Standard Chartered Singapore Raises Environmental Awareness With Special Needs

June 30, 2010 by  
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103 MINDSville@Napiri residents and 100 Standard Chartered Bank staff gathered at Pasir Ris Beach on 18 June 2010 morning and participated in the cleaning up of the beach. [Read more...]  Read More →

TLC To Develop Young Leaders In New CSR initiative

June 28, 2010 by  
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The Truly Loving Company (TLC) will launch an ad campaign to promote its “Promise Me” youth engagement corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative in July 2010. [Read more...]  Read More →

Research Into Renewable Resources In Butyl Rubber Production

June 25, 2010 by  
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International producer of synthetic rubber, Lanxess, has invested in US biofuel and biochemical company, Gevo, Inc. as part of a proposed cooperation to produce isobutene from renewable resources. The companies aim to find an alternative route to source isobutene, a key raw material needed in the manufacturing of butyl rubber. [Read more...]  Read More →

More Oppose Coal-Powered Plant in Sabah

June 24, 2010 by  
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A group of Malaysian divers expressed thei concern about plans to build a coal-fired power plant in Lahad Datu at the Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park, off Kota Kinabalu, between 19-20 June 2010, reports Malaysiakini. The divers took underwater photos with a T-shirt with the words ‘Stop Coal Power Plant’ in a bid to stop the 300 megawatt project.... [Read more...]

Sick leave expected to increase during World Cup

June 23, 2010 by  
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Recruitment and Human Resources Specialist, Randstad Group, has warned employers in Malaysia to consider the impact of the World Cup on their workforce and productivity levels, especially when the nation catches football fever later this month. [Read more...]  Read More →

A Letter from World Vision

June 23, 2010 by  
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Dear Friends, Each day, thousands of people arrive in cities driven by the hope of securing a better life.  For many, that hope soon fades as they find themselves living in overcrowded and unsanitary squatter settlements, without access to basic health care, education, employment, and housing. [Read more...]  Read More →

Toyota China Plant Shuts Down

June 22, 2010 by  
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In a new development in a series of labour disputes in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Toyota Motor Corp has stopped production at its main factory there after a strike at its plastic parts supplier. According to the Malaysian Insider, widening discontent among some 130 million migrant workers in the PRC threatens to erode the nation’s... [Read more...]

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