Year: 2016

SHAH ALAM, 27 March 2016 – Following the introduction of the Citizen’s Declaration, the People’s Congress took place at the Shah Alam Convention Centre. This congress was an initiative to democratise the Declaration and to answer the many questions that arose since the Declaration was issued.   19 speakers took the stage to address delegates and members of the press. The 19 were Zaid Ibrahim, Asia’s top debater Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Malaysian Federation of UMNO Branch Leaders (GKCM) leader Kamarul Azman Habibur Rahman, Kuala Langat Member of Parliament…

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SHAH ALAM, 27 March 2016 – Following the introduction of the Citizen’s Declaration, the People’s Congress took place at the Shah Alam Convention Centre. This congress was an initiative to democratise the Declaration and to answer the many questions that arose since the Declaration was issued.   19 speakers took the stage to address delegates and members of the press. The 19 were Zaid Ibrahim, Asia’s top debater Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Malaysian Federation of UMNO Branch Leaders (GKCM) leader Kamarul Azman Habibur Rahman, Kuala Langat Member of Parliament…

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MALAYSIA NEWSE-COMMERCE MARKET EYE ON 1BIL USD PROFIT ON 2016 – CHINA PRESS – Online shopping carts are transforming the face of China’s economy, changing supply chains, and putting pricing power in the hands of its 1.37 billion consumers. This digital wave is also happening in Malaysia. With the rapidly growing technology industry, Malaysia is planning new targets for using digital technologies to drive the country’s economic growth beyond 2020. According to Mukhtar Hussain, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Malaysia, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will likely provide a larger market for the ICT industry. The ICT sector…

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I am honored to be one of the winner of  “2016 Cartooning for PeacePrize”. The ceremoney was held at the Palais Eynard in Geneva in thepresence of the Honorary President of the Swiss Foundation Cartooning for Peace, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr KofiAnnan and Municipal Councillor for the City of Geneva Mr Guillaume Barazzone. The other winner is Kenyan cartoonist, Gado. Work of both cartoonistsare exhibited at the Lac Leman in Geneva. KOFI ANNAN’s STATEMENT Gado and Zunar remind us how fragile this liberty remains in Africa…

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I am honored to be one of the winner of  “2016 Cartooning for PeacePrize”. The ceremoney was held at the Palais Eynard in Geneva in thepresence of the Honorary President of the Swiss Foundation Cartooning for Peace, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr KofiAnnan and Municipal Councillor for the City of Geneva Mr Guillaume Barazzone. The other winner is Kenyan cartoonist, Gado. Work of both cartoonistsare exhibited at the Lac Leman in Geneva. KOFI ANNAN’s STATEMENT Gado and Zunar remind us how fragile this liberty remains in Africa…

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China starts buying Malaysian bonds – The Star – read more China’s government has started buying more Malaysian government securities (MGS) and this inflow of new foreign money could rise to 50 billion yuan (RM30bil) in total, according to International Trade and Industry Minister II Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan. In an exclusive interview with The Star, Ong said a senior representative of the Bank of China told him about this development recently when he met with the bank on issues pertaining to the use of yuan and ringgit in…

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The Washington DC-based World Bank has downgraded Malaysia’s growth forecast this year by 0.3 points to 4.4%. The international financial institution has posted the biggest downgrades in growth forecasts in the region for the country and Indonesia, both commodity exporters. Indonesia’s estimate for this year was lowered by 0.2 percentage points to 5.1%. The largest forecast upgrade was for Thailand, with the World Bank now projecting an expansion of 2.5% this year, up from 2% in the earlier report.  read more

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