Archive for November 11th, 2008

SPM Exam 2008 Kicks Off

Zul • November 11th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

The SPM exam 2008 kicks off today with a total of 442,936 students sitting down for the key examination in close to 4,000 exam centers nationwide.
The exam will finish with its final paper on 5 December 2008, about 3 weeks from now.
More than 80% of the candidates are under the ministry’s public schools, while the [...]



Singapore Slumps Into Recession

Zul • November 11th, 2008 • Featured Articles

Singapore, the wealthiest country in South East Asia, has officially slumped into a technical recession, making it the first country in Asia to be hit by recession.
The biggest blame was put on the continued falling demand of its export products from the US and the Europe, mainly the consumer electronics and high tech manufacturing products.
Manufacturing [...]



New EPF Rate Drawing Criticism

Zul • November 11th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

The new employee’s EPF contribution rate of 8% in place of the regular 11% has drawn flaks and criticisms from many different quarters.
Cuepacs, FOMCA, Malaysian Employer’s Federation (MEF) and MTUC (Malaysian Trade Union Congress) have all issued strong statements against Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s announcement, indicating their concern on the employees’ [...]