That is a lot of Money for defamation

Based on the local saga Ong sues Tiong for RM500 million.
No matter how one look at it, that seems like a ridiculous amount to ask for.

Paradox talk

Starting from next month onwards bus and taxi fare are up in Malaysia. Depending on destination prices are up from 25-50%. In a torrent of price hikes from electricity to tolls it can be easily forgotten just 10 years ago some of these standard service used to cost half of the present rate -- not counting the impending price hike.

In other words, in a decade the price of a bus ticket went up almost 300% while the standard salary baseline stay almost stagnant with like 10-20% increment. In the meantime though, the public can be assured by the government officials "the new increment will not burden them" again and again.

Work Faster - There's More Work!

Based on a real story.

Now how are you supposed to motivate any worker with more work, when the job in question is almost a dead-end. This is something beyond us.

Maybe that's why some of us might never make it to become a boss in the future.

You Own the Car, or the Car Owns You?

There was this chart which was published in a local paper portraying the causes of Malaysian bankruptcies. A staggering more then 50% was attributed to failure to pay car loan installments - that says something about the local situation.

Inadequate public transport systems coupled with very expensive cars forced a lot people to purchase cars which were out of their means. Now that the recession has hit, all hell broke loose.