Unilever Stays Away From Indonesia Palm Oil Planter

Unilever, the world’s top palm oil buyer, has instructed dealers to stay away from palm oil sourced from Indonesian planter, Duta Palma, over its concerns about rainforest destruction, according to an Indonesian industry official. This move comes after BBC revealed Duta Palma allegedly clearing forests illegally, and is the second bid against... [Read more...]

Malaysia’s Reaction To Marks & Spencer’s Sustainable Palm Oil Campaign

Malaysia has hit out against British retailer, Marks and Spencer, in relation to its anti-palm oil campaign. According to news reports, the country is not destroying its forests to plant oil palm trees. Sabah Finance Assistant Minister, Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan, was reported to have said that Malaysia has adopted a firm policy and forestry laws that... [Read more...]

Malaysia’s Green Building Index For Tropical Structures

By Daniel Chandranayagam In August 2008, PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia or Malaysian Institute of Architects) Council endorsed and approved the formation of the new Sustainability Committee, tasked primarily to develop and establish the Green Building Index Malaysia. A target deadline of April/May 2009 was set to launch this Green rating. [Read more...]  Read More →

Can Ethical Funds Save Malaysia?

By Daniel Chandranayagam Malaysia, according to news reports, is fast losing its lustre as a place for foreign investors to dive in. Interestingly, ten middle-income emerging economies have been named: Mexico, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Iran, Argentina and Thailand; said to be the “new motor for the global economy”,... [Read more...]

Fighting For Rights

PT Foundation & Grassroots Activism In Malaysia A Practical Case Study By Jean-Michel Piedagnel Objective: Fighting for the right of HIV prevention and against prejudice for people living with HIV/Aids and empowering the most vulnerable communities. Target groups: Sexual workers, transgender, drug users and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia PT... [Read more...]

The Future Of The Aid Sector

Learning from Southern NGOs By Jean-Michel Piedagnel Western NGOs and the humanitarian sector are having a bit of a midlife crisis.  They need to open up to the 21st century and to the societies that will shape this 21st century, they happen to be outside of Europe and of the USA. I am not talking about opening the humanitarian system so that it embraces... [Read more...]

Toyota Under Fire From Malaysian Consumer Organisation

While earlier news reported that UMW Toyota Motor will be initiating a special service campaign to address the brake issue of Toyota Prius., the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) has taken the local distributor of the Japanese brand to task. Malaysiakini has reported to that CAP has detected faulty steering rack ends in at least two Vios models.... [Read more...]

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