Friday March 5, 2010

KOTA KINABALU: Many Malaysians do not get the most of their fuel because they drive their vehicles with “unnecessary loads”, said Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd managing director Azman Ismail.

He said a research by the petroleum giant showed that Malaysian drivers also tend to “over-rev” their vehicles.

2010/03/05

By Annie Freeda Cruez

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has issued an alert in view of the worsening dengue situation in the country.
The ministry's director-general, Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican, said the decision was made during a closed-door meeting between him and all state and district health directors on Wednesday.

Seven measures are to be carried out immediately. They are:

2010/03/03

SHARALA DEVI THYAKARAN, Consumer Research and Resource Centre, Kuala Lumpur

THE number of supermarkets and hyper-markets in Malaysia has grown tremendously since the 1980s. The big players include Tesco, Giant, Jaya Jusco, Parkson and Carrefour.
The escalating cost of living and the need to stretch the ringgit has increased the demand for lower-priced consumer goods retailed at hypermarkets.

Synovate Malaysia managing director Steve Murphy says it is fairly clear that Malaysians have changed their shopping habits and prefer to shop at supermarkets and hypermarkets.

2010/03/03

YU KIN LEN, Petaling Jaya

THE National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) needs RM3 billion a year to fund its loan facility. It is expected to have a RM48 billion deficit by 2020 if existing borrowers do not repay their loans.
Fifty per cent of Malaysians who have filed for bankruptcy due to credit card charges are below the age of 30.

It seems that young people these days are unable to manage their finances.

25 February 2010

There’s been a choc shock as supermarkets have beaten well-known brands in the Which? blind taste test* of Fairtrade and organic chocolate.