All Things Malaysia

Merit-Based Scholarship to be Announced

Zul • June 30th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

The government plans to introduced a new category in awarding scholarship which will be purely based on merit.
The aim is to create a level playing field to all candidates regardless of their races, and to increase competitiveness among the students. For long, scholarship awarding system has been touted to treat certain races differently.
If it does [...]



From an Engineer to a Salesman

Zul • June 30th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

THE experience of having been retrenched twice while having to care for his family gave Simon Poi the determination to try a job he had once detested - sales.
Even though it was tough going at first, the Computer Science and Math graduate, eventually achieved success in his venture.
Poi had started working as a programmer in [...]



30,000 Construction Workers Retrenched

Zul • June 29th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

KOTA BARU: Deputy Human Resource Minister Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan said 30,111 construction workers have been retrenched due to the economic downturn.
“Of the number, 75 percent or 22,583 are locals while the rest are foreigners. The ministry and construction companies have since created 36,358 job opportunities in various sectors,” she told reporters after a dialogue [...]



MyGovernment (MyGov) Ranks 11th in the World

Zul • June 25th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

Malaysia government’s website, MyGovernment (formerly MyGov), has been ranked as the 11th best government online service by the Brookings Institution out of 198 countries studied.
Considered one of America’s important think tanks, the Brookings Institution is an independent research and policy institute based in the United States.
MyGovernment was introduced a couple of years ago with its [...]