Can a condominium really worth RM900,000?

A recently advertised condominium was for sale at a tag price of RM900,000. Wow, no matter from which angle you look at, you should be wondering how can a non landed property unit be so expensive? And it is located in Malaysia (somewhere around Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur). Not some fancy unit in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Paris or New York.

Those from the property investment world would quick to make a point that our property cycle might be heading south soon (property bubble is a more common term, i guess). Really hope it will not be the case since our economy is just about to recover from the effect of the previous financial meltdown or US subprime crisis.

Watch out folks! This condominium unit can be sold for as high as RM900,000 for 1,468 sq. ft.

Burgers... made in Malaysia

For tourists & travellers looking for fast food, rest assured that we have some of the best Malaysia-made burgers in the streets :)

On top of the list is Ramly Burger. The brand has made the owner, Datuk Ramly Mokni, the recepient of SME Man Of the Year. Created in 1979, Ramly Burger is the most famous street burger in Malaysia, and also in Singapore.

Kaw Kaw Burger Bakar, located in Arena Cafe Wangsa Maju is unlike any street burgers in Malaysia. They do not fries their patties in margarine but grilled on lava rocks. Visitors continue to wait in the long queue in order to taste this new talk of the town.

Another not to be missed is Sempoii Oblong Burger. It attracts burger fans simply because of its oblong-shaped burgers. Being the first stall selling only oblong-shaped burgers, it has quickly gained popularity among street burger lovers with its homemade barbecue sauce and onions, tomato and fresh lettuce garnishes.

Feeling hungry now? Head to the nearest stall and "Bon appetit".

English Please

The Chinese capital is starting a campaign demanding that its residents learn to speak at least a few sentences of English.

The drive demonstrates the dramatic changes that China has undergone in the past few decades and how its focus in world affairs has shifted.

In the 1950s, schoolchildren had to learn Russian to get ahead, while in the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, it was safer to speak no foreign language at all rather than risk retribution under Chairman Mao's rule.

Now the authorities in Beijing want to transform the capital into a "world city" - one with the international prestige of London, Paris, New York or Tokyo.

An ability to communicate with foreign visitors is regarded as a crucial step on the path to gaining such status.

All kindergartens will start English courses for their toddlers. That is expected to give them a head start for the English language classes encouraged, and often enforced, at almost every primary and middle school in China. Every Beijing public servant under the age of 40 who has a university degree will have to master a minimum of 1000 English sentences.

Every government employee, whatever their level of education, will have to be able to speak 100 sentences of English by 2015.

A minimum of 60 per cent of shop assistants, waiters, receptionists, beauticians and hairdressers under 40 will have to pass an English test in their field of expertise.

Within five years, five guides in every museum at central-government level and three in each municipal museum must pass an English proficiency test.

Before the Olympics, taxi drivers had to sit a test in basic English to renew their licences.

The Times