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Maybank2U.Premier Current Account

Can apply online after login into Maybank2U Quite seamless Current account number would be generated on the spot (according to Customer Service lady I spoke to) However need to go to branch within 10 days to activate the account and collect cheque book Cost: RM 7.50 for the stamp duty per cheque book (50 cheques), RM 0.50 + GST 6% for cashing a cheque Gotta maintain average balance of RM 1000 otherwise to pay RM 10 for every 6 months

Minimum age for Grab and Uber drivers?

I'd go for years of driving experiences along with age as the yardstick. As for the former, the challenge would be on how to quantify it. Perhaps to validate if the person owns a car, self declaration on actual driving experiences, if driving parents' car etc. Minimum age of private-hire car drivers in the spotlight after fatal Uber accident http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/minimum-age-of-private-hire-car-drivers-in-the-spotlight-after-9027842

Hong Kong residents seek British passports amid fears for future

The situation doesn't seem look good for Hong Kong residents, 20 years after the handover to China. Like many of his peers, Ngan plans to renew his BN(O), or British National (Overseas), passport, a special status passport granted to Hong Kong permanent residents prior to 1997. More than 37,500 BN(O) passports were issued last year, a 44 percent jump on 2015 and the highest number for more than a decade, government data shows. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-residents-seek-british-passports-amid-fears-for-future-8985266

Child knife deaths in Britain

What a sad society we have nowadays. I wish it never happened. What the life of 'old soul' Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes tells us about child knife deaths in Britain https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/05/what-the-life-of-quamari-serunkuma-barnes-tells-us-about-child-knife-deaths-in-britain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other