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 in Malaysia, either in the public or private sector will get at least 1 hour of benefit so that they can go back early from the office.

Click here to download the timetable (in PDF format).

50 undergraduate students have been offered the Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) Foundation scholarship this year. They are currently pursuing degrees in various tertiary institutions across the country.

The scholarship will cover the tuition fees, living allowance amounting to RM1,000 per month and book allowance of RM500 for every academic semester.

Those studying in Peninsular Malaysia who come from Sabah and Sarawak will also be entitled to airfare tickets on yearly basis.

The Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation was first conceived in 1966 with the appointment of Tan Sri Khir Johari as its first chairman. The foundation changes ownership a few times before landed under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education, which remains until today.

Since 2006, the foundation has been giving out scholarship, in place of education loans it extended before. The foundation office is now based in the Ministry’s office in Putrajaya.

The Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation scholarship is offered on annual basis to students who are completing their degree in public or private universities within Malaysia.

The 50 recipients were selected from more than 800 applications received. Out of the 800 odd applications, 500 meet the initial criteria, and 100 were shortlisted to attend a camp. The final selection of candidates was done through interview.

Infosys (Infosys Technologies Limited), one of India’s most successful IT companies, marks its presence in the European market after acquiring Axon, a UK-based IT consultancy firm.

Infosys pays £407 million (US$745 million) for the company, with Axon’s founder and chairman, Mark Hunter goes home £44 million (US$80 million) richer.

Both Infosys and Axon are major players in the implementation of SAP systems, and with the acquisition, the company sets to take its expertise into another level. Axon currently serves major clients including British Petroleum (BP), Kraft Foods, Microsoft and a number of government departments.

This is Infosys’ first takeover exercise in Europe, which seems to be a step in the right direction in expanding its market and influence.

Infosys was established in 1981 by NR Narayana Murthy, a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), together with 6 other partners. Today, the company stands proud with over $30 billion market capitalization, with its revenues exceeding the $4 billion mark annually.

Infosys is the only Indian company to have won the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) award, and more impressively, winning it for 3 years in a row between 2003 and 2005. It was also named as the Best Employer in Indian by Business Today. The founder, Narayana, was accorded with Padma Vibushan, the second highest award for a civilian.

Infosys is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, employing close to 100,000 employees and operating in over 30 countries worldwide.

Forbes has named Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor as the world’s most powerful woman in 2008, topping the table for the third consecutive years.

The annual most powerful women ranking studies and lists down women based on their career achievements, their impact on business and economy, influence in politics and global media coverage.

Every year Forbes makes a list of 100 of them, with this year’s combined list controlling more than a staggering $25 trillion worldwide.

Sheila Bair, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), made an impressive entry into the top 100 list, shooting straight up to second place. Prior to the current appointment, she also held key positions as Dean’s Professor at University of Massachusetts, Vice President of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Secretary to Department of Treasury.

Indian-born Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi (Indra Nooyi), the CEO of PepsiCo, who helped the company doubling its profits only after a year taking over as the head, ranks third. Nooyi was also recently listed as the highest paid female CEOs in America for the year 2008. Another highly paid woman CEO, Angela Braly of Wellpoint, was fifth.

The 6th to 10th positions are occupied by Cynthia Carroll (Chief of Anglo American PLC), Irene Rosenfeld (CEO of Kraft), Condoleezza Rice (US Secretary of State), Ho Ching (CEO of Temasek Holding and wife of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong), Anne Lauvergeon (Head of Areva) and Anne Mulcahy (CEO of Xerox Corporation).