The Sun: Corporations can give more
Malaysia has its fair share of business-savvy individuals. My question is: how many of them are lending their knowledge to the not-for-profit sector?
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Browsing All Posts published in »2009«
GV & CFABW: Activism and Motherhood in Asia
October 24, 2009
Humanitarian activist mothers in Asia are becoming icons for human rights causes worldwide. What does a woman sacrifice for the cause she fights for?
Sun: When It’s Hard To Be Bosses
October 23, 2009
It is sometimes tough being an employer. Some employers actually go out of their way to be good to their workers. Yet, in return, they sometimes face the most under-performing and unreasonable staff around.
GV & CFABW: How The Recession Has Affected Motherhood
October 22, 2009
When the economies of world plummeted late last year, that “motherhood” would be a victim of the spiraling trend might not have been foremost in the minds of most. However, recent reports have indicated that mothers have ended up being as much a casualty of the recession as the stock markets.
GV & CFABW: More Cash ≠ More Babies
October 9, 2009
My first cross posting for Conversations For A Better World and Global Voices, all about the baby bonus in Singapore.
The Sun: What Makes A Business Responsible?
September 18, 2009
On the one hand, we have unhappy workers or employees working in possibly unsafe conditions, and on the other hand, their employers are planting trees or contributing to the community. It is no wonder that so many people view “corporate social responsibility” with suspicion, or worse still, cynicism.
Hisham says no to errant labour suppliers – Malaysiakini
August 13, 2009
On the issue of human trafficking, Hishammuddin said the Australian ministers pointed out that Malaysia was seen as both a transit point and destination for human trafficking. “Not many countries have this double category,” said Hishammuddin in jest, but on a more serious note said he was mobilising all available resources to combat human trafficking.… [Read more…]
Newspapers face challenge from online media – Malaysiakini
August 3, 2009
“I don’t really trust the newspapers as they are controlled by the government,” says engineer Ryan Kong, 30, as he clicks on the website of pioneer portal Malaysiakini to get his daily dose. via malaysiakini.com About time too! Posted via web from Potted Plot
Najib announces KPIs, lead ministers – Malaysiakini
July 27, 2009
He named Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the lead minister for widening access to quality and affordable education, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein for crime prevention, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Aziz for fighting corruption. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Jalil for raising the living standard of the low-income people,… [Read more…]
Blogger’s defamation liability ‘depends on existing statutory law’
July 24, 2009
Dr Iyer, who is also senior lecturer of the Univerisity of Ulster’s School of Law, United Kingdom, said: “Sometimes, the person who owns the blog site might not even be aware that the particular posting has been made. So, under those circumstances, you need to be careful not to penalise the editor. via themalaysianinsider.com Interesting,… [Read more…]
The Sun: Still No Answers To Foreign Workers Issues
June 22, 2009
My piece for the Sun from the Foreign Labour Issues discussion on 16th June 2009.
US libel tourism bill one step closer to becoming law – Press Gazette
June 16, 2009
A bill in the US to stop “libel tourism” has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee, the first step to becoming law. Sponsors of the bill say it has been designed as a way to protect US journalists from libel suits in foreign courts which do not have the same protections for free speech… [Read more…]
Suhakam needs to buck up to keep UN Status!
June 16, 2009
Suhakam faces an imminent downgrade in its UN status unless further amendments are made to the Human Rights Commission Act of Malaysia 1999. MCPX PKR members of parliament, Tian Chua and R Sivarasa, told a media conference that Suhakam (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) which has an ‘A’ accreditation will be downgraded to ‘B’ by… [Read more…]
Blogging For A Cause winners: Global Voices Advocacy!!
June 8, 2009
It’s truly empowering to see all the bloggers that stepped behind their causes and spread the word to their readers and followers on various social networks. After reading through over 400 blog posts for more than 60 charities and non-profits, we can say that the campaign Blogging For A Cause, was a great success as… [Read more…]
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