May 08, 2008

myUAE-PRO: Updates

The committee has met once and will be meeting again soon. Here are some interim updates:

Memberships: To date, 117 Malaysians have registered as members. To register, please click here. To be a member, you must be in UAE or have been offered with a job in UAE and planning to come soon. AJK member, Puan Putri Khadijah is responsible for memberships

Website: We will continue to use http://www.malaysian-uae.com as the official myUAE-PRO website. A feature for an e-forum focusing on work related issues is under testing and will be made live soon

Information: Being compiled are information which are deemed useful for new and existing Malaysians in UAE. In the first phase, the following areas are covered; Visa and Immigration Matters, Schools, Salary scales, General directory (Hospitals, Places of worships, Supermarkets etc), Road and Transport rules and procedures, accomodation rental rates, and a compiled set of Frequently Asked Questions plus answers. Our target is to made these available for members (please note, for members only - so as to encourage
Malaysians to register as members ) by end June

Social/ Sports activities: Weekly Friday Soccer at the Etisalat academy, 5pm - 6pm. Affandy is the Friday Soccer coordinator. A poll conducted to gauge level of interest for a bowling tournament has indicated good responce. More details will be announced soon. AJK Sdr Ajim and Miss Zoe are leading this charge. Since the first Malaysians-meet-Malaysians session at the Mirdiff Uptown was deemed beneficial by new comers who were there - another one will be organised soon. This is also timely as there have been many new arrivals in the last few weeks.

Professional development activity: The AJK is planning to organize a 'Sembang2 Pro'
monthly forum where invited guests will speak about their areas of expertise or chosen topics. We have prominent names in mind, and God willing and subject to their acceptance, will be a very meaningful activity for all of us. More details will be anoounced later.

In the mean time, please continue to participate in the yahoogroup e-forum. Already the exchanges of messages have increased to above 1,000 per month since the activation of myUAE-PRO.

May 06, 2008

ATM kicks off today!

Dubai, UAE Middle East's largest travel and tourism event, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) opens its door today at Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Center (DIECC). This year's ATM is the largest ever edition with exhibitor base of 2,208 participants from 70 countries (8% increase from 2007). ATM is to run till May 9. Report by Gulf News here

Timings:

May 6 1- 7pm Meridian Club and trade visitors

May 7 11am - 7pm Meridian Club and trade visitors

May 8 11am - 7pm Meridian Club and trade visitors

May 9 4 - 9pm Meridian Club, trade and consumer visitors

Car park: FREE car parking available in car parking area B and C, opposite Novotel hotel and car park F, adjacent to Za'abeel Hall.

Shuttle buses: Will run from 9am between the car park areas and the exhibition hall entrances nearthe Novotel and Ibis hotels

May 04, 2008

Rent: Abu Dhabi in the Spotlight!

Abu Dhabi, UAE After much has been said about the rising cost of living in Dubai, it seems Abu Dhabi is ready to follow suit!

Abu_dhabi_cannon_alittihad Gulf News today reports rents in Abu Dhabi saw a 17% spike (compared to the earlier year period by Department of Planning and Economy). The rising rents are mainly due to the double combo of growing demand and rising construction costs.

Excerpt of the report:

The study said that those receiving less income are the most vulnerable against increasing rents, as they allocate more than 50 per cent of their salaries to housing compared to an average of 23 per cent allocated by those receiving higher incomes.

With such influence, rents accounted for 58 per cent of the total inflation rates in 2006 and 2007, compared to 16 per cent for goods and services, 15 per cent for transport and 11 per cent for food and beverages.

 

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May 03, 2008

Friday Soccer Kembali!

Locationmap1 Buat peminat bolasepak, Friday Soccer kembali. Masih bertempat d Etisalat Academy (Muhaisnah, Dubai) acara riadah mingguan kick off semalam.

Sessi mingguan ini berlansung setiap Jumaat (hingga 30 Mei, 2008) jam 5 petang untuk selama sejam.

Bagi menampung pembiayaan sewa padang, setiap pemain d kenakan bayaran Dhs.30 untuk satu sessi. Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila hubungi Affandy d sini atau 050.661.5875.

April 30, 2008

Nizalman & Noni berlepas ke Tanah Suci

Dubai, UAE Nizalman dan isteri, Noni sebentar tadi berlepas ke Mekkah bagi tujuan menunaikan ibadah 'Umrah. Kedua-duanya akan berada d Mekkah dan Madinah hingga hujung minggu sebelum pulang ke Dubai hari Ahad nanti.

Ketika d temui tadi, Nizalman menyatakan persiapan sudah d buat dari awal lagi. Mereka akan terus menunaikan 'Umrah malam nanti selepas tiba dengan pesawat Saudia.

Moga mabrur dan d permudahkan segala urusan mereka d tanah suci.

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