Monthly Archives: March 2008

Penang falls to Opposition in General Elections 2008

Posted on 8 March 2008 by ssquah

A Reuters report filed from Kuala Lumpur by Mark Bendeich: Malaysia govt loses key state of Penang: source Sat Mar 8, 2008 8:56am EST Malaysia’s opposition threatened on Saturday to hand the ruling coalition its biggest upset in 40 years … Continue reading →

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Posted on 7 March 2008 by ssquah

ABOUT a month ago, I received a telephone call from a friend that I’d not heard from for quite a while. “Hey, what’s this you are talking about the late Bobby Fischer?” he asked, referring to my casual mention of … Continue reading →

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Air Asia flying to Jakarta from Penang

Posted on 6 March 2008 by ssquah

A Bernama report today says that starting 30 Mar 2008, Air Asia will fly to Jakarta and Medan from Penang, making these destinations Air Asia’s second and third international flights from the island. The first was Bangkok. In announcing the … Continue reading →

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Unit trust investment: Service charges now capped at 3 percent

Posted on 3 March 2008 by ssquah

Members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will pay 50 per cent less in service charges for investment in unit trusts from January 1, 2008. The EPF announced that the service charges would be capped at three per cent, and … Continue reading →

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