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CPPS National Education Blueprint Feedback Report |
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Friday, 21 December 2012 10:57 |
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 The Centre For Public Policy Studies (CPPS) held a focus group discussion on 13th September 2012 In response to the National Education Blueprint (NEB) Preliminary Report released on 11th September 2012. Many aspects and concerns regarding the Blueprint were raised and deliberated.
Among those that attended and provided invaluable feedback to the discussion were Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam (Chairman of ASLI-CPPS), Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim (PAGE), Tan Sri Dr T Marimuthu (former professor of Education), Dato AR Peter (former Principal), Mr Khor Hong Yin (former Principal and Secretary of Methodist Schools), Ms Leow Lee Lin (educationist), Bro Anthony Rogers (Head, La Salle Schools), Dr Daniel Ho (former lecturer) and Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria (Ethnic studies, UKM) and many other education leaders.
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Are we really that corrupt? |
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Friday, 14 December 2012 10:36 |
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By Wan Saiful Wan Jan
The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) released an interim report entitled “Understanding Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Malaysia” on Monday 26 December 2012. We are inviting feedback before completing the paper, for final release in early 2013.
Even though the interim report is only a few days old, the number of responses we receive has been marvellous. Many have provided very good suggestions on how we can improve the paper before finalising it, and others sent us some very angry criticisms. Both are equally important to help us improve.
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News in Hong Kong and China about EFN Asia conference 2012 |
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Friday, 30 November 2012 18:00 |
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EFN Asia conference 2012 successfully ended. But our commitment does not end. Several news outlets in Hong Kong and China reported about the conference in both English and Chinese. The examples are below.
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1077385/auction-two-residential-sites-defy-new-bid-cool-property-market
South China Morning Post mentioned about the interview with Dr Tom Palmer and the speech of Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang.
'Tom Palmer, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute think tank in Washington, said new stamp duty targeting property investors would "make Hong Kong less attractive to foreign investors".
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A Special Report on Hong Kong 15 Years After the Handover |
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Tuesday, 04 December 2012 14:31 |
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This special report on Hong Kong is part of the Freedom Barometer 2012, the project of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Southeast and East Asia. The special report is written by Andrew Work, the co-founder of the Lion Rock Institute and the long-time friend of EFN Asia. Please visit www.freedombarometer.org for more information about the project and visit http://freedombarometer.org/special-reports/hong-kong-s-death-greatly-exaggerated/ for this particular report.
A Special Report on Hong Kong 15 Years After the Handover
by Andrew Work
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
-Mark Twain
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Thursday, 22 November 2012 12:10 |
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 High above Central in an eyrie so elevated that most people would get dizzy looking down, lies the offices of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Its primary responsibilities are to maintain currency and banking stability, which require very specific and skilled, but limited, resources. However, the HKMA has always blanched at these constraints and envisioned a wider role as the "central bank of Hong Kong".
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