Written by Emily Tan    

In contrast to global trends, Malaysians are not giving up newspapers for the Internet. Research based on data sourced from the Nielsen Media Index from 2006 to 2008 shows that newspaper consumption levels held steady throughout 2008 despite the rise in Internet consumption.

While the average time a Malaysian spends online has increased by 24% from three hours a day in 2006 to three hours and 46 minutes a day in 2008, the average time spent reading a newspaper has held steady at 49 minutes in the same time span. “There is no sign that Malaysians are shifting from newspapers to the Internet,” said the report published in PHD’s August newsletter — “PHD Pioneering”. PHD is a media service agency under the Omnicom Media Group.

Wednesday September 2, 2009

TEMERLOH: More than 580 tonnes of sugar has been distributed in Temerloh, Maran and Bera over the past month to overcome a shortage of the commodity in the three Pahang districts.

Head of the Temerloh enforcement unit of the Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry, Othman Din, said the sugar was distributed to seven wholesalers and 5,000 traders.

Association president R.C. Veeraseelan said it was high time the association stepped forward and brand itself as a valid business association.

Monday, August 17th, 2009 06:42:00

WITH reference to the letter ‘Banks won't help victims of fraud' published on July 16, Bank  Negara Malaysia (BNM) would like to clarify the following facts which could give rise to misunderstanding among the members of the public on the role of the central bank and the banking sector in addressing the issue of illegal credit card transactions.

? Credit cards are only for the purchase of legal products and services. Under the Credit Card Guidelines issued by Bank Negara Malaysia, cardholders are responsible for ensuring that their credit cards are only used for the purchase of legal products and services, and credit cards are not to be used for any unlawful activities.

By Bryan Walsh Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

Influenza vaccinations are usually an afterthought for most people. Despite the easy availability of the shots, fewer than 40% of Americans get them in any one year — never mind that flu kills some 36,000 of us annually. But this flu season is likely to be different. Thanks to the new H1N1/09 virus, to which almost none of us are immune, flu anxiety is high — and demand for the new vaccine should be too. Washington is now gearing up to respond, hoping to inoculate millions of Americans and blunt the severity of the first pandemic in four decades.