All Things Malaysia

Remisiers Turning To Part Time Jobs

Zul • January 5th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

The world economy is going haywire and businesses are slow everywhere.
Everyone is stingy and it is not a particularly good time to sell anything, really. And stock or share trading is not spared.
The Star reported a growing number of local remisiers who had to look for part time jobs as alternative to their current role [...]



Penang Gets New Factory in Gloomy Economy

Zul • January 4th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

The economy looks and feels so bad that more and more companies are winding up and laying off workers.
But still, Penang, a state largely hit by the imminent recession, delivers a surprise when announcing a set up of a new factory, coming all the way from the United States.
The company, St Jude Medical Inc, have [...]



2,000 Foreign Workers To Be Retrenched

Zul • January 4th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia, Going entrepreneur

2,000 foreign workers employed by various companies operating in Malaysia are expected to be retrenched in the next few months as companies began to offload their workforce.
The manufacturing and electronic will be the two sectors mostly hit with retrenchment as the world is facing its worst economic turmoil in decades.
With ailing economy, demand for materials [...]



DHL Malaysia To Stay Strong

Zul • January 4th, 2009 • All Things Malaysia

The economy is deteriorating and many companies are restructuring their organization and save expenditures.
As a result, people starting to lose jobs in layoff exercises and retrenchment.
Not for DHL Malaysia though.
While its main group in the US has cut close to 10,000 jobs recently amid the financial hardship, the company vows to maintain its current operation [...]