Some Memories

It's so unfortunate to hear this - may she R.I.P. I am now thinking twice if I ever want to step into India. I am aspire to see the women's rights in India and also elsewhere in the world got improved following this brutal assault. Saturday, December 29, 2012 India gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Indian gang-rape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests died in hospital on Saturday of injuries suffered in the attack, a Singapore hospital treating her said. Her death could spawn new protests and possibly fresh confrontations with the police, especially in the Indian capital, which has been the focus of the demonstrations. "We are very sad to report that the patient passed away peacefully at 4:45 a.m. on Dec 29, 2012 (2045 GMT Friday). Her family and officials from the High Commission...

80,000 affordable homes to be built in 50 cities and towns under the Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia (PR1MA) Properties are priced at between RM 100K and RM 400K Registration link - http://www.pr1ma.my/howtoapply.html Affordable Housing - PR1MA On 8th December 2012, in conjunction with PM's visit to Penang, the official website of PR1MA is open for  eligible Malaysians to register for their interest in the affordable homes. Before you proceed to register, please check whether you are eligible for it: Applicants must be Malaysians, aged 21 years old and above. Applications open to individuals or families (husband & wife) with a monthly household income from RM 2500 to RM 7500. Applicants do not own more than 1 property. Additional guidelines set-forth by states' government. To prevent abuse of affordable housing, PR1MA houses must be own occupied and cannot be rented. Also, A 10-year moratorium will be imposed, during which time the property ca...

Go check out Maxis, Digi or Celcom deals now.   Summary: Apple is having its iPhone 5 Malaysia Official Launch now. Apple Malaysia is officially announced iPhone 5 is available coming to Malaysia on 14 December 2012. The estimated selling price is RM2,199 for 16GB version. Actual price will be updated once official information updated. Pre-order registration is opened now with Malaysia top 3 telco (Maxis / Celcom / Digi) currently. 1-2 years contact plan with terms & conditions will applied on respective telcos. Terms and conditions apply. Please go and check it out now. Company:   Apple Malaysia Date: 14th December 2012

Good news for us! Japan to issue multiple entry visas from Saturday PETALING JAYA: Malaysians wanting to visit Japan on a tour can apply for a multiple entry visa from tomorrow. The visa would be valid for a maximum of three years and the length of each entry would be limited to 15 days in prin- ciple, according to a press release by the Japanese Embassy. It said the length of each stay could be extended to 30 or 90 days subject to the approval of the Japan embassy, con- sulate-general or consular office. Applicants for the visa had to fulfil one of three criteria. Under the first, an applicant must have travelled to Japan as a temporary visitor in the past three years and also be able to pay for his or her expenses in Japan. Under the second criteria, an applicant must be employed and have a good financial status, while the third criteria is for him or her to be the spouse or child of such a person. It takes three days to process the visa, which is issued free. Applica...

Dividend yield of 2.3% based on the RM 3 IPO price - is too low. Really need to review this stock again. "However, the current dividend yield is not that exciting and though the yield, at 2% , should jump to 3% in one or two years, it may not be exciting enough" he added. Affin valued Astro's dividend yield for the financial year 2015 to be 3.1%, from the current 2.3% calculated based on the RM3 IPO price. Source: The Star

Maxis mobile line network coverage at my home area has been deteriorating. Many complains have been to Maxis but so far no action from Maxis to rectify the issue. Thus am considering to change to Celcom once I find out more infos and if switching telco will help. Not considering DiGi as used to have bad experience on the network coverage and likely up to EDGE speed only. Maxis's strong points and why I have been with it: Cheap IDD to Singapore (via IDD 132) Credit sharing among the Family lines Best postpaid package in town - spending about RM 90 monthly for voice 333 mins (assume average RM 0.15/min) and data 500 MB Some consolation points: Network coverage is only bad at home area. Other areas are fine Have home Internet and land line as backup

Application for BR1M 2.0 will be opened in Nov 2012 and the disbursement is expected in January 2013. Watch out for the Government portal to update the form next month. If you think certain someone is eligible, do him/her a favour - help him/her to apply!