Dear All,   More migrant workers will be coming. Should we welcome them with an open arm? They are our saviours, so to speak, some said. To ease of our daily chores of taking care of our family, our kids, our aging parents etc. etc. Yes, to allow us to make more money to pay them more. Now that we got minimum wage law in force, we may need to pay them minimum wage. Or else, someone...
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  The figure below shows the Key Price Indicators dated 14/5/12.   OIL PRICE   Oil prices fell amid concern global crude demand will grow less than previously expected this year and crude has slumped about 10% as traders mull signs the economies of the U.S., Europe and China are slowing.   FBMKLCI   Bursa Malaysia traded lower...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan,   Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 30/4/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   Oil prices (WTI) rose to near $104 a barrel after a report showed U.S. crude supplies unexpectedly fell, suggesting demand may be improving. TAPIS crude oil price increase as Japan is reducing...
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  Dear All,   In the STAR today, again worrying news about African foreigeners:   "Chong alarmed over crimes involving Africans   By MAY SALITA newsdesk@thestar.com.my   KUALA LUMPUR: The increasing number of criminal cases involving Africans has reached a worrying state, said MCA public services and complaints department head Datuk Seri Michael...
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  Dear All,   Today, I would like to share with you, readers, on a Forum I've attended yesterday.   Well readers, ISIS now seems to be one of my regular places for me to acquire knowledge and doing my networking. Its an intellectual melting pot, so to speak and of course you will meet the regulars like Dato' Supramaniam, Datuk Nicholas Zeffreys, other industry captains,...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan,   Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 2/4/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   Oil prices (WTI) fell following US and European indications of support for releasing strategic oil reserves. The US and several European countries would support a release of oil from strategic stocks....
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  Dear All,   My “coleteh” this week is based on a seminar that I attended yesterday at ISIS. Again for the second consecutive week I was there. This Thursday, insyaallah I will be there too to hear a different perspective on TPP from the other side of the world. Yesterday was an Asian perspective and this coming Thursday will be from the US. Will forsee...
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Dear All,   Again in the news. Malaysians to hire Indonesian maids for a household chore and NOT all chores as in the past. Yet Malaysians are addicted to maids. Yes, real crazy about them. Some of them cannot even live without them. So what’s wrong with us Malaysians? We failed to get rid of ourselves out of this “maid-trap” mentality. We have not only outsourced our...
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Dear All,   This my "coleteh" for this month though frankly it’s been quite a while I have done so. I love attending seminars, talks and conferences. Yesterday I was in ISIS hearing from a prominent speaker from India on ASEAN-India FTA. Well, honestly, the lecture was not that great. He merely read from his text. But the Q&A was something different. Suddenly the room...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan,   Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 12/3/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   Crude oil dropped to under $105 per barrel on Tuesday March 6, as markets adjusted to news that China expected slower economic growth in 2012 from 8 percent to 7.5 percent which would be the lowest...
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  Today is International Women’s Day. Seksyen Perkhidmatan Sosial mengucapkan Selamat Hari Wanita Antarabangsa to all…   Sedikit info mengenai dasar pembangunan wanita yang termaktub dalam Bab 4 RMK-10: Pembangunan wanita adalah terletak di bawah strategi ke-4 pembangunan sosioekonomi secara inklusif iaitu ‘Melahirkan masyarakat yang lebih progresif dan...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 27/2/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   Crude oil price rose as concerns about Iran's nuclear program, Saudi Arabia has increased its crude exports, and the U.S. is pondering releasing oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Saudi Arabia would...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 20/2/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   Crude oil continued to rise during last week due to the high demand for heating oil in Europe because of the cold weather and the tensions between Iran and Europe.   BURSA MALAYSIA   KLCI...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 13/2/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   TAPIS increased in line with concerns amongst traders about the United States crude supplies that they will continue to increase due to lack of solid demand while WTI dropped as euro-area finance ministers...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 9/2/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE     BURSA MALAYSIA     COMMODITY PRICES     EXCHANGE RATE     Thanks and regard, Syazwani Nazlia Azmi Macroeconomics Section, Economic Planning...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 8/2/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE     BURSA MALAYSIA     COMMODITY PRICES     EXCHANGE RATE     Thanks and regard, Syazwani Nazlia Azmi Macroeconomics Section, Economic Planning...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 31/01/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE   Crude oil price of WTI and Tapis remained stable last week and closed on Friday to $99.56 and $119.51, respectively.   BURSA MALAYSIA   Trading in KLCI was ranging between 1,524 and 1,519...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 25/01/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE     BURSA MALAYSIA     COMMODITY PRICES     EXCHANGE RATE     INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX IPI (%) NOVEMBER'11     Thanks and...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 16/01/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE     BURSA MALAYSIA     COMMODITY PRICES     EXCHANGE RATE     INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX IPI (%) NOVEMBER'11     Thanks and...
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Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan, Disertakan maklumat terkini Key Price Indicators pada 08/01/12 untuk makluman Y. Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Tuan/Puan   OIL PRICE     BURSA MALAYSIA     COMMODITY PRICES     EXCHANGE RATE     INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX IPI (%) OCTOBER'11     Thanks and...
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