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irl chokes to death on kuih at school
07 Feb 2007
V. Shankar Ganesh

SHAH ALAM: A Standard Five girl choked to death on a buah melaka during recess at a school canteen here on Monday.

Buah melaka, also known as onde-onde, is a round-shaped kuih coated with shredded coconut, containing brown sugar filling.

The girl, Anis Shuhaida Amar, 11, from SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail Jaya in Bukit Jelutong, choked and collapsed about 10am.

She was rushed to the Selangor Medical Centre by a teacher but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Her father, Amar Sidik, 40, said he was at work when his wife, Salasiah Ismail, 31, informed him of the incident.

"I rushed to the hospital but the doctor there told me she had died.

"More attention should be given to pupils’ safety, especially in reacting quickly to emergency cases," he said at his home here yesterday.

He said Anis had been suffering from a sore throat for several days prior to the incident.

Salasiah said a teacher phoned her asking her to come to the hospital as Anis had fainted.

"I didn’t worry much then as I thought she may have fainted due to fatigue. However, I realised it was serious when I received the second call, saying her condition was critical. When I arrived at the hospital, she was dead."

Anis was buried at the Muslim cemetery in Section 20 on Monday.

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Malaysians enjoy better pay rise than Europeans and Americans!

KUALA LUMPUR: Average Malaysian wages are expected to grow at a faster rate this year than that of workers in Europe, the US and parts of Asia.

After adjusting for inflation, they are forecast to rise by 3.3 per cent compared with American workers, for example, whose pay may inch up just 1.1 per cent.

Malaysia placed eighth on a survey of 45 countries by human resources firm ECA International, up from 17th last year.

Malaysia has done "really good", said Lee Quane, ECA International’s general manager in Hong Kong.

Last year, real wages grew at just an estimated 1.7 per cent, he said.

Malaysians stand to gain from a predicted drop in inflation, and robust economic growth.

"Inflation is forecast to fall to 2.7 per cent from 3.8 per cent last year," he said. "For the average person, the standard of living should improve. Purchasing power will be much higher."

ECA International’s Salary Trends Survey 2006/2007 puts real wage growth across the globe at an average of 1.65 per cent this year.

Indian workers are expected to receive about seven per cent more, the highest increase in the world, while workers in Indonesia and China will see six per cent.

In Germany, New Zealand, Argentina, Spain and Hungary, raises are expected to average less than one per cent.

The annual survey, of actual and predicted salary increases around the world, is used by multinational organisations to help determine future wage increases.

In Asia, real wages are expected to climb an average of 3.6 per cent this year, a 50 per cent jump from 2.4 per cent in 2006, ECA International said in a statement.

Senior managers in Asian countries would benefit the most as talent is short, leading to a widening gap between junior and senior management salaries in some places.

Quane pointed out that in Malaysia, like in other countries in Asia, there are salary disparities where those in higher positions earn much more.

"We can expect someone in a more senior position to experience a much higher real salary growth of five, six or seven per cent," he said.

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