Mass Death Of Kazakh People In 1930s: Brutal Legacy Of Totalitarianism
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia:The 42nd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Indonesia earlier this month (May 10-11) took place at the most critical crossroads...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Khazanah Nasional's impact based foundation, Yayasan Hasanah managed RM222.3 million in funding for 2022, supporting 132 new social impact projects and worked with 111 social impact partners.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia:Malaysia ranks 45th out of 88 countries in the International Trade Barrier Index (TBI) 2023, released by the Tholos Foundation in Washington D.C. The Center for Market Education (CME) is the Malaysian partner for the Tholos Foundation and hosted the Innovation Summit Southeast Asia 2023 where the new Index was released – for the first time in the world – at the Asia School of Business.
BANGKOK, Thailand-The controversial Penang South Island (PSI) project exposes some of the weaknesses of the national economic and infrastructure planning framework. Instead of conceptualizing and developing projects that directly benefit communities, those in charge of the national planning processes are pushing projects that end up benefiting corporations, over communities.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Young Talent Track and Field Selangor Launch and Run event was organized by Young Talent Track and Field (YTTF) Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Kelab PJ. This event was also supported by Malaysian Hash Council and PJ Club Hash House Harriers. Sponsors for the event included redOne and Decathlon.
GEORGETOWN, Malaysia-Labour is finite, especially in the context of Malaysia which has not had a demographic dividend since two decades ago. Malaysian employers and policy makers need a paradigm shift to invest in productivity and to be willing to pay for skills.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-During this time every year, over a billion Muslims all over the world who are in good health wake up before dawn for Sahur, a morning meal, before prayers and fasting for the rest of the day.
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia-Even as it faces threats over its claims in the South China Sea and an increasing dependency on cheap capital and loss of control over vital sectors, Malaysia still seems on the path of appeasement vis-a-vis China, putting its sovereignty and future at risk, according to an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Center for Market Education (CME) welcomes former second finance minister Dato Johari Abdul Ghani’s proposal to set up a special committee under the international trade and industry ministry (MITI) to monitor investments in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysia will need more strategic long term calculations on its future economic and geopolitical interests, and start to implement steps to pivot away from overreliance on one economic superpower in safeguarding its short term needs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Logging activities in Ulu Baram will have devastating environmental consequences and severely impact the surrounding indigenous communities, say 47 organisations through a joint statement initiated by B.E.A.CC.H. and the CSO Platform for Reform Sarawak Chapter.
BANGKOK, Thailand-When former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was hauled to court on charges involving bribery, money laundering, and abuse of power, many were perplexed that there was no co-accused in the case. If Muhyiddin had received bribes, then the person or people who gave the bribes should also be charged.
KUCHING, Malaysia-I woke up this morning to a loud thunderstorm. “We won’t be going camping today, I guess,” I thought to myself.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Occupying a strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Kazakhstan is key to the security of the region, allowing communications and economic prosperity not only for itself but for the wider region.
BANGKOK, Thailand-Since the Anwar administration came to power, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been extremely busy since the chief commissioner Azam Baki made a visit to Anwar’s office with a bunch of files, soon after Anwar was sworn in as PM.
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: Aggressive moves by China in the hotly disputed South China Sea (SCS) has raised tensions between it and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states with claims in the sea, potentially leading to serious blowback against China’s designs in the area.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-As early as 2018, I had called for a fundamental change from a minimum wage system to a living wage model.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The business module of Perwira Niaga Malaysia (Pernama) has to be aggressively revamped, to attract more Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families to patronise its retail outlets.