Toyota is the world’s most reputable company for the year 2008, a study by Reputation Institute, a New York based research firm concluded. The Japanese company is currently the world’s largest auto maker, ahead of General Motors, the company it overtook since the last two years. Apart from the Toyota brand itself, it also owns other best selling vehicle brands such as Lexus, Scion, and Daihatsu in the form of compact cars, sport utility vehicles and trucks. Other than the automotive business... Read Full Story

SMEs or Small and Medium Enterprises has now been slightly redefined and reclassified, the Malaysia Budget 2009 revealed. Effective from 2009 tax assessment year, companies which has a paid-up capital of not more than RM2.5 million but owned or controlled by another company with more than RM2.5 million capital will no longer qualify as an SME. This means the company will no longer be able to enjoy all the benefits and privileges entitled to an SME such as access to financing, tax breaks and... Read Full Story

The popular Matta Fair 2008 is back on September, starting today and ends on the weekend on 7 September (Sunday). The fair takes place in PWCT (Putra World Trade Center). While many of the citizens are resorting to a more economic approach in spending their budget, Asia destinations such as China, South Korea and Taiwan are expected to remain popular among Malaysians. Thailand would be the sole country destined to suffer from tourism this time around, mainly due to the political unrest in the... Read Full Story

Where salary is concerned, everyone wants and wishes to get the highest pay. But not everyone has the gut to negotiate until they got the salary they want. Following are some of the tips you can use while (or before) negotiating your salary with prospective employers. They don’t guarantee you anything, but the least they do is getting yourself prepared. 1. Evaluate how much you are worth Conduct an assessment on yourself - compare your skills, the demand of the skills in the job market, and... Read Full Story

2 of Malaysia’s current employment laws, the Employment Act 1955 and the Worker’s Compensation Act are to be amended as a step to reduce the country’s dependency to foreign workers. The plan was announced by the Human Resource Minister, Datuk Dr. S Subramaniam to the press yesterday, who told the amendments will be tabled in Parliament upon cabinet’s approval. Once coming into effect, employers who wish to hire foreign workers will be required to submit a justification of the need and detail... Read Full Story

Lehman Brothers, a well-known brokerage services firm, is poised to cut 1,200 jobs in the United States in the wake of the weakening US and global economy. Most redundancies will be felt by employees in the mortgage business, investment banking and trading division. The move is part of the cost cutting measures by the company, which also includes selling off some of their assets. The group’s asset management division, Neuberger Berman, which is also one of the primary subsidiaries, is said to... Read Full Story

The Budget 2009 recently tabled by the Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has paid some extra attention to the nursing profession, with an allocation of RM70 million of expenditure. The RM70 million budget is expected to bring some significant development in the health industry, as well as produce more quality and competent local nurses. Lack of enthusiasm among the Malaysians in the nursing profession has also been a cause for concern. With the new allocation, the public... Read Full Story

SunRich Management Berhad (772761-T) is setting new measures in the international trade of commodities and delivery of professional services. We offer products, byproducts and derivatives in the areas of gold, tin, iron ore and steel, building construction as well as developing of new township and high-tech commercial buildings and residential houses. We also a recognized leader in delivering professional services in project management consulting and resource management. As a global... Read Full Story

Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM steals an outside chance and proved itself a winner after being chosen as the Apex university, a result that will certainly leave its close rival, Universiti Malaya (UM) crestfallen. Both have been fighting close with each other, with UM seen to having the edge, especially when the world university ranking is concerned. UM is ranked at 246 in the world table, with USM trailing far in 309. APEX, or Accelerated Program for Excellence, is an effort to drive the... Read Full Story

Bostonweb Academy Sdn Bhd (BWA) was incorporated on 21st March 2002. It is registered with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Human Resource. It is an Approved Training Provider of Human Resource Development Corporation under the Ministry of Human Resource (MOHR). BWA is also a Class A license company which enable it to conduct on-site training and produce claim against the Human Resource Development Funds under the MOHR. Job: Call Center Training & Job Placement (Kuala Lumpur... Read Full Story