe plant operation. The Technicians are to be based in the refinery plant ... More About: Shell , Diploma , Graduates
Robert Kuok, the Real Sugar Daddy
2008-04-19 04:59:00 If there really is a real sugar daddy, it’s Robert Kuok. Not because he is a Casanova or some sort, but simply because the sugar business made him a celebrity businessman. Apart from being a king of sugar, Kuok also involves in a number of other businesses including freight & transportation, hospitality, manufacturing, distribution, oil and ... More About: Sugar , Daddy , Real
It?s Agrobank and No Longer Bank Pertanian
2008-04-18 08:55:00 Bank Pertanian Malaysia is now re-branded as Agrobank. Agrobank was incorporated on 1 April 2008, with the original Bank Pertanian started way back in 1969. The bank has a strong paid up capital of RM1 billion. The move is taken as an initiative to make the bank more competitive by fostering a fresher outlook, and enable ... More About: Bank
Cuepacs: Gov to Fulfil Most Demands
2008-04-18 05:32:00 Cuepacs (Kesatuan Pekerja Pekerja dalam Perkhidmatan Awam) and the civil servants are set to celebrate another round of morale victory with the government agreeing to fulfil most of Cuepacs latest demands. In the decision, the retirement age for the civil servants will be increased from 55 to 60 years old. The efficiency level assessment (Penilaian Tahap ... More About: Demands
PTD Exam: Answers to Sample Questions
2008-04-18 03:40:00 Answers for the PTD sample questions (Click here for questions). You should at least try to answer all of the questions first, before looking at the given answers below. Question 1. Answer is c, i.e. Abu is guilty for taking the chocolate without paying, i.e. stealing. Regardless of whether he apologized and tried to make amend by ... More About: Questions , Answers , Exam , Sample
5 Reasons Why Graduates are Unemployed
2008-04-17 14:26:00 The increasing unemployment rate among the graduates in Malaysia is a worrying trend. For many years, the issue cropped up again and again, made the news headlines, and even hit the parliament. The days have passed when a degree scroll can become your automatic passport to employment. Higher education is no longer a symbol of career ... More About: Reasons , Graduates
5 Tips to Getting an Industrial Placement
2008-04-17 06:40:00 Many have this impression of industrial training being merely ‘part of the academic syllabus’. This is where you got it all wrong. A good industrial experience will do wonders to you. Not only it equips you with new, hands-on technical knowledge and applications, you are also exposed to the real working environment - the world you ... More About: Tips , Industrial , Editor
Writing Effective Meeting Minutes
2008-04-16 10:00:00 Writing minutes of meeting is not the most glamorous job in this universe, but it doesn’t mean you can just scribble down anything you like. Also, assuming that writing minutes is the job only for Secretary is not entirely correct. A versatile executive would have no qualm in taking the responsibility to write the minutes of ... More About: Writing , Minutes , Effective , Meeting
Sample Questions for PTD Exam
2008-04-16 09:25:00 Following are some examples of the questions asked during an exam interview for the Pegawai Tadbir dan Diplomatik (PTD) post. The exam will be the first round of assessment for the candidates, where short listed candidates are asked to come to a designated location to sit down for the test and assessment. Successful candidates in ... More About: Questions , Exam , Sample
Idiot?s Guide to Constructive Dismissal
2008-04-16 03:01:00 We often associate dismissal as an act of an employer firing or terminating its employee from employment. However, constructive dismissal is somewhat different. Constructive dismissal is not really a ‘dismissal’ per se because the one terminating the contract of service or employment is the employee himself. It is defined as an act of an employee terminating ... More About: Guide , Idiot , Editor
Penang Career Fair Coming Up
2008-04-15 10:58:00 A job fair, entitled MyCareer and Education Fair (MYCEF) 2008 is coming to Penang at the end of this month. PISA (Penang International Sports Arena) will be the venue, and the event is to be held between 25 to 27 April 2008 (Friday to Sunday). With 300 meter-square size and capacity to accommodate 13,000 people at ...
Datuk Maznah Hamid, the Iron Lady
2008-04-15 09:14:00 Dubbed the Iron Lady of Malaysia, Datuk Maznah Hamid is a dynamic entrepreneur and an avid motivational speaker. Her name will come into mind every time Securiforce is mentioned. At a tender age of early 20s, Maznah embarked on an entrepreneurship journey, uncertain over her fate in her risky undertaking. First, she took the plunge without ...
Medical Graduates Prefer Working Overseas
2008-04-14 16:13:00 The issue of fresh medical graduates refusing to come back serving the nation has been a long discussion and debate. Some reasoned that these bunch of doctors and graduates are not patriotic and are ungrateful. Some say this serves the government right for not paying the right salary. Some others say, the gruesome experience by the ... More About: Medical , Working , Overseas , Graduates
5 Financial Loans by SME Bank
2008-04-14 15:44:00 1. SME Start Up This is a financial loan for those starting an SME company in Manufacturing and Manufacturing-Related Services (MRS) in Malaysia. Amount of loan disposal will depend on the size of the SME, either Micro, Small or Medium. The main criteria for the loan is the viability of the business idea and how the ... More About: Loans , Financial , Bank
Former Lawyer Now a Policeman
2008-04-14 10:55:00 Changing career or profession is not an easy thing. It takes courage and determination to do that. The motivation behind the decision also normally takes much more than money or salary. It is even more challenging when the new career needs you to start another educational enrollment when you are already steadily working and enjoying a ... More About: Lawyer
Karnival Pekerjaan 2008 - Kuching Chapter
More articles from this author:2008-04-14 10:38:00 The Manpower Departments (Jabatan Tenaga Rakyat) of Kuching, Serian and Sri Aman, in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia will be organizing the Karnival Pekerjaan 2008 (2008 Job Carnival) in Kuching, Sarawak by the end of this month. It will be held between 26 and 27 April 2008 in Permata Trade Center, Level 5, ... More About: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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