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LRT Ampang Line disruption to last till Sept

kakalaku — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:24:19 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: The disruption on the Ampang LRT line between the Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations is set to last until around September, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook.

At a press conference in Parliament, Loke said repairs to the viaduct and pier structural damages near the Bandaraya LRT station will begin in early March and is expected to take up to seven months.

“This period comprises two months of temporary repair works to strengthen the structure and five months of comprehensive repair works.

“These works will take time as investigations showed that the structural damages were very serious safety risks,” he said.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...till-september/

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Urgent renew passport

kakalaku — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:06:35 +0800

Tumpang tanye

Can we walk in to renew passport at Immigresen Putrajaya HQ? Need to urgently renew passport for biz travel

Thanks a lot, no trolling pls

And online application seems like a mess, many things can go wrong that’s why prefer walk in application

Salary RM1500 is too high

kakalaku — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:52:29 +0800

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...ah-association/

RM1,500 to hire new workers too much, says Sabah association

KOTA KINABALU: A group in Sabah says employers cannot afford to pay RM1,500 to hire new workers, as proposed under the Penjana 2.0 hiring incentive programme, and wants the government to review the ruling.

As part of the programme, which runs until June, the government is subsidising RM600 of the RM1,500 for six months but after that, the employers will need to pay the full amount on their own.

Sabah and Labuan National Dual Training System (NDTS) Skills Training Centre Association exco member Nelson Mosinoh said the proposal does not make sense as the current national minimum wage is RM1,200.

He told FMT while he understands the government’s rationale that employees should be paid a higher salary, “now is not the time as it is not helping the dying small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at all”.

“In the end, Sabah will lose out by not being able to tap into the billions of ringgit allocated for this initiative simply because it cannot fulfil the terms set by the finance ministry.”

The RM2 billion Penjana Kerjaya programme was announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) in June last year.

It is expected to benefit some 250,000 job seekers through the provision of incentives for employers to hire new staff. Under the programme, employers will get 40% of a new employee’s income from the government for six months capped at RM4,000 a month.

Mosinoh said workers in small firms spared from retrenchment and earning RM1,200 for the past two years would feel “cheated” if their employers were to employ new staff with a higher salary.

“Where is the fairness and logic in implementing this initiative?” he asked.

He said SMEs in Sabah could not afford to pay RM1,500, inclusive of fixed allowance, as their counterparts in the peninsula. “With limited capital to work on to stay afloat, the wage is not a solution.

“The cost of doing business here and paying a salary of more than RM1,200 for operation-level positions is just too high.”

He urged chief minister Hajiji Noor, who is also the state finance minister, to speak to the federal finance ministry to relook the terms to suit the needs of Sabah SMEs.

“Change the terms, it cannot be the same in Sabah as in the peninsula. And it has to happen fast as the cut-off period to apply for this incentive is June. After that, employers would be in a bind,” he said.

Mosinoh also said the condition set for a hiring scheme that encourages companies to hire unemployed graduates and secondary school leavers aged 30 years and below as apprentices is troublesome.

He said while the government will subsidise up to RM1,000 of the salary, with only a minimum wage of RM1,200 set, a company may only be able to apply for the scheme if the worker has never contributed to Socso.

“Let’s say I had been working before and contributing to Socso but have been jobless for years, I still won’t be eligible as I have contributed to Socso previously. This is unfair.

“I have more than 150 people in my database looking for jobs but after I cross-checked with Socso, fewer than 10 are qualified,” he said.

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KL Sentral to KLIA, cross state?

kakalaku — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:40:45 +0800

Hi ktards

Mohon tanye,

If i take bus or KLIA express to KLIA from KL Sentral or TBS, will there be abang pulis check and ask for letter?

Recommend Laptop for Machine Learning

kakalaku — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:41:08 +0800

Hi all, posting here for quicker response

I'm looking for a laptop for a computer science university student that will have machine learning as part of the course

Will need some laptop recommendations:

Requirements:
Screen - preferably 14 inch, no need touch screen
Budget - max RM4500
Processor - AMD Ryzen
Decent battery life (~5 hrs), decent build quality, not too heavy and I'm not a gamer
Time constrained, will need to get the laptop by mid-Feb 2021

Side question: is a discrete GPU necessary for machine learning? or Ryzen Vega iGPU is sufficient for uni student?

Thanksss

Salary, bonus top priority in job search

kakalaku — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:26:55 +0800

Talentbank: Salary, bonus top priority in job search

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): A recent survey by graduate recruitment company, Talentbank, found that male and female undergraduates prioritise salary and bonus in their search for the ideal employer.

These were among their top five priorities besides career development opportunities, good bosses and leaders, learning and development opportunities, good company culture and flexible working hours, said Talentbank founder Ben Ho in a statement today.

He said that most of the respondents expected a starting salary of RM2,500-RM3,500 in their first job and a monthly internship allowance of RM1,000.

"However, male respondents chose career development as a second priority, while female respondents wanted good bosses and leaders," Ho said.

Over 24,000 Malaysian public and private university undergraduates took the survey held in parallel with the 3rd Annual Graduates' Choice Awards (GCA), where they voted for the "Top 10 Most Attractive Graduate Employers To Work For in 2021", which were Maybank, Google, Microsoft Malaysia, Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Shopee Malaysia, Intel Malaysia, CIMB, Shell Malaysia, Celcom Axiata Bhd and PwC Malaysia.

They chose from among 700 companies across 35 industries over a 12-month period from Sept 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2020.

Ho said that besides recognising the commitment made by employers, the prestigious awards also act as a reference for fresh graduates to help them distinguish employers of great distinction in their respective industries when they apply for a job.

"The importance of a great employer brand image cannot be underestimated. It helps organisations become a talent magnet and attract the right talents," he said.

The survey also revealed that banking and technology are among the top five preferred industries for both male and female undergraduates.

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tale...rity-job-search