Archive for August, 2007

New rules to work in Great Britain

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

According to The Star on 26.11.06:

Malaysian professionals must possess a British degree and speak good English under new rules to work in Britain, effective Dec 5. [Need to have IELTS cert] (more…)

Nor Akmar and Aida Nurlin Hanif: twenty something millionaire sisters from Perak make their fortune from selling CIMB unit trusts

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

As reported by The Star 26th Nov 2006:

Their winning formula: work smart and pray hard.

Nor Akmar is 29 and Aida Nurlin is 25.

“The money is out there. We just need to find the correct way to reach it.”

Quotable quotes indeed. And they found it in the unit trust business. (more…)

Average monthly income according to race in Singapore

Monday, August 6th, 2007

As reported by The Star on 26th Nov 2006:

Malays make up 14% of Singapore’s population (4.2 million)

8.6% of them have poly/university education, compared to 27% for Chinese and 31% for Indians.

Average income for Malays is S$3,400 (RM8,000), compared to the Chinese at S$5,600 (RM13,000) and the Indians at S$5,200 (RM11,000). (more…)

27-year old self-made Malaysian millionaire

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

As reported in The Star, 15th November

Malaysian Jack Tang, 27 (above, right) became a millionaire at 23. Started in business at age 18. 9 years later his IT business has clients from 137 countries. (more…)

A postdoctoral fellow in Singapore earns up to RM12,000 compared to RM2,500 in Malaysia

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Excerpts of Reuters report, 13th Nov:

Malaysia is counting on bright, ambitious people like Tan Chye Ling for its future, to lead it away from manufacturing and into the knowledge age. But the 32-year-old scientist, a post-graduate in molecular biology, is not counting on Malaysia to look after her future.

“I felt very suppressed in Malaysia,” said Tan, who moved to neighbouring Singapore, the region’s pace-setter for biotech investment, after a decade of study and research in Malaysia. (more…)

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