PETALING JAYA: Elected Members of Parliament can earn up to RM10,000 in monthly perks and allowances. According to Statute Paper No. 235 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 1980, MPs are afforded monthly allowances such as for entertainment (RM1,500), personal driver (RM1,200), travel (RM1,500) and telephone (RM900). It said MPs are also paid an […]
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Now that the PM has announced his cabinet, what do the people think of his choice of ministers and deputy ministers? Perhaps before we answer the question, we should look at the criteria for evaluating a candidate running for political office. To help us out, let’s look at Brett and Kate McKay’s article “The Four
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Stuck in an ocean of trash Anyone who views this video below and remains unaffected by it must have a heart of stone. I think we are all guilty in one way or another of contributing to the unrelenting, merciless pollution and destruction of this beloved home planet of ours. One-third of the young birds
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My two gorgeous daughters – so proud of how they have turned out. To my four grandchildren, may you grow up with all the right values your mother has instilled in you. This video below is specially for my two daughters who are remarkable mothers in their own right. Two different and opposing ways of
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The Straits Times (ST) is a Singapore English daily, the New Straits Times (NST) is a Malaysian English daily It is easy to confuse the two.. This morning I had an interesting chat with a group of Singapore friends. They had many questions to ask about the results of Malaysia’s 13th General Elections held last
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Husband See Fong Mun vs wife Chan Yuen Lan over what the judge wryly referred to as ‘an old folks’ home. (This news article from The Straits Times dated 8 May is posted here in full as it is of interest to senior couples. It concerns a court case of husband vs wife over claims
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The new ‘old’ do not fit the negative stereotype image of seniors who are frail, senile and decrepit. Definitely time for new labels for the new ‘old’. (Thanks, Missy Joe, for pointing Seniorsaloud to this article from canada.com in response to our earlier blog post “Time for New Labels for the ‘New’ Old” of 23 March)
ARE SENIORS TRULY THE HAPPIEST DEMOGRAPHIC AS SURVEYS SEEM TO SHOW? Read More »
(With the 13th Elections just two days away, this letter below is a timely read. Please share with your friends if the sentiments expressed below resonate with you. Rafizi Ramli belongs to a new breed of young Malaysians that we want in our next government.) My fellow Malaysians I was born in a small wooden
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There was a time not too long ago when workers looked forward to their retirement at the age of 55, before the official retirement age in Malaysia was raised to 58, and then to the current 60. I recall many of my former colleagues in the teaching profession opting for early retirement at 40! For
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In conjunction with Labour Day today, I would like to single out for special mention two companies, one in Singapore, the other in Malaysia. Both have a soft spot for older workers when it comes to hiring staff. Unlike many companies that pay lip service to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices, Singapore’s FairPrice supermarket
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