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Two killed in 10 vehicle crash at Ayer Keroh
PR1MA online registration system up by year end
TalentCorp Malaysia on the road again

Two killed in 10 vehicle crash at Ayer Keroh

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:30 AM PDT

MALACCA: A runaway lorry caused a 10 vehicle crash that left two people dead and several others injured at the MITC traffic light junction along Jalan Tun Razak in Ayer Keroh here.

The 3.40pm accident involving three lorries, three cars and four motorcycles caused miles-long jam leading to the historic city.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Salehhudin Abd Rahman said the driver of the lorry laden with chicken feed was believed to have lost control of his vehicle which skidded and landed on the opposite side of the road.

He said the lorry rammed into the other vehicles, including a tipper truck and cargo trailer, at the junction.

The lorry driver, identified as R.Chandran Raja Retnam, 47, died on the spot due to his injuries. The accident also killed motorcyclist R.Mukeudan, 62, after his machine was pinned under one of the lorries.

ACP Salehhudin said another seriously injured motorcyclist is now in critical condition at the Malacca Hospital.

More in The Star Tuesday.

PR1MA online registration system up by year end

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT

Published: Monday September 24, 2012 MYT 2:23:00 PM
Updated: Monday September 24, 2012 MYT 11:16:36 PM

PETALING JAYA: PR1MA is developing an online registration system expected to be launched end of this year, said PR1MA CEO Datuk Abdul Mutalib Alias here on Monday.

Eligible house buyers, those with a household income of between RM3,000 and RM7,500 can apply for the affordable homes here.

The system will also be used by PR1MA to estimate the demand for affordable homes in each state.

The company is also looking at compiling a "reserve list", to inform potential house buyers whenever a house becomes vacant, he said.

Housebuyers are bound by a ten year moratorium on the houses they purchase.

More to come.

TalentCorp Malaysia on the road again

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT

WASHINGTON: TalentCorp Malaysia is on the road again in its global search for skilled and talented Malaysians in the United States and Canada.

Its Chief Executive Officer Johan Mahmood Merican told Bernama here that Talent Corp's mission was not only to reach out and attract Malaysian graduates and experienced professionals overseas to seek opportunities back home, but also to persuade them to collaborate and share their knowledge with other Malaysians from wherever they are.

Johan said he understood that Malaysians abroad, an estimated one million of them, might not all come home for various reasons at this point, but they could still contribute to nation building, share their expertise, invest or engage in business with their fellow Malaysians, from their respective locations.

Johan and his TalentCorp team have so far ventured out to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to fulfill their mission this year.

In the US, the team had garnered the interest of about 300 Malaysian professionals working or with businesses in the fields of engineering, ICT, biotech, finance and medical research in Los Angeles and San Jose in California; Atlanta in Georgia; New York City and Washington DC since last Sunday.

Apart from plans to meet professionals in Dallas, Houston, Chicago and additionally in Edmonton, Canada, he Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad team had engaged in discussions with about 500 Malaysian students in the MidWest, including University of Michigan, Purdue University, Indiana, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota and the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey.

More interactions with Malaysians have been scheduled with students in 10 other universities, including those at Harvard University, MIT, Brown University and Cornell University plus students in Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto in Canada. Their outreach in the US and Canada will culminate in a Career Fair on September 30 in Chicago.

Johan said he was pleased with the positive response from Malaysians abroad to the Returning Expert Programme (REP) where 1,192 applications had been approved since TalentCorp first administered the programme 18 months ago, which surpassed the 1,130 applications approved between 2001 and 2010.

The increase in the number of Malaysians returning under the REP indicated the success of TalentCorp's outreach programmes to Malaysians abroad in cooperation with private companies, Johan said. - Bernama

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Isnin, 24 September 2012