Self Improvement
In college, students struggle with earning money. There are a few options for full-time students: young people work part-time just like many generations did before them. Now, Gen Z comes up with innovative business ideas every minute. If you are creative enough for an unusual venture, then you are creative enough for organizing your business. […]
... written on Feb 22 2019The brutality of a robber who attacked a defenceless woman in a lift at the Taman Mutiara Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Cheras District, Kuala Lumpur, was so savage that Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng offered a RM10,000 (US$2,445; £1,895) bounty. A 57-second closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera recording of the incident has gone […]
... written on Feb 19 2019Amazon.com is worth a staggering US$800 billion. It became the second company to reach a stock market value of US$1 trillion just weeks after Apple hit the same milestone. Its stock price is above US$1,600 a share. The company’s CEO and founder – Jeff Bezos – is not only the world’s richest man with a net worth […]
... written on Feb 15 2019Malaysian drivers are infamous for their reckless driving and more often than not, transform into “speed demons” the moment they are in command of the steering wheel. Cutting queues, beating traffic lights, honking at everybody, switching lanes abruptly, showing middle fingers and refusal to use indicator light are some normal manners on the road. […]
... written on Jan 21 2019Getting jobs is no longer going to any university and graduate with a piece of diploma or degree. The job market has been so competitive that even with a degree in IT (information technology), there is no guarantee you will secure a job, unless 20 years ago. Nowadays, only a combination of specific skills – […]
... written on Jan 08 2019Finally, the much overdue price reduction of fuel is here. While Americans enjoyed gasoline as low as US$1.49 a gallon or RM1.63 a litre, Malaysians had to pay RM2.20 a litre for RON95. Effective 12.01am Saturday (Jan 5), RON95 and RON97 will see a reduction of 27 sen from RM2.20 per litre to RM1.93 per […]
... written on Jan 05 2019It appears that the old guards and the young leaders within Mahathir’s party – PPBM (Bersatu) – are divided over a proposal to grant themselves government contracts or projects, a practice similarly carried out for decades by the UMNO regime to enrich warlords and family members before their collapse in the May general election. […]
... written on Jan 02 2019Twenty years ago, Karpal Singh, the Tiger of Jelutong, said party hopping should be outlawed as it was tantamount to cheating and deception. The former chairman of DAP, who passed away in 2014, argued that the trust of the voters is sacred, therefore, there must be honour among the elected representatives. And he had pushed […]
... written on Dec 21 2018Singapore shot to first place last year (2017) when Paraguay decided to remove visa requirements for those carrying Singapore’s passports. Armed with 159 countries that Singaporeans can visit “visa-free” or visa-on-arrival, the tiny nation located in the Southeast Asia became the first Asian nation to head the rankings as the most powerful passport in the […]
... written on Dec 05 2018Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, pledged to fix some problems which prevent or discourage Malaysians abroad from returning home during his visit to Singapore to attend the 33rd Asean Summit. As a medical doctor himself, the premier specifically mentioned complaints by well-qualified doctors who have faced various difficulties. He reportedly said – […]
... written on Nov 16 2018
