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Malaysia -My Traffic Updates V1.0 - Windows Mobile

ReadyCompanies — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:24:48 +0800

Malaysia -My Traffic Updates V1.0 - Windows Mobile

My Traffic Updates V1.0
Requirements:.Net Framework 2.0 or a newer
Overview:My Traffic Updates is a Windows Mobile & PocketPC application that enable user to check live (almost) traffic conditions
Currently this version is only checking information available from LLM and ITIS for Malaysia.

WARNING ! This application is accessing data from internet. It's best to have unlimited data plan to avoid heavy charges.

Screenshot available at site

More Info:

Code:
http://sites.google.com/site/mybinarysolution/

Download Instructions
cab file

http://sites.google.com/site/mybinarysolut...redirects=0&d=1

not bad - BUT many hotspots no traffic data

Port Klang Free Zone report - pka-report.com

ReadyCompanies — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:22:48 +0800

Port Klang Free Zone report - pka-report.com

Position Review of Port Klang Free Zone Project and Port Klang Free Zone Sdn Bhd

http://www.pka-report.com/pka/Agree.action

CIMB offers staff 6-month unpaid leave

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

CIMB offers staff 6-month unpaid leave

ReadyCompanies — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:45:50 +0800

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http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_ne...d=400266&cat=ct

CIMB Group Offers Staff Extended Unpaid Leave

PETALING JAYA, March 30 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group is offering its 36,000 staff extended unpaid leave under the "Staff Rejuvenation Programme" from next month.

Group chief executive, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, said the programme was not to lay off workers but to give them an option to take extended unpaid leave of between one and six months.

On whether the programme would reduce costs, he said: "We don't have a target but there will be cost savings. It's a positive move and a win-win situation."

Nazir said under the current economic situation, "it is fully understood that there is spare capacity."

"It's a positive move and a win-win situation. The programme will also involve branches in Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore," he told reporters at a signing ceremony for the formalisation of a 10-year strategic alliance between CIMB Wealth Advisors Bhd and AIA Bhd here tMonday.

The alliance will offer a wide range of insurance protection solutions to customers.

Earlier, CIMB Wealth chief executive officer, Tan Beng Wah, said the alliance would enable its over 5,500 agents and financial planners to market a wide range of insurance products underwritten by AIA and its subsidiary, AIA Takaful International Bhd (ATIB) to their steadily growing clientele.

"The alliance will also open the door for CIMB Wealth to cross-sell products of ATIB, Malaysia's first international takaful operator licensed by Bank Negara Malaysia," he said.

Tan said the alliance would also enable both parties to leverage on their proven strengths and expertise in the areas of wealth planning and insurance protection solutions respectively to offer Malaysians a holistic approach to financial planning.

CIMB Wealth is a subsidiary of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Bhd and is jointly owned by CIMB Group and Principal Financial Group of US.

-- BERNAMA

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http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business-ne...king-leave.html

CIMB asks 36,000 employees to consider taking leave

Tags: CIMB | Nazir Razak | unpaid leave

Written by Reuters
Monday, 30 March 2009 15:49

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian financial services group CIMB has asked its 36,000 employees to consider taking up to six months of unpaid leave as it aims to cut costs in the global economic slowdown, a top official said on March 30.

CIMB is the first major Malaysian company to ask staff to go on unpaid leave.

CIMB Group Chief Executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak said the offer was made last week to its staff in the country's second-largest lender, CIMB Bank, as well as its units BankThai in Thailand and PT Bank CIMB Niaga in Indonesia.

"In the slower economic environment, we are looking at ways to temporarily reduce our costs. The reception from our staff has been very, very good," Nazir told reporters at a company event.

He said workers who take up the group's offer will start their leave from April 1, but this will not affect the bank's operations.

Nazir said there was no set target on the number of employees accepting the offer and denied the company was cutting staff.

"How can (this) possibly be called a lay-off? We are not instructing anyone to do anything. We are just giving them an option to apply if they wish to take an extended break. Don't interpret it any other way," he said. - Reuters

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http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...12&sec=business

CIMB says no-pay leave open to all employees

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group, the country’s second largest financial services group, said a no-pay leave programme announced earlier is open to all employees locally and abroad.

It had issued a memorandum last Wednesday informing employees that they could take no-pay leave from April 1 of between one and six months.

The move was part of the group’s effort to reduce cost amid the economic downturn.

Called the “Staff Rejuvenation Programme”, CIMB Group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak said Monday any employee in the group was eligible for the programme and that the option would be granted after evaluation by senior management.

He said this at the sidelines of the formalisation of a strategic alliance between CIMB Wealth Advisors Bhd and AIA Bhd.

bad bad news

CELCOM - Extended Validity - bila lagi ? when ?

ReadyCompanies — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:37:45 +0800

CELCOM - Extended Validity - bila lagi ? when ?

DIGI - RM 100 - 365 days - talktime RM 100

Maxis - RM 33 access fee + RM 30 reload within 6 months - talktime RM 30

CELCOM - still dating with the BERUK ?
and still painting house blue colour

slow slow

http://www.skmm.gov.my/Admin/WhatIsNew/661...ed_Validity.pdf

Maxis' New Hotlink Plan Prolongs Line Life 365 day

ReadyCompanies — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:08:32 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=346451

July 16, 2008 15:32 PM

Maxis' New Hotlink Plan Prolongs Line Life For 365 Days

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Maxis Communication Bhd introduced its new Hotlink plan, Hotlink 365, which allows customers to keep their line active longer.

Its head of consumer marketing from business division, Tan Lay Han said the new plan will allow both existing and new customers to make and receive calls for the entire 365 days.

"Now customers have the flexibility to reload anytime to make calls within the 365 days without uninterrupted service with Hotlink 365," he told reporters at the launch of the new plan, here Wednesday.

Tan said Hotlink 365 was unique compared to other plan available in the market, where they offer validity periods of between 10 to 30 days and customers are required to reload to be able to make outgoing calls.

To subscribe the plan, prepaid customers only need to pay RM33 for one year validity and top up RM30 for the first six months of signing up.

"We are certain that Hotlink 365 will benefit our customers by allowing them to keep their lines active for a longer period," he said.

According to Tan, Maxis' postpaid and prepaid market share currently stands at 41.7 percent.

In order to maintain the top position in the prepaid service, he said Maxis will consistently offer innovative products to its customers.

To date, the company has eight million prepaid subscribers and expects the number to increase.

-- BERNAMA

good news

One Sen Coins To Be Phased Out

ReadyCompanies — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:46:04 +0800

One Sen Coins To Be Phased Out For Over-the-counter Payments From April 2008
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=295898

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November 13, 2007 16:13 PM

One Sen Coins To Be Phased Out For Over-the-counter Payments From April

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- The government will phase out the one sen coins for the over-the-counter (OTC) payments to cut handling costs and effect greater convenience via a rounding mechanism from April 1, 2008.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Mohamed Shafie Apdal, said under the mechanism, OTC payments would be rounded up to the nearest multiple of five sen and it would apply to the total amount of a bill and not on individual items.

"The total amount of the bill that ends in one, two, six and seven sen will be rounded down and three, four, eight and nine sen will be rounded up to the nearest multiple of five sen," he told a press conference on the implementation of the rounding mechanism here Tuesday.

For example, a bill amounting to RM82.01 sen will be rounded to RM82.00 and a bill totalling RM82.04 will be rounded to RM82.05.

"The one sen coins will continue to be legal tender but the total amount produced each year will be reduced," he said.

Shafie said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) produced 360 million pieces of one-sen coin per annum but of these, only about one percent came back to the central bank.

"So far, the amount in circulation is about 4.4 billion pieces.

"BNM is expected to save RM14 million annually in minting costs with the phasing-out of one sen coins for over-the-counter payments," he said.

He said the move would greatly benefit consumers and sellers as counter transactions would be faster.

"What's important is that it will reduce economic wastage," he said.

Shafie urged sellers to display the mechanism table at their outlets to ensure that the customers understand the mechanism and were appropriately informed.

"The implementation is applicable to all over-the-counter payments either in cash or non-cash. However, it will not be applicable to online transactions," he said.

All information on the mechanism could be obtained at the ministry's website at www.kpdnhep.gov.my or BNM's website at www.bnm.gov.my.

-- BERNAMA

all prices will go up asap

Celcom RM 68.00 package for unlimited 3G

ReadyCompanies — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:51:08 +0800

more info on Celcom RM68.00 package

http://www.celcom.com.my/cep/productservic...band/plans.html

CTOS - Banks Challenging Cabinet Decision -Kayveas

ReadyCompanies — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:25:58 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=275214

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July 24, 2007 17:54 PM

Banks Challenging Cabinet's Decision By Contnuing To Use CTOS, Kayveas Says

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- Commercial banks are challenging the Cabinet's decision by continuing to use the services of Credit Tip Off Service Sdn Bhd (CTOS), Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk M. Kayveas, said Tuesday.

Kayveas said Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop had told Parliament recently that banks should stop using the services of CTOS.

"Financial institutions should use the services of the Insolvency Department, Companies Commission of Malaysia and Central Credit Information System, and not CTOS," he said.

Kayveas said though the Finance Ministry had directed banks to stop using the services of CTOS, they were continuing to do so.

"They (the banks) are going against a directive from the government. I do not understand why they are continuing to support CTOS when people have suffered because of the services," he said.

Yesterday, the Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) announced that banks would seek consent from customers before carrying out checks with credit reference agencies.

According to ABM, the consent will speed up the loan application process as it enabled banks to seek additional financial information to support the loan applications.

-- BERNAMA

what do you guys think ?

if the info is updated regularly and there is a limit to the number of years of history to be erased - then it is very good

50 Pct Of Households To Enjoy High-speed Broadband

ReadyCompanies — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:13:36 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news.php?id=274401

General

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July 19, 2007 20:45 PM

50 Pct Of Households To Enjoy High-speed Broadband By End 2010

PUTRAJAYA, July 19 (Bernama) -- The government aims to provide high-speed broadband facility to 50 per cent of the country's 5.5 million households by the end of 2010 in a move that could spur the country's economic growth, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

The deputy prime minister said some believed that the economy could grow by an additional half per cent to four per cent if the target was achieved.

"This is because the manner in which business and government affairs are conducted would become more competitive with improvements in the government delivery system," he told reporters after chairing a meeting of the cabinet committee on the implementation of national broadband plan here Thursday.

Najib said an in-depth study would be conducted on how to achieve the target as this would entail a huge investment, and the way forward would be through public-private sector collaboration.

The deputy prime minister said only selected areas would get to enjoy broadband facility as it would be impossible to have it nationwide given the massive investment of RM56 billion needed.

Najib said to date, 12 per cent of the 5.5 million households were enjoying broadband service.

He said the government would discuss with telecommunication companies and Telekom Malaysia on the investment needed to achieve the 50 per cent target.

The government, he said, would also be looking at the demand for high-speed broadband as there should be a high demand for the service before it could be provided.

-- BERNAMA

NOTE

can this be achieved

3G also is so slow

STREAMYX is so slow and un reliable

does our Deputy Prime Minister read the letters or forums on Streamyx before mentioning RM 56 Billion

i think all the Government have to do is to give DIGI the 3G and the WIMAX licence and see what happens

streamyx complaint

ReadyCompanies — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:58:25 +0800

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/68998

How low will Streamyx go?
Frustrated Malaysian
Jun 22, 07 5:27pm Adjust font size:

Although Malaysians will be celebrating their 50th year of independence this year, public services are still nothing to shout about. One public service we can't do without is the Internet service. Malaysians are at the mercy of Telekom Malaysia Berhad for our Internet connection. As with all monopolies we have to put up with them or shut up.

Although I have broadband connection through Streamyx, I am constantly left without an Internet connection almost every month for long periods. The last time I reported a fault was on June 15, 2007. It took Streamyx technicians six days to solve the problem. What shocked me was that when I phoned their Customer Relations Department a few days after I reported the fault, I was told that a technician had fixed the problem, phoned me and I had confirmed to him over the phone that I now had Internet access. This is a blatant lie!

No one from Streamyx called me. This entry in my report about someone calling me was read out to me over the phone by several customer relations officers at 1300 88 9595. An officer, Razali Ali, even had the cheek to tell me that he had another two days to solve my problem because he had to re-open the file.

The file should never have been closed because no one called me and I'm sure it is probably because no one even bothered to fix the problem. What the Streamyx technicians did for those two days, God only knows. Perhaps they decided to go for 'teh tarik' and then lodge a false report that they had called me to cover themselves.

Worse, this was not the only time this happened. On April 23, 2007, Streamyx took eight days to solve my problem. All the hype about Streamyx solving technical problems in 48 hours is a myth. Again my file was closed for some other false reason and re-opened so that it took Streamyx eight days to solve the problem.

Prior to this, I again had no connectivity on March 19. And the list goes on and on and on. Yet, I have to pay the full amount for my Streamyx bill every month. It was impossible to speak to any of the supervisors either, even though I had a serious complaint concerning a false report lodged in my file. Four different customer relations officers at different times of the day gave me the standard answer - no supervisor was available to take my call.

Finally an officer called Hafiz offered to fill up a form and submit it to his supervisor called Jaya to let her know that she had to urgently call me. Yet this Jaya person never called.

As a result of Streamyx irresponsible behaviour and incompetence, I was forced to go over to Telekom Malaysia Berhad's head office in Bangsar. Prior to that, no one answered any of my calls at Telekom's Corporate Communications Department although the phone calls were made about 2:30 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2007.

When I finally went over to Telekom's head office, Assistant Managers Ms Zeta and Ms Haini promptly informed me that everyone at Corporate Communications was away at meetings except them. Whatever these meetings were, they certainly weren't benefitting the public. Neither was their RM600 million building.

The privatisation of Telekom has brought nothing but woe to the public because it is still a monopoly in many ways. Telekom has a monopoly on the fixed line network and a considerable market share of the mobile communications market. It is the sole DSL broadband provider in the country.

A free market forces companies to work hard to improve their services in order to get ahead, resulting in better services for the consumer. These companies deserve to do well and deserve our business because they work hard to prove themselves.

Instead, after 50 years of independence, Malaysians are forced to tolerate poor service at exorbitant prices, probably because we are paying for RM600 million buildings and not for quality of service.

I'm now conducting a public survey to get feedback from other users of Streamyx. Please contact me at kajol33@yahoo.com if you have any complaints about this broadband service.

comment
someone should collate all these complaints and put them all in one website

Malaysia Climbs To 149 In FIFA Football Ranking

ReadyCompanies — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:24:33 +0800

Malaysia Climbs To 149 In FIFA World Football Rank
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June 13, 2007 21:22 PM

Malaysia Climbs To 149 In FIFA World Football Ranking

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's football ranking climbed to 149 in June's FIFA World Ranking list released by the world governing body today.

In last month's ranking, Malaysia was positioned at 156th.

The new ranking is seen as a boost to Malaysia's reputation for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup from July 7-29. The tournament is co-hosted by Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, and will see 16 nations competing to be the regional champion.

However, Malaysia is still behind its neighbours Thailand (122), Singapore (131) Indonesia (143) and Vietnam (142) in the ranking.

It is in a better position than Myanmar (153), the Philippines (168), Cambodia (169), Brunei Darusalam (170) and Timor-Leste (199).

In the 199-nation ranking list, world football nations still dominate the top 10 positions with Italy leading the pack, followed by France, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, England, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

-- BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_sports.php?id=267265

Fifa ranking 149 out of 199 countries -

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/...rank=158&page=3

Malaysia rankings ove the years - http://www.fifa.com/associations/associati...er=m/index.html

Maxis Eyes 600,000 3G Users By Year-end

ReadyCompanies — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:41:26 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=261214

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May 10, 2007 19:30 PM

Maxis Eyes 600,000 3G Users By Year-end

CYBERJAYA, May 10 (Bernama) -- Mobile operator Maxis Communications Bhd expects to increase the number of its third-generation (3G) subscribers to 600,000 by year-end, says its chairman Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor.

As at December 31, 2006, the company had 220,000 3G users.

Megat Zaharuddin said the company would further expand its 3G coverage network to cater to growing demand.

"We want to widen the coverage and encourage more people to use some of the available content," he told reporters after launching the Mobile Content Challenge 2007 (MCC 2007) contest here today.

At the moment, Maxis 3G coverage was centered in the Klang Valley, Penang, Johor, Pahang and Sabah.

Megat Zaharuddin said the company was expected to name its partner for its Indonesian venture in two weeks.

"The company is talking with several parties at the moment," he said.

The MCC 2007 is organised by Maxis in collaboration with Energy, Water and Communications Ministry and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

The contest is for students at institutions of higher learning in Malaysia to display their knowledge and creativity in mobile content development.

-- BERNAMA

3G service is so expensive - for most people

are the 220,000 3G users - Unlimited users or pay per use ?

Super WiFi Network To Cover 80 Pct Of Miri

ReadyCompanies — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:53:58 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=254572

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April 02, 2007 20:17 PM

'Super' WiFi Network To Cover 80 Pct Of Miri

MIRI, April 2 (Bernama) -- A wireless broadband network using WiFi (wireless fidelity) is being developed to enable 80 percent internet penetration in Miri by next year, Sarawak Assistant Infrastructure Development and Communication Minister Lee Kim Shin said Monday.

Being undertaken by a state-owned communication company, Sacofa Sdn Bhd, with Danawa Resources Sdn Bhd as its partner, work began last January and has already reached about 20 percent penetration, he added.

"There are now 10 base stations and 30 more will be set up to achieve the 80 percent coverage target by next year at the latest," he told a press conference after chairing the Miri Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG) meeting here.

Trial runs on the connectivity, he added, have shown promising results and the companies will set up booster cells between the base stations to improve connectivity.

"These cells will boost connections in blind spots and if this can be done, we will be the first city to have this kind of super wi-fi connection in the country," he said.

Each base station, according to Lee, can create a hotzone with a 500-metre radius but this can extend as far as 1.5 km in a clear straight line.

The wider range, Lee said, is close to the range offered by the Wimax system (for which licences were recently given by the Federal Government).

High speed wireless internet connection in Miri has become necessary following the presence of multinational companies such as Shell, Petronas and many foreign oil and gas companies which need reliable internet connection for their operations.

A BSG survey counted 55,608 broadband users in Miri.

"We have overwhelming demand for broadband internet connection to be improved and BSG has to work harder so that the people will get it," said Lee, who is also the state assemblyman for the Senadin constituency which is part of Miri.

-- BERNAMA

wish were staying in Miri ...

Singapore to host Formula 1 - 2008 - most likely

ReadyCompanies — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:34:37 +0800

Singapore to host Formula 1 - 2008 - most likely

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_sports.php?id=253858

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March 29, 2007 12:45 PM

S'pore F1 'Green Light' Imminent - Report

SINGAPORE, March 29 (Bernama) -- A decision, that will give the green light for Singapore's bid to host a Formula One race here, is expected to be announced very soon, a report here said.

The decision could be made as early as tomorrow or at the latest by next week, The Straits Times reported, quoting unnamed sources.

"There are just a few loose ends left in the deal to tie up. An announcement could be made as soon as Friday (tomorrow)," a source told the paper.

The F1 buzz had begun to grip Singapore as early as last year when F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said he was willing to consider slotting in a race for Singapore, hence began the negotiations to bring the race here.

Two weeks ago, Ecclestone was here to meet property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, the man behind the effort to bring the race here, as well as with government officials.

Reports here said a decision would have to be made soon if Singapore is to have a F1 race by next year.

A 5km stretch of road near the financial district had also been identified as the circuit for the race, which is proposed to be held at night -- a first for F1 motorsport -- to increase its appeal to the European television viewers.

-- BERNAMA

also see

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../200229/1/.html

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../266587/1/.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?s...Id=6&id=2789316

DiGi unveils new prepaid plan for youth market

ReadyCompanies — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:48:43 +0800

DiGi unveils new prepaid plan for youth market

DiGi unveils new prepaid plan for youth market
SHAH ALAM: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd has launched a new prepaid plan, "Fu-Yoh!" offering lower call and data rates to meet the needs of Malaysian youth.
Segments and marketing head Loong Tuck Weng said under the new plan, SMS and MMS rates were reduced by 50% to seven sen and 25 sen respectively for calls across all networks.
He said the plan also included a flat rate voice tariff of 38 sen per minute and a "Friends and Family rate" of 1 sen and 10 sen for each SMS and MMS respectively, and call rates at 15 sen.
"One of the key needs of youths today is staying connected and being available. The lower rates plan will definitely help cut their mobile phone costs," Loong told a media briefing yesterday.
DiGi currently had a customer base of 5.3 million, many of whom were prepaid subscribers in the youth category, he said.
On the local prepaid market, Loong said more than 40% of mobile phone users were aged 15 to 24 who sent and received an average of more than 20 SMS and made six calls a day.
From 12am to 12pm on Sundays, "Fu-Yoh!" prepaid subscribers only need to pay for the first three minutes and enjoy unlimited talk-time with other DiGi users.
Under the plan, subscribers pay a monthly fee of RM3, which is currently waived for two months from today.

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...26&sec=business

http://www.digi.com.my/fu-yoh/

Digi - the BEST mobile phone company

DiGi Prepaid - 38 cents Nationwide

ReadyCompanies — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:54:09 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=225070

October 16, 2006 17:09 PM

DiGi Introduces New Tariff Structure

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd has introduced a new tariff structure for its prepaid mobile services, which will allow customers to enjoy one low flat rate for calls to anyone on any network.

From Monday, DiGi prepaid customers need only to pay 38 sen per minute for all voice calls nationwide, regardless of whether it is an outstation, inter-operator or peak hour call, provided their monthly usage is more than RM30.

DiGi's chief executive officer Morten Lundal said the new tariff structure was designed to give customers what they wanted in terms of simplicity, best value and fairness.

"Customers should not be made to calculate different rates for calls to different operators or to different states. There are so many limitations to making a phone call and getting the best value from it," he said in a statement Monday.

Currently, there is a gap between the rates that the operators publish and the ones that the customers are experiencing.

Prepaid mobile customers are charged different rates for intra-operator and inter-operator calls.

"With the new tariff structure, DiGi customers will only be charged one low, flat rate for all calls. There are no hidden costs," Lundal said.

In addition, customers who are currently enjoying DiGi's "Friends and Family" package will be able to call six designated "Friends and Family" numbers at just 15 sen per minute, per call and one sen for SMS (short messaging service).

-- BERNAMA

i thought they would have dropped the call price at 30 cents - but 38 cents is still good

Streamyx to upgrade to 4 MB by year end

ReadyCompanies — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:07:41 +0800

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=290

TMNnet To Increase Broadband Capacity

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Internet services provider, TMNet Sdn Bhd, plans to increase its broadband capacity to four megabit (MB) by year-end from existing two MB to cater to the emerging technological evolution trend of IPTV (Internet protocol television), broadband phone, video phone and online learning.

TMNet general manager (corporate strategy/services), Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek, said Malaysia was currently in the second phase of the broadband life cycle and to move to the third stage of the growing technology in IPTV and broadband phone it would need a greater bandwidth and infrastructure.

"Currently, we have 700,000 subscribers and we expect to increase them to 900,000 by year-end," he said at the inaugural Business & Technology Speakers' Series Forum entitled "Triple Play: Exploring Potentials and Monetising Opportunities" here Wednesday.

The forum is organised by Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV).

Another speaker, Andrew Chetham, research vice president (telecommunications) of Gartner, said IPTV would be essentially the future applications platform.

"The IPTV market has a low price entry level.

"Asia is leading the revolution and is the fastest-growing market for IPTV, followed by Europe and the US," he said.

Earlier, in his speech at the opening of the forum, MDV managing director/chief executive officer, Md Zubir Ansori Yahaya, said triple play deployment was surging ahead and in the next three years, 80 percent of the world's broadband subscribers would be in Asia.

"The region is leading the broadband adoption to the home and mobile devices supported by a better infrastructure that can accept triple play," he said.

Zubir said trends towards triple play were already evolving with the recent announcement by the government to form a telecommunications infrastructure and management company.

"Such efforts from the government will further spur the broadband penetration which stands at two percent in the first quarter of 2006," he said.

The forum aims to provide a platform for marketing, networking and knowledge-sharing within the industry players.

-- BERNAMA