KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines has dropped a bombshell, saying its former flight attendant, who is being held in a Paris detention centre for alleged sexual assault on a passenger, was terminated after he admitted to committing misconduct. National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) president Ismail Nasaruddin said this was revealed by MAS human resource personnel during a conciliation meeting with the Industrial Relations Department in Shah Alam on Tuesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Perak Corp Bhd and Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP) jointly launched the BioDcity@MeruRaya development project yesterday in Ipoh, Perak. According to Perak Corp’s announcement to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, BioDcity@MeruRaya, which is based on the concept of “Conservation of biodiversity”, will be developed as a “financially viable proposition”. The group said the initial development of BioDcity@MeruRaya would encompass an area of more than 8,000 acres and would be guided by BioD City Index (an index to measure the richness of biodiversity). “The components comprising MSC Cybercentre, PHTP Industrial Park, forest arboretum park, innovation centres of excellence, residential, commercial and government precincts, wilderness park and river trails, eco-tourism and wellness valley, education hub and public amenities. The total committed investment for all the components for 2011 to 2012 is estimated at RM1.06 billion,” said Perak Corp. To facilitate the pr
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been ranked 37th out of 103 countries on graduate business school INSEAD’s first edition of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). The index seeks to measure a nation’s competitiveness based on the quality of talent it can produce, attract and retain, INSEAD said in a press release yesterday. The GTCI model covered 103 countries which represented 86.3% of the world’s population and 96.7% of the world’s GDP. It was based on research carried out in partnership with the Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore and human resource solutions provider Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland. Switzerland emerged at the top of the index, followed by Singapore and Denmark in second and third places respectively. Malaysia is preceded by Spain and Italy and followed by Portugal and Lithuania. Singapore is the only Asian country that made it to the top 20 while other developed Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea and China were ranked 21st