Archive for September 5th, 2008

Matta Fair, PWTC 5 - 7 September 2008

Zul • September 5th, 2008 • All Around The World

The popular Matta Fair 2008 is back on September, starting today and ends on the weekend on 7 September (Sunday).
The fair takes place in PWCT (Putra World Trade Center).
While many of the citizens are resorting to a more economic approach in spending their budget, Asia destinations such as China, South Korea and Taiwan are expected [...]



How To Negotiate Salary

Zul • September 5th, 2008 • Career

Where salary is concerned, everyone wants and wishes to get the highest pay. But not everyone has the gut to negotiate until they got the salary they want.
Following are some of the tips you can use while (or before) negotiating your salary with prospective employers. They don’t guarantee you anything, but the least they do [...]



Malaysia Employment Laws To Be Amended

Zul • September 5th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

2 of Malaysia’s current employment laws, the Employment Act 1955 and the Worker’s Compensation Act are to be amended as a step to reduce the country’s dependency to foreign workers.
The plan was announced by the Human Resource Minister, Datuk Dr. S Subramaniam to the press yesterday, who told the amendments will be tabled in Parliament [...]



Lehman Brothers Slashing 1,200 Jobs

Zul • September 5th, 2008 • All Around The World

Lehman Brothers, a well-known brokerage services firm, is poised to cut 1,200 jobs in the United States in the wake of the weakening US and global economy.
Most redundancies will be felt by employees in the mortgage business, investment banking and trading division.
The move is part of the cost cutting measures by the company, which also [...]