REDtone Wants To Help Rural Communities
March 17, 2010 by admin
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Broadband service provider, REDtone International Berhad, is committed to narrow the digital divide among the rural community, Bernama reports. Chief Executive Officer, Zainal Amanshah ,said the company wants to further expand its corporate social responsibility initiatives through its Connected 1Malaysia programme. Read more
Airline Union Calls For Minimum Wage Disclosure
March 12, 2010 by admin
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Bernama reports that members of the Malaysian Airline System Employees Union (MASEU) have called on all government linked companies (GLCs) to disclose their minimum wage rate. Read more
MAF To Support Dixon In Marathon Des Sables
March 12, 2010 by admin
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The Malaysian AIDS Foundation is in support of its trustee, Mr Ralph Dixon, who will be participating in the Marathod Des Sables 2010. The marathon, which is in its 25th Edition, will take place from 2-12 April 2010. Read more
The CSR Digest Supports World Day Against Cyber Censorship
March 12, 2010 by admin
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The CSR Digest is in full support of World Day Against Cyber Censorship, an initiative begun by Reporters Without Borders last year. The event is in support of a single Internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all. It is also meant to draw attention to the fact that, by creating new spaces for exchanging ideas and information, the Internet is a force for freedom. However, more and more governments have realised this and are reacting by trying to control the Internet . Read more
Proton Malaysia Assembly Line Workers Among Lowest Paid
March 11, 2010 by admin
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Proton Malaysia’s assembly-line workers are among the lowest paid in the nation, according to the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC). Read more
CSR Development Programmes with the Academy of Responsible Management
March 10, 2010 by admin
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The Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) and Academy of Responsible Management (ARM) have organised the MIM-ARM CSR Development Programmes for organisations embarking on their CSR initiatives and are looking towards implementing these initiatives in their organisations. Read more
COP 15: What is the Impact on Malaysia and South East Asia?
By Daniel Chandranayagam
What most can take away from COP 15 is a bitter sense of disappointment with the ‘disagree-to-agree’ outcome of the summit, which has been described as “a theater of the absurd” on HuffPost. With that in mind, it piqued my interest to learn that a talk would be presented by the US Embassy Public Affairs Office, at the Annexe Gallery, on the Copenhagen Summit. Read more






