The average Malaysian produces 0.8 kg of household waste a day while urbanites like us tend to produce double of that! Last year alone, Malaysians produced in excess of 7.3 million tonnes of garbage – enough to fill 42 Petronas Twin Towers!
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To combat this wastage and to encourage people to do their bit in saving [...]
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Bank Negara has decided not to increase its overnight policy rates after its monetary policy meeting last Friday. I was waiting to see the outcome of this meeeting with bated breath as it would be a likely indicator for the Base Lending Rate (BRL).
It appears that Bank Negara is taking a different [...]
Eating out has become an expensive affair now as many restaurants and cafes have started increasing their prices to cope with the rising food and fuel prices. This has made it very painful on the pocket, especially for working people who can’t make it back to cook or have no other food options around their [...]
The Star today announced that inflation has soared to a record high of 7.7% in 26 years! I guess a high inflation was partly expected due to the record hike in petrol prices and the subsequent increase of food prices. However, an inflation rate of that levels are pretty shocking, to say the least.
The authorities [...]