Monthly Archives: October 2009

Malaysian PR: Some McVay Guy’s Thoughts (and Mine) 1

The other night a reporter from the Malay Mail called me to get my thoughts on the recent announcement that foreign husbands will get PR. Here’s the article that appeared the next day, entitled ‘Budget 2010: Visa cheer for expats’:
THE 2010 Budget announced by the Prime Minister last Friday has brought smiles to expatriates planning [...]

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Published:
October 28, 2009 – 4:51 pm
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By Jordan

Light at the End of the Tunnel? 5

My Kiwi pal Jake called me this evening to tell me he’d just read a very interesting article over at The Malaysian Insider. The article, with the promising title Budget 2010: Easy PR status for skilled expats, has even more promising information inside:
The government said today it will simplify the granting of permanent residence (PR) [...]

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Published:
October 23, 2009 – 11:22 pm
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By Jordan

When Soapy Similes Attack 1

I’m sure most little kids have awesome imaginations, so it might sound overproud-daddyish of me (yeah I just coined that term) to say my son has an awesome imagination. He does, though. He can play out epic scenes with his toys, or with invisible friends (and especially invisible enemies). I like to think he’ll be [...]

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Published:
October 4, 2009 – 1:38 am
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By Jordan