Wholesome Rebuttal to Zeti?

I took this from the Malaysian Insider dated 29 November 2014. In this article, the writers of  the report on lack of savings among Malaysian households took the opportunity to rebut the Governor of BNM on the origins of their data.

In defending their data in the Malaysia Human Development Report 2013, the joint writers-Kamal Salih,Dr. Lee Hwok Aun and Dr. Muhd Adb Khalid put paid that their findings were based on inclusive and reliable sources.

I thought it make interesting reading especially when the rebuttal is intellectually stimulating.

It's a classic of the proverbial Davidian three pebbles against a Goliath.

Here is the article.

Do You Believe?

That the filthiest item you would touch in a restaurant is the menu?

But it's true.

Movies for Armed Forces and Servicemen

Interesting Throwback to the War Years

This credit is often seen at the end of movies that were made during the war years.

They were meant to boost the morale of fighting men as well as to entertain them.

On of these movies was Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair with its wonderful melodies and lyrics of yester-years.

ACCA and MIA To Boost Accountant Supply

More Business for ACCA

I plucked this from Bernama News dated 3 November 2014.

It seems that the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) have inked a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU), a deal that could help boost the supply of accountants come 2020.

This deal intends to redouble efforts to develop 60,000 accounting professionals by that target year.

A  Interim 3-Year Pathway

Under this MOU, eligible MIA members will be incentivised to take the ACCA qualification. It will entail an exemption of 9 out of a total of 14 ACCA papers.

Initial registration fees and exemption fees will also be waived.

This special pathway will be in force for 3 years from today.

Stephen Heathcote,the ACCA executive director remarked that the exemption will hasten the certification process while simultaneously produce able and qualified accountants for Malaysia.

Currently, Malaysia has only to reach the half-way mark in meeting the targeted number of professionals required in the accounting field.

Signed by Heathcote and MIA President, Johan Idris, the former believed that this partnership would provide a sustainable pipeline of qualified accountants to support the government's development plans.

Meanwhile, Johan in his speech said that with this MOU, it will leverage each party's strengths and bring the accounting profession to the next level.