31Oct More reduction to fuel price
It’s good news coming on Halloween’s Day that our local fuel price will be further brought down by 15 cents, taking effect as early as tomorrow, 1 November 2008. It is also said that the price of fuel is also expected to be reduced further come 15 November 2008 but nothing is quite firm on [...]
31Oct Update on Public Bank Visa Electron debit card and Paypal
Last week I wrote about how my experience of using Public Bank Visa Electron debit card did not work with Paypal when I wanted to link the card to my Paypal account. I’ve finally figured out what happened.
The Public Bank Visa Electron debit card works like a prepaid credit card. That means you need to [...]
29Oct Are new cheques supposed to clear faster?
By now all banks have converted their cheques to the new Cheque Truncation and Conversion System (CTCS) as required by Bank Negara. If you have not received your new cheque book from your bank, do enquire and make sure that you get a copy as old cheques are no longer accepted by banks.
According to Bank [...]
29Oct EPF housing installment scheme not as attractive as it seems?
In recent years, government made a move to allow house owners to withdraw funds from EPF accounts not only as downpayments for a house, but also to pay the monthly installments on housing loans.
I have read some opinions that the latter’s scheme is not as attractive as it was made to sound. The process to [...]
