Comments on: Ipoh to KL http://jazzandbits.com/2008/12/ipoh-to-kl/ International Jazz Directory Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Serena Lim http://jazzandbits.com/2008/12/ipoh-to-kl/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 Serena Lim Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:59:25 +0000 http://jazzandbits.com/?p=156#comment-2497 Hi there, thanks for this post. I have been wanting to start my own talent agency and with all the new rulings from PUSPAL or KPKK, I would just like to get a clearer picture on this issue. A friend of mine recently told me that the latest notice by PUSPAL is that with effect from July 1 '09, foreign talents are allowed to perform 4 days in a week and the subsequent 3 days are to be taken up by local talents. Is this really the case? With most hotels now reducing their entertainment budgets, how can we afford to provide them with both foreign and local musicians? And with these tight budgets, would local musicians even want to work in hotels? Through my observation, there are many other factors which contribute to the preference of hiring foreign musicians i.e. customers preference, better working attitude, more friendly, better performances in English. What are your suggestions on tackling these issues? I agree that this transition must be done gradually. Together with that, are we sure if the market is ready for 100% local talent in all establishments? Hi there, thanks for this post. I have been wanting to start my own talent agency and with all the new rulings from PUSPAL or KPKK, I would just like to get a clearer picture on this issue.

A friend of mine recently told me that the latest notice by PUSPAL is that with effect from July 1 ’09, foreign talents are allowed to perform 4 days in a week and the subsequent 3 days are to be taken up by local talents. Is this really the case? With most hotels now reducing their entertainment budgets, how can we afford to provide them with both foreign and local musicians? And with these tight budgets, would local musicians even want to work in hotels? Through my observation, there are many other factors which contribute to the preference of hiring foreign musicians i.e. customers preference, better working attitude, more friendly, better performances in English.

What are your suggestions on tackling these issues? I agree that this transition must be done gradually. Together with that, are we sure if the market is ready for 100% local talent in all establishments?

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