Exclusive Interview
What has Malaysia’s largest financial services group has to say about recruitment and job candidates? Find out from this exclusive interview with Maybank’s Head of Shared Services & Recruitment Centre of Group Human Capital, Mrs. Masalina Bt Ujang

Slower growth for 2009
Malaysia is projected to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of about 2.5% to 3.5% this year compared with a forecast 5.5% GDP growth in 2008…

Awaiting additional stimulus packages.
The government has another stimulus package in store in addition to the RM7bil package announced in November…

CIMB  to disburse loan worth RM6.8b
In this time of financial crisis you need loans CIMB Bank Bhd may be able to help you. It is expected to disburse about RM6.8bil in business loans this year…

Toll charges likely to go up in the coming years
Major highway operators in the country are expected to increase their toll charges either by 2011 or 2012, said The Star

IRB Schedule On Monthly Deductions Available Now
The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said that the new schedule of monthly deductions was available for use by employers, said wire agency Bernama

Khazanah & firms to  pump in RM58b investment.
Khazanah Nasional Bhd and its majority-held companies will invest RM58 billion in Malaysia over the three-year period between 2009 and 2011, its chief said, the Business Times reported

Ministsry: Layoffs mainly from electronics sector
Most of the 45,000 factory workers facing temporary layoff during the Chinese New Year festive season are from electronics factories in Penang, Selangor and Johor, Human Resources Minister Datuk S.Subramaniam said

Ministry to stop hiring foreigners
The Human Resources Ministry is pushing for a temporary freeze on the hiring of foreign workers, The News Starits Times said.

10,000 jobless so far since Jan 1
More than 10,000 Malaysians have lost their jobs since Jan 1, according to Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Shamsuddin Bardan, the Star newspaper reported.