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The Poo Millionaire
2008-04-13 16:28:00 Envy is a light comedy film starred by Ben Stiller and Jack Black, two comedy actors who need little introduction. While you are sure to be entertained by the plots of the story and the funny characters of these two men, the movie itself is full of life lessons. In fact, in many ways, you may ... More About: Millionaire
How to Become a Pilot
2008-04-13 07:55:00 Pilot is a respectable profession, and usually comes with good pay, benefits and perks. There are 3 types of pilot licenses. By obtaining a Private Pilot License (PPL) you can fly planes throughout Malaysia carrying passengers but without charging fees for your services. Here, you become a private pilot. One can work for a commercial airline ... More About: Editor , Pilot
Rotiboy Story: The Rise and Fall
2008-04-12 13:56:00 Rotiboy is famous for its fatal-attraction aroma of coffee-flavored Mexican buns, which smells from distant away, and attracts anyone who passes by the shop. Just go to KLCC Suria on Saturday and see how long the queue down there on the ground floor in front of Rotiboy’s cash counter. In fact, this long queues used ... More About: Story , Rise , Fall , The rise and fall
NST Scholarship Fund 2008
2008-04-12 02:21:00 NST, together with MAPCU (Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities) have teamed up to provide the so-called NST Learning Curve Scholarship Fund 2008 . The scholarship has been provided since the late 90s. While part of the objectives of the scholarship is to award students with merit in academic with financial funding, priority will be given ...
IDR Now Iskandar Malaysia
2008-04-11 15:50:00 Iskandar Development Region, IDR or Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar (WPI) has been renamed as Iskandar Malaysia as part of a rebranding exercise. What is this Iskandar Malaysia or Iskandar Development Region? Officially announced on July 2006, Iskandar Malaysia is the latest mega infrastructure development project in Johor that encompasses an economic corridor as well as housing and accommodation ...
The JobStreet.com Success Secret
2008-04-11 09:35:00 While they have been many people behind the success of JobStreet.com, the one that deserves most credit is perhaps the founder, Mark Chang. People who are in the recruitment industry know all along that Mark is JobStreet.com’s open secret all along. It is even more compelling to know that Mark himself is not an IT graduate, ... More About: Success , Secret
5 Popular Engineering Career and Jobs
2008-04-11 03:21:00 1. Electrical/Electronic Electrical and Electronic are very much alike but also come with some differences. Generally, electrical engineering refers to the macro or large scale of electrical system such as transformers, high and medium voltage distribution, motor controls and so on. Electronic, on the other hand, deals with small scale, solid state components and systems such ... More About: Jobs , Engineering , Popular , Career
Understanding Industrial Relations
2008-04-10 10:55:00 Industrial Relations , which is also commonly referred as Labor Relations, and sometimes Workplace Relations is generally defined as the relationship between an employer and its employees that governs the employment and non-employment elements such as terms of employment, working condition, welfare, rights and obligation to each other, and so on. The purpose of the industrial relation ... More About: Industrial , Industrial relations , Editor , Understanding
IRIS Corp Share Fraud - SC Files Suit
2008-04-10 08:27:00 2 Malaysians and 8 foreign parties are facing a civil suit by the Securities Commission (SC) over a manipulation exercise, market rigging and fraud activities of IRIS Corporation Berhad shares. According to SC statement, their investigation found that the manipulation was carried out through a complex layering of the origination of the orders and transactions via ... More About: Fraud , Iris , Share , Files , Suit
What is ePerolehan?
2008-04-10 04:40:00 What is ePerolehan? ePerolehan is an online procurement system that allows local entrepreneurs to register as suppliers for government offices. It also allows the government offices and agencies to procure products and services through a fast, web-based and electronic application. 4 modes of procurement are available in the system, namely Direct Purchase, Tender, Quotation and Contract Central. ...
Agriculture Issues in Malaysia
2008-04-09 15:57:00 Agriculture can be defined as the science of production of goods through the growing of plants, animals and other life forms. Agriculture is the earliest commercial activity in the history of mankind, and started long before the word ‘job’ was first coined. The word agriculture translates as pertanian in Malay, which is explained by DPB’s Kamus ... More About: Malaysia , Issues , Agriculture
Syariah Judges Now Need Masters
2008-04-09 09:14:00 Syariah judges in Malaysia Syariah courts will need to have at least a Masters degree and undergo special, designated courses in Europe and Egypt, The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told The Star, on Monday. Zahid took the new ministerial role during the recently announced Malaysia cabinet members. Currently, there are ... More About: Judges
Call Center Training Program by Scicom
2008-04-09 07:34:00 Scicom, a call center outsourcing provider, is now providing professional educational and training program especially in the management and operation of call center services. The program will include certificate, and extension to diploma, degree and even masters. The masters courses will be done overseas, either in the US or United Kingdom. Their first batch of 30 students ... More About: Training , Call , Program , Center , Call Center
Airport Jobs: Foreign Workers No More
2008-04-08 17:19:00 Foreign workers assigned in frontline jobs at the airports will be phased out to give way to local workers. The frontline jobs refer to duties where the employees come directly in contact with tourist and passengers. If you visit major airports today, especially KLIA and LCCT Terminal, you will realize that foreigners made up the bulk ... More About: Workers , Jobs , Airport , Foreign
What is the Minimum Wage in Malaysia?
2008-04-08 12:36:00 Question: What is the minimum wage of workers in Malaysia ? Is there such thing here? Answer: No, there is no minimum wage in Malaysia at the moment. What is a minimum wage? It is defined as the lowest salary rate (could be hourly, daily or monthly) that an employer can legally pay to their workers or employees. ... More About: Minimum Wage , Editor , Minimum
Teaching Job: CGPA 2.75 and Above
2008-04-07 15:12:00 The Education Ministry will soon employ graduates with CGPA of 2.75 and above as teachers. Additionally, those who have active involvement in the extra-curricular activities in colleges and universities will be given preference during the selection process for teachers. The measure is taken as an additional effort to produce quality teaching professionals who are competent enough ... More About: Teaching
Malaysia Unemployment Rate May Increase
2008-04-07 11:43:00 The effect of massive job loss in the US may hit Malaysia soon, possibly increasing the national unemployment rate, which sits at 3.5% as of the year 2007. US is rapidly going into the recession mode as the weakening of the US dollars continues. As far as the US economy is concerned, no news is good ... More About: Unemployment , Editor , Rate
Now, It Is Samsung With the Trouble
2008-04-07 09:11:00 Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, is now being engulfed with a corruption scandal involving the No. 1 man of the company, Lee Kun-hee, who is the Chairman of the Group. A former top lawyer for Samsung by the name of Kim Yong-chul, revealed a few months ago that the Chairman, Lee and a number of ... More About: Samsung , Editor
Secretaries Week 2008 Coming Up
2008-04-07 08:18:00 April is the month where the Secretaries Week (now it’s actually Administrative Professional Week) is observed. It is observed for a week beginning on Wednesday of the last full week of April. This means in year 2008 , 23 April will mark the beginning of the national Secretaries Week. The Secretaries Week is a week held to recognize ...
Cadet Pilots Intake for GGIFA Flying School
2008-04-07 04:01:00 GGIFA International College of Aviation is an Approved Flying Training Organization (AFTO) which has a fully equipped campus next to the New Bintulu Airport, having the capability to accommodate more than 150 cadets. The campus commenced its operation in mid 2007 with their first and second batch of cadet pilots currently flying and have completed their ... More About: Pilots , School , Cadet
Petronas Program for Diploma Graduates
2008-04-06 15:37:00 Petronas today opens up its training program for Diploma graduates which will expose them to the oil and gas industry experience, mainly in the engineering and technical area. In the program, successful candidates will undergo a so-called Petroleum Technology Program (PTP) course for a duration of 1 year. Trainees will also receive benefits that include training ... More About: Petronas , Graduates
Bye Bye Motorola Singapore
2008-04-06 13:21:00 Motorola is closing its Singapore operation, barely 3 months after announcing its expansion plan in Penang, Malaysia. The Singapore plant mainly manufacturers the mobile phone devices. Motorola’s plant in Singapore accommodates about 700 workers, and most of them will be laid off before the year ends. A statement by the company said that the company is ... More About: Motorola , Editor
The National Biotechnology Policy
2008-04-05 05:51:00 Malaysia’s National Biotechnology Policy was established in mid 2005 with the objective to provide the right environment for biotechnology to flourish as well as transform, and enhance the value creation for a group of sectors through biotechnology. The policy also aims to make biotechnology one of the economic engines for the country by addressing vital elements ... More About: The National
How to Calculate Overtime Salary
2008-04-04 14:52:00 You are covered under the Malaysia’s Employment Act 1955 if your monthly salary is RM1500 or below. The act governs many provisions of the employment including probationary period, breach of contract, termination, salary or wages, leave, retrenchment and so on. According to the law, employees who work beyond the ‘normal hours of work’ is considered working ... More About: Salary , Editor , Overtime , Calculate
Cuepacs Dissatisfied, Boycotting 1 May
2008-04-04 11:29:00 According to Cuepacs, the government is yet to meet a number of its demand, and is now planning to boycott 2 events which will be held in conjunction with the Labour Day, coming around this 1 May 2008. Cuepacs or Kongres Kesatuan Pekerja Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam is the union body of Malaysia civil servants and is ...
Boer Farming in Malaysia
2008-04-03 11:03:00 Boer Goat, or more popularly termed as Kambing Boer in Malaysia is tipped to become a backbone in the goat farming activity and plays an important role in driving the agriculture sector, which seems to be ailing lately. It is expected to undergo a growth of more than 6% per year between 2006 to 2010 and ... More About: Farming , Boer
Noor Arfa Batik, a Success Story
2008-04-03 06:21:00 Looking at the name Noor Arfa, Malaysia’s largest batik producer, one would think that the founder is a female lady by the name of Noor-something. Close call, but not accurate enough. Noor Arfa is actually a combination name of Noor and Ariffin, a husband-and-wife team by the names of Wan Mohd Ariffin and Noor Hijerah. ... More About: Story , Success , Profile , Success Story
TaxSaya Alternative to Income Tax Payers
2008-04-03 04:23:00 TaxSaya is an application software developed as an alternative for tax payers to fill tax information and calculate their LHDN income tax return. It is downloadable to your local hard drive and runs without the need of internet connection, just like using Excel, Word and so on. TaxSaya is a brainchild of an MSC-status company, EA-Link ... More About: Alternative , Income , Featured Articles , Income Tax
Job Seekers in Johor to Find Jobs Easier
2008-04-02 14:31:00 The Johor state government has vowed to make Johorian job seekers’ lives easier in finding jobs by creating a more efficient job matching system for the state’s Manpower department (Jabatan Sumber Manusia). This was told by M Asojan, the state Executive Councilor for Unity, Human Resource, Science, Technology and Innovation to The Star on Monday. According to ... More About: Jobs , Find
Applying Jobs in TNB
More articles from this author:2008-04-02 09:59:00 Tenaga Nasional Berhad or TNB, as we know it, is the largest electric utility and energy company in Malaysia having an employee size of close to 30,000 people to date. Their flagship service is the generation, transmission and distribution systems which serves a customer base of more than 7 million users. Additionally, the company is also ... More About: Jobs , Featured Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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