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9 Ways To Slash Your Family’s Spending
In these days of economic situation not so well, everybody trying to change their lifesyle to spending more smartly. Here I found a nice article from Connie Matthiessen on how to slash your family’s spending. Eventhough this article is written a couple year back, it still can apply now. Have a nice reading & smart [...]
Singapore First Asian Economy In Recession
Singapore has become the first Asian economy to fall into recession, analysts said yesterday, after the government revised downward its full-year growth estimate and eased monetary policy for the first time in years.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry lowered the city-state’s full-year growth forecast to around three per cent, citing a slowdown in the global [...]
Shelves Large Projects, More Food
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia shelved some large building projects on Thursday and pledged to spend $9 billion more to boost rice production and ease poverty, as the government sought to quell growing public anger over rising prices.
High food and fuel prices have rankled Malaysians, threatening to unleash street protests that could break Prime Minister [...]
Not Yet For Bullet Train.
THE cost factor was the main reason Malaysian government decided not to go ahead with the high-speed bullet train link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore proposed by YTL Corp Bhd.
“The letters on the decision were sent to parties such as YTL and the relevant agencies in early April,” said Economic Planning Unit (EPU) director-general, Datuk [...]
Toll Go Up
News from Bernama.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The Cabinet has agreed not to raise the toll charges at four main highways, including the North-South Expressway and the Penang Bridge, next year, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu announced today.
He said the decision was reached at the Cabinet weekly meeting today, which would result in [...]
Invest In Balanced Fuds
In times of volatile market movements, it is a challenge for some investors to keep their emotions in check. When markets are in a strong rally, our herd instinct compels us to join the crowd and ride with the upside. But when markets correct, we are prone to sell out in panic. Yet, the wisest [...]
A Generous Budget For All
Abdullah Unveils A Generous Budget For All
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) — A Budget for all. That sums up the 2008 Budget unveiled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today, which offers goodies to all segments of the Malaysian population, from kindergarten kids, civil servants and businessmen to senior citizens.
Totalling RM176.9 billion, the [...]