Women: Economy and Employment
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The 2009 International Labour Organization (ILO) report on Global Employment Trends for Women warned that, with the deepening of the recession in 2009, the glob...
Gender Issues are About Democracy
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A prominent woman politician recently lamented the enormous difficulty faced to achieve the United Nation's (UN) target of 30% women participation in Malaysia....
PWDC - A Snapshot
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Today, four months down the road PWDC is set with nine fulltime and part-time staff on the go. Headed by chief executive officer (CEO) Sri Husnaini Sofjan who w...
Right Time, Right Place and Some Luck
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On January 2, 2012 a new state-initiated body emerged – the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) – as the result of the Chief Minister's 2012 budget speech when the state announced it had tripled the budget for women’s development.
The Evolution of Penang’s Chinese Associations
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As frontier territory, Penang generated many self-help groups in the early days. The Chinese were most keen on forming their own associations, organised according to a string of principles. These fulfilled many functions, but current challenges require them to adapt more than ever.
Content Creators and Influencers Play Key Roles in Digital Marketing
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CONTENT CREATION HAS become an essential part of digital marketing. To grow and maintain brand visibility, content creators, popularised by the rise of social m...
Having to Belong Everywhere
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The writing takes you along. If you faithfully follow the characters’ traits, very little can go wrong. Then it is up to the readers or audience to decide what they want to take away from those characters.
A Disturbing Focus on The Man Through His Women
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In the recent production of The Sandpit: Womensis, actor Anne James played Santha, a conservative Hindu woman scorned, not so much by her husband taking another...
GEORGE TOWN FESTIVAL 2012 Highlights
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"Mak Yong".SILAT – OUR HERITAGE FOR THE WORLD The gala opening of the festival features the world premier of “Silat – Our Herita...
The Foreign Minister's Diminished Role
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosting a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Haji Aman on May 14, 2009 in Washington,...
In Search of A New, Competent Foreign Minister
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Source: National Audit Department.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak should take the opportunity of the leaving-but-staying long good bye of Datu...
Making It Hard To Ignore Complaints
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The thing about democracy is that there are no experts. It assumes that a decision for a public action cannot be made in isolation without everyone who is invol...