Archive for November 2008

Top Money Tips for Malaysians (Book)

Zul • November 30th, 2008 • Featured Articles

When we were young, the elderly people kept on telling us that the path to freedom is to go to school, get high grades, and land a job as an engineer, accountant, doctor, lawyer, or work with the government.
Then you can buy a car, get married, buy a house and live happily ever after. Sounds [...]



Citigroup In Bailout Deal

Zul • November 26th, 2008 • All Around The World

Citigroup, once the world’s largest bank (through its flagship retail bank Citibank), is now in a bailout deal involving some $20 billion injection by the US Treasury.
It is an agreement struck in a move to prevent the ailing company from continuing its slump into the financial oblivion, and straight into bankruptcy.
Recently, Citigroup has also been [...]



Dell Malaysia “To Stay”

Zul • November 25th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

Despite the recent uncertainty over the future of Dell Malaysia, the company has made a fresh pledge to continue operating in the country, and retain their staff, with perhaps minimal layoffs.
The world’s second biggest computer maker made headlines a few months ago when reports said the company was looking for an exit and was talking [...]



10,000 Jobs For Retrenched Malaysians

Zul • November 22nd, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

The Johor state claims to have 10,000 job vacancies available and is advising Malaysians who have just lost their job in Singapore to find job opportunities in Johor.
Last week, Singapore became the first Asian country to enter recession, after recording two successive contractions in the GDP growth.
The country’s dependency on export market become a major [...]