Posted in Careers on Jan 31st, 2009
You don’t have to be a signed-up member with JobStreet.com in order to browse through the thousands of jobs that are posted daily on the website. For example, when you visit the JobStreet.com country sites in Malaysia, Singapore or the Philippines, immediately you have options to look at these jobs in various ways. Foremost, you [...]
Posted in Chess on Jan 30th, 2009
I WAS doing some reflection this Chinese New Year: making a personal reflection and also reflecting on the world at large in general. Not least, I was also reflecting on the state of chess and the direction it is likely to take. In this country, I see chess continuing to attract its fair share of [...]
Posted in General on Jan 30th, 2009
Good advice in the newspapers. Reading the fine print can save you a lot of heartache and problems especially if you are planning to go on a holiday. It pays to read the fine print because if you don’t, be prepared for a few nasty surprises, whether it’s air tickets, cruise contracts, or even renting [...]
Posted in Rockwills & Inheritance on Jan 28th, 2009
SHAH ALAM, 28 Jan 2009: A former Petronas Carigali geologist who killed his wife is challenging a Syariah High Court decision allowing Amanah Raya Berhad’s application to drop him from the list of beneficiaries of her estate. Muhamad Suhaimi Abdul Aziz filed the notice of appeal at the Selangor Syariah Court of Appeal Registry here [...]
Posted in Insurance on Jan 28th, 2009
Compensation and satisfaction You need to protect you and your family in case of unexpected emergencies during your travel. However, you may not be satisfied with the offer made by your insurance company. How do you deal with this? First, you have to submit the claim form with supporting documents such as medical reports and [...]
Losing one’s job can be traumatic enough. Not only will it affect your financially, it’s going to be an emotional strain on you and your family. Here are eight things that you should do if you were to go jobless today: 1. Get support It’s natural to feel sorry for yourself, keep quiet or be [...]
Posted in Chess on Jan 25th, 2009
Most times after a successful job interview, you are hard put to propose a reasonable salary to the employer. If you ask too much, you may be pricing yourself out of the competition while if you ask too low, you may not be doing justice to yourself. What then should you do? What is competitive [...]
Posted in Careers on Jan 25th, 2009
When it comes to hiring new staff, employers have to balance a variety of concerns. Two of these concerns – your skills and experience – are usually answered in your resume which will have told them what they need to know about you in these two areas. However, there are also other concerns as well, [...]
Posted in economy on Jan 25th, 2009
An AFP story from Beijing says that Asia’s major economies reported a slew of gloomy news on Thursday showing the global crisis was hitting harder, as export-dependent nations feel the pinch from the worldwide slowdown: China’s economy slowed sharply in the final quarter of 2008 to 6.8 percent as thousands of factories that sold to [...]
Posted in Chess on Jan 23rd, 2009
The action between two top players at the Penang chess league was fast and furious. THE only hint you’ll get from the picture on the left that this was anything remotely associated with a chess event would be the chess set on the table on the left. What could be holding the people’s attention? Nothing [...]
