Archive for November 18th, 2008

Up to 75% of Industrial Court Cases Settled

Zul • November 18th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

Up to 75% of industrial court cases have been solved by the Human Resource Ministry this year through the newly implemented arbitration system.
According to the HR Minister, Datuk Dr. S Subramaniam, statistics show that only 512 cases were referred to the Industrial Court this year, compared to last year’s figure which reached 3,200 cases.
The new [...]



Yahoo to Remove Co-founder Jerry Yang

Zul • November 18th, 2008 • All Around The World

The co-founder of Yahoo, Jerry Yang, finds himself at the receiving end of a job firing after being asked by the company shareholders to step down as the CEO.
Yang has reluctantly agreed to step down from his position, but insisted to remain as one of the board members. He will officially be replaced once a [...]



Malaysia Short of Oncologists

Zul • November 18th, 2008 • All Things Malaysia

Malaysia is in a dire need of more oncologists as the number of cancer cases in the country is on the rise.
According to the Health Minister, Datuk Dr. Liow Tiong Lai, there are only 39 oncologists in the country at the moment, a number far cry from an ideal figure of 200.
Ideally, for every 1 [...]



Citigroup Layoff: More Yet To Lose Jobs

Zul • November 18th, 2008 • All Around The World

Barely 3 days after announcing a layoff exercise involving over 9,000 staff, Citigroup employees are now facing a fresh nightmare as the company revealed a plan to make redundant about 52,000 of its workforce worldwide.
The figure represents about one-fifth of the company’s overall employee size.
Through electronic briefings done earlier on Monday, the US’ number two [...]