Archive for August 2008

Low Confidence In US Job Market

Zul • August 31st, 2008 • All Around The World

A recent workforce development survey by Rutgers University found out that the American’s confidence in the US job market is at an alarming low rate.
More than half thinks that the current period is a bad time to find job, and even there are job vacancies around, many of them are low quality jobs. Many are [...]



9 Universities Battling For APEX Status

Zul • August 30th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

9 local universities in the country are now battling to claim the APEX (Accelerated Program for Excellence) status. 7 of them are public universities, and the remaining 2 are private.
Only one will be granted the APEX status.
The nine are Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), International Islamic Universiti (UIAM), Universiti [...]



1 Month Bonus For Civil Servants

Zul • August 30th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

The civil servants will be getting a one month bonus, or a minimum of RM1,000 this year.
The Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, told the news while presenting the Budget 2009 last night.
The bonus will be credited into the payroll twice towards ending of the year. The first payment is to be made on [...]



Ramadan Timetable 2008 - FT

Zul • August 29th, 2008 • All Around The World

Below is the Ramadan timetable 2008 (fasting month) for the Federal Territory of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and those neighboring areas sharing the same time zone.
For those who are in other states and areas, feel free to use the e-solat.gov.my website to find the times according to your states and zones.
Most of the Muslim staff working [...]