Much has been written in the media about General Motors filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 1 June. Among the causes that helped topple the once-invincible GM were the pension bond and the retirement-trust obligation. As early as 2002, GM’s pension fund was already US$20m under-funded. GM is not the only one. Across the […]
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Having gone through a couple of failed relationships, I am certainly in no position to counsel the soon-to-be-(re)married or the soon-to-be-divorced. For those among us seeking to revitalize their marriage or contemplating a second marriage, here is some advice from marriage and family therapist, Dov Heller. Here are five questions you must ask yourself if
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Some people just don’t seem to learn. Despite repeated media reports about Malaysians falling prey to all manner of scams and frauds, there are people who find the lure of easy money too tempting to resist. Some of these scams are so obvious, yet there seems to be no lack of victims. According to statistics
A report in The Star yesterday probably had many mothers-in-law either squirming with guilt or fuming with anger. It published the results of a study undertaken in 2004 by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) that listed “meddlesome in-laws” as the number one cause of marital breakups in Malaysia. Mothers-in-law (MIL) have long
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(The following speech is from Pulitzer Prize winning ex-journalist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen’s commencement address at Villanova University, 23 June 2000. Do share this with your adult children before they get sucked any deeper into the rat race.) I’m a novelist. My work is human nature. Real life is all I know. Don’t ever
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(This article is posted here with permission from the writer, Tan Sri Ani Arope.) I have been asked many times why I took up flying at this stage of my life. Wasn’t there a more sedate way to spend one’s retirement than to go in for something that demanded one’s full attention to master a
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MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat recently announced that the government would review the selection criteria for Public Services Department (PSD) scholarships. He revealed in The Star news report that PSD scholarship recipients were selected based on four criteria: merit (20%), race (60%), Sabah and Sarawak citizens (10%), and students from underprivileged groups (10%).
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Remember this song by Russ Hamilton? What a lovely lullaby to sing to our little ones to get them to sleep! If you enjoy evergreens (think Russ Hamilton, Cliff Richard, Frankie Avalon, Johnny Tillotson, Ricky Nelson, etc) as well as inspirational and educational video clips, do check out fellow Malaysian Oh Teik Bin’s video-sharing website
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“Older adults are the fastest growing demographic on the Internet,” said Prof Vicki Hanson at a global World Wide Web conference held in Madrid recently. I’m not too sure if this is the case in Malaysia as reliable statistics are not available. What I do know is that there are still many seniors aged 60+
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The Small Stones, with Johnny’s elder brother Lawrence (far left). 12 hours of great non-stop music, from 2.00pm to 2.00am. That was what the organisers promised, and that was exactly what they delivered. (Click on the banner for a close-up view of the line-up.) I am talking about “A Tribute to Johnny” held yesterday at
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