22nd May 2007

Lost in translation part 2


I make no apologies at all for stretching a theme, particularly as I’ve recently watched a version of Helen Mirren’s stellar movie success ‘The Queen’ where the hilarity of the subtitle mistakes warranted the film a second viewing and deserved their own Oscar. If anyone wants a copy please comment!

Companies that look to outsourcing purely on a cost reduction basis….be warned..there is more to outsourcing than meets the uninitiated eye.

London: They are some of the highest grossing movies ever made, but it seems that in a bid to cut costs, moviemakers outsourcing their films to inexperienced and unqualified translators in countries like Malaysia, Taiwan and India are ruining the movie experience for audiences, thanks to all those horrific subtitles. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Glen Stidolph in Humour | 0 Comments

22nd May 2007

Malaysia Productivity jumps 3.7%

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian economy last year recorded the highest productivity growth in the last six years at 3.7%, ahead of even developed countries such as Singapore (1.2%), Sweden (2.8%), Japan (2.5%), Germany (2.0%), and the United States (1.5%).

According to the Productivity Report 2006, which was launched yesterday, the productivity growth also contributed to strong gross domestic product (GDP), which grew 5.9% last year, driven mainly by strong public and private sector expenditure, and an impressive trade performance, which hit the RM1tril mark.

The report stated that Malaysia’s productivity level increased to RM27,221 per employee, from RM26,255 per employee in 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Glen Stidolph in Malaysia, Economic | 0 Comments


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