Posted in Chess on May 30th, 2008
Winds of change are blowing in the direction of the Malaysian Chess Federation. SOMETHING is brewing this weekend in Kuala Lumpur and it will not only be the national closed championships. The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) has been preparing for its general meeting for weeks. It has been confirmed that the meeting will be held [...]
Posted in Chess on May 23rd, 2008
I DIDN’T mention it last week but women chess players in the country should also get themselves ready to play in the national women’s closed chess championship which starts off at the same time as the national closed itself. Women chess players are actually allowed to take part in the national closed championship, which does [...]
Posted in Penang on May 21st, 2008
Lately, there have a lot of talk again in the newspapers about the proposal to ban heavy commercial vehicles – lorries and trailers – from using the Penang Bridge during peak hours in the morning and afternoon. The reason for the proposed ban is to reduce traffic congestion on the bridge and especially, traffic jams [...]
Posted in Penang on May 17th, 2008
Ever since the General Elections in March and the Penang state government taken over by the Pakatan Rakyat, there have too much being said in public over the Federal Government-Penang Government cooperation. The implementation of the NCER remains a bone of contention as they continue to have differences in opinions on the projects. I suppose [...]
Posted in Chess on May 16th, 2008
I RECEIVED a call from the Malaysian Chess Federation secretary earlier this week. “Seng Sun, great report on the Selangor open tournament,” said Hamid Majid. Before I could begin to feel smug, he continued: “Now, you have to top that by giving equal prominence to the national closed championship.” Last year, Zarul Shazwan Zulkafli and [...]
Posted in Careers on May 15th, 2008
A study conducted by JobStreet.com about a year ago revealed that of their 100,000-plus members in Malaysia who hold a Bachelor degree and are currently working in the country, graduates from overseas universities on average earn about 12 percent more than local graduates. The salary gap is most apparent among those with up to five [...]
Posted in Chess on May 9th, 2008
LAST week, I was looking through the list of chess players at the 35th Royal Selangor open tournament and I thought to myself that this could quite possibly be one of the strongest local events ever organised.Any event that can attract a horde of former national chess champions – Yeoh Chin Seng, Lim Yee Weng, [...]
Posted in General on May 6th, 2008
It’s in today’s mainstream media that the price of crude oil jumped to a record all-time high of US$120 a barrel yesterday due to a weaker US Dollar and supply concerns. Supply concerns are not surprising because I’ve been reading a report by Forbes that global crude production has been struggling since May 2005. Producing [...]
Posted in Investment on May 3rd, 2008
Very good advice from an article that appeared yesterday in Thailand’s The Nation newspaper, written by JiwamolKanoksilp. It is a “must read” for people who are interested in personal financial planning: Wealth managers offer advice on saving for a comfortable retirement A common question asked by salary earners who are unsophisticated about investment is how [...]
Posted in Chess on May 2nd, 2008
I REALLY don’t want to steal any limelight from the on-going 35th Royal Selangor open tournament but I’d like to devote much of this week’s story to an interesting event that’s now being played in Baku: the first leg of the World Chess Federation’s Grand Prix. It’s a very simple yet interesting concept. Gather 21 [...]
