Strategic Information and Research Development (SIRD) will host a book launching "Sharing The Nation: Faith, Difference, Power and The State, 50 Years After Merdeka".
Date:
24th June (2008) Tuesday
Time:
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Venue:
Rumah Universiti, University Malaya
For further details, please contact Mr. Zul or Mr. Loo at 03 - 7957 8343 / 8342. All are welcome!
Panel discussion "Malaysia's Social Contract: Fact and Fiction, Myth or History?"
Panelists:
1. Clive S. Kessler (Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales)
2. Mavis C. Putucheary (Associate Researcher Fellow, IKMAS, UKM, formerly Associate Professor for University Malaya)
3. Noraini Othman (Professor & Principal Research Fellow at IKMAS, UKM)
Organised by Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower) & Socio-Economic Committee of the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
The Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 is the blueprint of Kuala Lumpur for the next 12 years or more. It will have a far reaching impact on the people of the city once it is implemented. It is important for the people of Kuala Lumpur to understand the Plan and get involved in the process to ensure that transparency and accountability is practiced by the DBKL and Federal Territory Ministry. Please join us in this public form to find out and discuss what will be the future of Kuala Lumpur from a sustainable development perspective for a liveable city.
Date : 18 June, 2008 (Wedndesday)
Time : 7.30 pm (arrival)
8.00 pm- 10.30 pm (Forum)
Venue : Upstairs Auditorium , KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall,
No. 1, Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur.*
Medium : in English
Speakers :
1) Mr Goh Bok Yen (Town Planner/Traffic Consultant)
2) Mr Gurmit Singh (Chairperson of Cetdem, an NGO promoting sustainable development)
3) Puan Khairiah Talha (Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners and Chairman of the Sustainable Planning and Community Development Committee of the MIP)
3) Mr Mumtaz Ali (Vice President of Bukit Bandaraya Residents' Association)
*Moderator: Mr Gopalan Papachan (Empower member)*
For enquiries, please contact Teh Chian Yi or Thency at Empower at 03- 7784 4977/ 7774 1075.
(This public forum will be conducted in Mandarin soon.)
Posted by The Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies
Seminar on Local Goverment in Malaysia: The Search for New Directions Organized by The Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies
Date: Thursday, 22 May 2008 Time: 8 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Venue: Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur (No.1 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Registration Fee: RM30
For registration, please ring 03-2273 4035 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Speakers: 1. Dr. Kuppusamy Singaravello, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya Local Government in Malaysia: An Overall Assessment 2. Ms. Honey Tan, Member, Pusat Kesedaran Komuniti (Empower) Local Government Acts: Theri relevance 3. Dato' Mohamad bin Saib, Former Director-General, Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Former Yang diPertua, Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan Inter-governmental Relations: Who is the boss? 4. Mrs. Maria Chin Abdullah, Senior Program Manager, Sisters in Islam Local Government and Public Participantion: The NGOs 5. Dr. Phang Siew Nooi, Professor, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya Transforming Local Government, The Challenge to Centralization 6. Lee Kiyau Loo, Secretary General, Green Productivity Association Malaysia Future Directions and Prospects of Local Government
Growth means change and growth often calls for one to leave behind zones of comfort and venture into unknown places. While some changes are slower to materialise, other changes that we can observe already taking place are truly refreshing.
One of those changes which will profoundly and positively impact democratic growth is the move towards Information Freedom.
From 9 am on Sunday the 1st of June 2008, Malaysian journalists and their fellow citizens will, together, demonstrate their keen desire for Media Freedom by taking a symbolic Walk at Dataran Merdeka.
To avoid problems with security laws, there will be NO PUBLIC GATHERING. Instead, participants are being asked to arrive on their own in ones and twos, show their respect to the National Flag at the Dataran, and then proceed immediately to the National Press Club which is just around the corner (location map and suggested walking route to be provided). Those who wish to do so are invited to wear something yellow, a reflection that this is a People's Activity.
Underlining the importance of this initiative, YB Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has kindly consented to deliver the keynote address, explaining his views about the road to Media Freedom. Datuk Zaid is a Minister in the PM's Department and the de facto Law Minister. From practically the first day of his appointment, he has said and done things that have pleased the people, especially the legal community, and has conveyed a very positive feeling about what he intends to accomplish.
Datuk Zaid has two requests - that journalists turn up in large numbers and that this program calls for ethics and accountability as much as it calls for freedom. Since this is the very thrust of this campaign and exactly what we are calling upon the writer community to deliver, it looks like we are very much in sync.
While we, the organisers, can direct the theme and thrust of the event, journalist participation will be determined by organisations such as the NUJ, the NPC and the various media groups. We look forward to strong support from them. This is an opportunity that they should not miss out on. Please pass the word around and tell every journalist whom you know about this event.
Here is your opportunity to show that you desire Media Freedom. Come and take the Walk with your journalist brethren and show your solidarity with them. We, as a people, can help to move our nation forward on the road to civil liberties.
See you there on Sunday 1st June 2008.
Details, call Gayathry 016-3123478/019-7257970
P/S (27/5)
For your information, the minister, Zaid Ibrahim is even keen to walk with the journalists, so hopefully you will turn up. This is the first time such things have been organised, so would really appreciate your participation and do spread the word.!
All Malaysians are urged to condemn the use of intimidation and violence by any individual, organisation or institution as a means of resolving differences.
