Posted by pinolobu on November 16, 2007 at 8:55 am
Malaysia has been upstaged yet again. We missed being the first Asian, and now the first South East Asian country to have one of our players in the English Premier League.
Or perhaps we don’t have any soccer-mad Malaysian billionaires, unlike Thaksin Shinawatra who paid more than half a billion ringgit for Manchester City?
Suree Sukha, 25, an attacking fullback might not be the only one. Sven-Goran Eriksson is said to be interested in 2 other Thai players, Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda.
Suree currently earns about USD300 a week (that’s less than RM5,000 per month) in the Thai league.
Once the signing is done, he would immediately be sent out on loan.
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Posted by pinolobu on August 26, 2007 at 6:33 am
[pic courtesy of kennysia.com]
John Lee (left) started Epsilon Translation in 2003 during his university days in Johor. According to his website, he started off from his rented room using flyers and notices as the only means for marketing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on August 25, 2007 at 6:05 am
…well, that’s my estimate.
She charges 30 sen per word if translating English to Malay, for non-technical stuff. If it’s the other way round, it’s 5 sen more expensive. And if it’s technical and legal stuff, 10 sen more expensive. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on August 10, 2007 at 6:03 am
As mentioned by Westminster City Council Chinese Liaison Officer David Tan. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on August 9, 2007 at 5:58 am
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] Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on August 7, 2007 at 6:21 am
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on August 6, 2007 at 12:20 am
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). Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on August 3, 2007 at 6:07 am
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on February 8, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Top Malaysian professional sportspeople are earning a decent living, perhaps not as much as those in the US and Europe, but nationally still in the very top earning bracket. Of course, you have to be good AND successful.
On 7th February 2007, the National Sports Council (NSC) gave almost RM7 million in incentives to successful athletes who competed at the Asian and Fespic Games held last year. Yes, the NSC gives incentives even to special athletes.
In addition, more sports are introducing prize money on their international circuits. Worthy mentions: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by pinolobu on February 2, 2007 at 5:40 am
….is not Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Jet Li, or any of the Japanese, and of course definitely not Mawi.
It is the Koreans. According to the Washington Post in August 2006: Read the rest of this entry »
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