Economic Recovery: Not So Rapid.

Will there be global economic recover? Of course? Will be it soon? Not really. Or so says Malaysian Institute of Economic Research.

It’s executive director Prof Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariff Abdul Kareem said economic recovery, both globally and locally, is expected to be sluggish till 2012.

In a report by The Star newspaper, he was quoted as saying that the road would be bumpy and rocky as countries around the world might not experience sustainable recovery.

“All indicators show that the world would face sluggish growth for the next three years, we would experience pre-crisis trajectory growth only by 2012,” he said

Countries, such as China, which had shown dynamic growth despite the global slowdown, were actually supported by massive stimulus packages, he said, adding: “Many of these countries have actually become very addicted to stimulus packages, hence recovery is unlikely to be sustainable.”

He said these countries would require further injection of fiscal stimulus in order to keep the growth momentum going but many were running out of resources.

Maid Abusers Beware!

It's becoming rampant and authorities are not going to be quiet about it. Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam has directed the Labour Department to coordinate with the authorities in prosecuting employers found to have abused their maids.

"We will do everything we can to support the authorities as they take legal action against those involved," he said in a media report.

The minister stressed that any case of abuse involving maids would not be tolerated in Malaysia.

He said his ministry would ensure the safety and health of workers and uphold social justice.

"The workplace rights and protection provided to our citizens are equally important to foreign workers in Malaysia, including those from Indonesia," he said.

Dr Subramaniam's statement comes in the wake of the death of Indonesian maid Mantik Hani, 36, from Surabaya, after alleged abuse by her employer, the report said.

"We are shocked by the allegations being made in the case of Mantik Hani. I have already said yesterday that the government viewed this matter very seriously," he said.

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Public transport not popular?

Public transport not popular?

The obvious answer to the above would be, "duh!". Well, to state the obvious, the transport ministry thinks so too.

It's minister, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat told the press that it want more folks to use the public transport, but at the same time "recognises that services first need to be improved".

Having hopped on a bus himself, Ong said he was willing to hear the concerns of consumers as well as players in the public transportation sector.

According to media report, currently, only 16% of the Klang Valley’s population uses public transport and the Government would like to increase this figure to 25%.

Ong was also quoted as saying that that among the main complaints were irregular service in certain areas, lack of service during non-peak hours, vehicle breakdown and poor maintenance of bus terminals and bus stops.

He added that he would also look at having unpopular residential roads being properly serviced by public transport.