Malaysia | Our Neighbouring Country

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Foreign mass-retailers sizzles in ASEAN

Local-owned mass retailers are feeling the pinch as Foreign retailers are sweeping across the nation like nobody's business.


TESCO opens 45th outlet in Malaysia

Since 2002, TESCO has invested about 5 billion ringgit in 45 outlets and the upcoming Tesco Ambient Distribution Centre (TADC), its biggest in South-East Asia.

Tesco Bukit Beruntung, 45th outlet opening on 9 March 2012

Carrefour opens 26th outlet in Malaysia

France's Carrefour was the first foreign-based hypermarket chain to operate in Malaysia in 1994.

Carrefour Bukit Minyak is its 26th outlet in Malaysia

GIANT opens 129th outlet in Malaysia

Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine Martheson Group owns Giant Retail Group Malaysia via Dairy Farm International, which also owns Cold Storage supermarkets and Guardian Pharmacy nationwide.

Giant Bercham Ipoh which opened on 8 March 2012 is its 129th outlet in Malaysia

AEON opens 25th outlet in Malaysia

AEON Co Ltd, the owner of Japan's largest retail chain stores, has been operating in Malaysia since 1984, at the invitation of the Malaysian Government to modernise the country's retail industry.

AEON Ipoh Station 18 Pengkalan opens on 29 March 2012

[SeeMacau]

Carrefour plans to quit the Southeast Asian market, possibly because of the fact they are unable and suffer from tight competition between retailers.

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Originally Posted by SeeMacau

Carrefour plans to quit the Southeast Asian market, possibly because of the fact they are unable and suffer from tight competition between retailers.

That was news in 2010.

In late 2010, they only sold Carrefour Thailand to Casino Group.

In 2011, they have decided to stay back in Malaysia and Singapore with more expansion plans on the way.

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David Cameron visits The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

In the past decade Nottingham has produced two Nobel Laureates, in the fields of Medicine and Economics. It is the alma mater of novelist D.H. Lawrence, current Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and CEO of multinational pharmaceutical conglomerate GlaxoSmithKline, Andrew Witty. Nottingham is placed in the top 15 for the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest companies worldwide.





Wan Firdaus, my friend - the founder of Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), a new think tank in Malaysia.





There are currently 14,528 Malaysian students studying in Britain, of which 11,074 students are privately-sponsored and 3,454 are government-sponsored.

There are 1,441 British students studying in Malaysia, with 1,422 in private tertiary institutions and 19 in public tertiary institutions.

[nazrey]

Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib was also graduated from UK's University of Nottingham...

Cameron Visits Malaysia


http://www.thesundaily.my/news/348209

[SeeMacau]

I heard that Monash Univesrity from Australia also has a campus in Malaysia, right?

[nazrey]

Australian varsities in Malaysia

Originally Posted by nazrey

Foreign University Campus in Malaysia
- [AUSTRALIA] Monash University Malaysia Campus, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 60
- [AUSTRALIA] Swinburne University of Technology, Kuching, Sarawak 401-450
- [AUSTRALIA] Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Miri, Sarawak 258
Monash University Malaysia Campus



Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus



Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus

[nazrey]

>>>

Originally Posted by nazrey

Foreign University Campus in Malaysia
- [UK] University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Selangor 74
- [UK] Newcastle University of Medicine Malaysia (NUMed), Nusajaya, Johor 127
- [UK] Malrborough College Malaysia, Johor
- [UK] University of Southampton, Nusajaya, Johor (UNDER COSTRUCTION) 75
- [UK] Heriot-Watt University, Putrajaya [COMING SOON] 356
- [NETHERLANDS] Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (NMIT), Nusajaya, Johor (UNDER COSTRUCTION)
- [SINGAPORE] Raffles University, Nusajaya, Johor [COMING SOON]
- [USA] Perdana University - Johns Hopkins, Serdang, Selangor [COMING SOON]


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http://www.flickr.com/photos/dayalan_86/2065296102/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/uonottingham/4751169440/
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http://housenumber33.blogspot.com/20...omingsoon.html

[nazrey]

EduCity @ Iskandar Malaysia, Nusajaya, Johor
Raffles University



University of Southampton
Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (NMIT)




http://super325.com/2011/11/25/educi...011-26-photos/


http://sixthseal.com/2011/08/legolan...lets-and-more/


http://www.nmit.edu.my/htm/content.p...us_educity.htm

Source:
- http://super325.com/
- http://www.ourjb.com.my
- http://www.raffles-iao.com/
- http://www.nmit.edu.my/
- www.southampton.ac.uk/my
- http://www.ncl.ac.uk/numed/

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The Official Launch of Proton Prevé
April 16, 2012

Proton Prevé Sapphire Special Edition

[SeeMacau]

Good to hear the government setting ''education'' as their main priority

[SeeMacau]

Secret Recipe, a lifestyle cafe chain from Malaysia will open their first cafe in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at Monivong Boulevard

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Originally Posted by SeeMacau

Secret Recipe, a lifestyle cafe chain from Malaysia will open their first cafe in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at Monivong Boulevard

THanks!


Seri Kembangan suburban outside KL

Originally Posted by nazrey

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29291141

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loody2/6967075714
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East Lake =)) by Kha Led LooDy, on Flickr

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Exclusive rarely seen pics on SSC.


Scenes of where Nayati was kidnapped in KL

Originally Posted by davidwsk

Nayati was kidnapped from the school here (the red roof seen from the grill).


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More photos of the surrounding... (rarely seen photos on SSC)

That's the school far center!!



















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By 2020, this place will host a potential 120-storey tower and skyline will double or triple. You can also see the National Palace here.

Originally Posted by nazrey

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Malaysia_2011-050 by Kristoffer Larsson, on Flickr

[nazrey]

Kump Jetson wins US$6.8m Cambodia job
Published: 2012/05/11
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html

Kumpulan Jetson Bhd has secured a US$6.80 million contract (RM20.90 million) from Nokor Tep Foundation to construct, complete and commission a hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The contract was secured Jetson Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Kumpulan Jetson. Nokor Tep is a foundation governed by the laws of Cambodia.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia, the company said the project was expected to commence middle of the year and be completed 24 months from the date of commencement.

"The project is expected to contribute positively to the earnings of Jetson Group for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014," Kumpulan Jetson said. -- Bernama

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Penang - 2nd largest metro + city

Penang is currently undergoing a massive real estate and construction boom, led by the Penang 2nd Bridge project, Southeast Asia's longest bridge when completed in a year's time. Some analysts said that Penang looks set to attract more Foreign Investments than Kuala Lumpur.

Latest pictures:


PENANG

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PENANG MIDTOWN

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PENANG SUBURBAN

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George Town-Penang (Malasia) (32) by Elmundodelreves, on Flickr

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This is a suburban mall near my home, and according to Forbes' 20 largest Shopping Malls in the World (2012 Ranking based on Gross Leasable Area):


1 Utama Shopping Mall --> 1st largest in Malaysia, 2nd largest in Southeast Asia, 4th largest in the World
Due to rapid mall expansions, Malaysia now has 3 prominent malls in the top 10 largest shopping malls in the world. But we remained humble...


1 Utama, Petaling Jaya City, Selangor State, Malaysia - 5.0 million sq ft - 700+ tenants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQSJlqL23g
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Utama

Awards:
- World's Best Shopping Mall at the Retail World Excellence Awards 2006/07






33 major tenants out of 700+ are:
- AEON of Japan,
- Isetan of Japan,



- TANGS (Singapore),
- Parkson of Malaysia (also the largest departmental store brand in China),
- 13-screen Golden Screen Cinemas (Robert Kuok's),
- 12-screen TGV Cinemas with IMAX (opening soon in mid-2012),
- Cold Storage (Dairy Farm Group/Jardine Martheson),
- MPH Bookstore,
- Daiso of Japan,
- UNIQLO of Japan (2-storey),
- U-Bowl Bowling Centre,
- Celebrity Fitness gym,
- XZQT: The Executive Home Store (Singapore),
- Toys 'R' Us,
- Camp5 (Asia's largest indoor rock-climbing centre),



- Popular Bookstore (Singapore),
- Best DENKI of Japan,
- Live It Up!
- Effective Herbs,
- Marks & Spencer,



- Padini Concept Store,
- BRANDS Outlet,
- VOIR Fashion Gallery,
- Forever 21,
- Food Republic (Singapore),
- NEWAY Karaoke Box of Hong Kong,
- Candylicious (Singapore),

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- Home Fix D.I.Y.,
- Hokkaido Ichiba,
- Nichii,
- F.O.S. Superstore (facelifted, opening soon),
- Rooftop sports center: It's a Hit! Battling Cages and Padang Futsal Courts,
- Home's Harmony





Examples of flagship stores in 1 Utama:
- A/X By Armani Exchange,
- Bebe,
- Bershka,
- Brooks Brothers,
- Coach,
- Chanel,
- Forever 21,
- Guy Laroche,
- Pull & Bear,
- Oroton,



- Bimba & Lola,
- Massimo Dutti,
- ZARA,
- FCUK French Connection,
- Shu Uemura,
- Springfield: Man & Woman (opening soon),
- Michael Kors (opening soon),
- Victoria's Secret (opening soon)

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Opened in April 2012:

1 Utama Shopping Mall's Secret Garden - at 30,000 sq ft it is now one of the world's largest rooftop garden

[AsianDragons]

is it easy to transfer from monash, swinburne and curtin in malaysia to its home grounds in australia

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Originally Posted by AsianDragons

is it easy to transfer from monash, swinburne and curtin in malaysia to its home grounds in australia

Yes.

Normally students would do a 1+2 or 2+1, which means the first or 2 years of undergrad in Malaysia, then transfer to Australia for the remaining years.

Besides that, there are other options as well such as credit transfers to other Australian universities in Australia, student-to-student exchange programmes, certain courses can be opted to be taken in various Australian campuses of those Uni, etc.

[AsianDragons]

thats great but the same goes for limkokwing cambodia right