2010 Budget Highlights

Some of the highlights of the Budget 2010 presented by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak are as follows;

Employees EPF contributions will be raised again to 11 per cent on a voluntary basis with immediate effect. However, from Jan 1, 2011 employees’ EPF contribution will revert to 11 per cent.
The Government proposes existing [...]

Malaysia 66th Globally, 3rd Best In Asean For Most Attractive Country

Malaysia is the third most desirable country to live in the Asean region behind Singapore and Brunei. Overall, it was ranked 66th globally out of 182 countries, according to UN data released this week.
Data collected in 2007 before the global economic crisis ranked Singapore as the 23rd and Brunei the 30th most desirable country to [...]

Malaysia Polygamy Club

When she was practicing law, Kartini Maarof once went beyond the call of duty for her divorce client.
She arranged for Rohaya Mohamad, a mother of seven, to be married again, to Kartini’s own husband.
The spouse they have shared for a decade is 43-year-old Ikramullah Ashaari, who has four wives and 17 children. His 72-year-old father [...]

Yasmin Ahmad Tribute At Australia Malaysia Film Festival

This year’s Australian Malaysian Film Festival (AMFF) from Oct 4 to 7, at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, here, pays tribute to the memory of Malaysian filmmaking legend Yasmin Ahmad.
Yasmin’s work crossed conventional cultural barriers and fittingly, in its third year, the festival offers daytime screenings catering to Australian students studying [...]

How To Protect Against Influenza A H1N1 Infection

The main route of transmission of the new Influenza A (H1N1)) virus seems to be similar to seasonal influenza, via droplets that are expelled by speaking, sneezing or coughing. You can prevent getting infected by avoiding close contact with people who show influenza-like symptoms (trying to maintain a distance of about 1 metre if possible) [...]

Influenza A H1N1 Fatalities Now 26

Eight more deaths relating to Influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed on August 9, bringing the death toll to 26 in the country.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said seven deaths were from the high-risk group and that some were post-reported due to post-mortems to study and confirm the cause of deaths.
He said that a [...]

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