Featured stories about Malaysia
Activism and Motherhood in Asia
What does a woman sacrifice for the cause she fights for? How are her children affected by persecution taken against her? This post explores briefly the lives of women activists in Asia who are also mothers.
Malaysia: State government introduces ‘1Toilet' policy
Borrowing the branding of 1Malaysia, the state government of Terengganu recently introduces the ‘1Toilet' policy as a move for both teachers and students to share toilets to promote a sense of oneness. There were mixed reactions from the blogosphere regarding this topic
Stories
September 29th, 2009
People with disabilities and the promise of ICTs
More than 600 million people in the world live with disabilities. Oftentimes, poverty and disabilities go hand-in-hand. Can the promise of ICTs help disabled people better integrate socially and economically?
September 10th, 2009
Malaysia: McDonald’s vs McCurry
Malaysia’s Federal Court has ruled that McDonald’s trademark name was not violated by McCurry, a local Indian restaurant which is popular in Kuala Lumpur.
August 31st, 2009
Malaysia: Muslims can’t watch “immoral” concerts
The political party which banned the concerts of Beyonce, Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani in Malaysia is now proposing to ban the "sinful" Michael Learns to Rock concert. Malaysian Muslims can't also watch a Black Eyed Peas concert because the show is sponsored by an alcohol company.
August 24th, 2009
Global: Ramadan Mubarak
With the advent of Ramadan around the globe this weekend, Muslim and non-Muslim bloggers everywhere are wishing each other Ramadan mubarak (or "blessed Ramadan").
This site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Please read our attribution policy.
Thiana Biondo11 posts 
Ismail Dhorat7 posts 
Michael Kan2 posts 
Abdoulaye Bah4 posts 
Judith Townend4 posts 
Sami Ben Gharbia132 posts 
Solana Larsen93 posts 
Ethan Zuckerman93 posts 
Juan Arellano127 posts 
Mohamed ElGohary3 posts 
Anas Qtiesh17 posts 
Tharum Bun36 posts
Global Job Losses and Returning Migrant Workers
- Global OFW's mission is to help millions of Overseas Workers or migrants around the world by pr...
more »