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Alicia dela Rosa-Bala (Screenshot courtesy of CSC-Region 5) MANILA - Alicia dela Rosa-Bala will end her fixed term Wednesday as head of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the central human resource (HR) agency of the Philippine government. Bala was appointed by the late president Benigno Aquino III in October 2015, with expertise and years of experience in social work. She introduced policies and programs that empowered and uplifted civil servants, promoted social change and development, and sp...

The paper says religion or culture should not solely be blamed for child marriage.

Norton-Staal said the ‘Our Lives Online’ study conducted in Malaysia, involving 127 children also revealed that two in five children reported having bad experiences online they would not want to tell anyone. — 123rf KUALA LUMPUR: More than half of the participants, aged under 18 in a UN Childrens Fund (Unicef) study, said they had met strangers in real life they initially met online. Unicef Malaysia Head of Child Protection Sarah Norton-Staal said the ‘Our Lives Online’ study conducte...

Overcoming the ‘infodemic’ in Asean Lydia Ruddy SPREADING at least as quickly as the Covid-19 virus, an “infodemic” has infected large swaths of media and information exchange across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Massive amounts of information, including rumors, mis-information and dis-information have reached millions of people who are hoping to understand how to stay safe until the pandemic has been controlled. High levels of uncertainty are drivi...

It is imperative that Malaysia provides leadership and a good example as a nation that walks the talk.

Asean park plan puts down roots Malaysia puts up competing bid for adjoining forest but Yala MP still hopeful of success published : 18 Jan 2021 at 04:30 A beautiful view across a valley at the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in Yalas Betong district. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has set up a panel to study a proposal that the rainforests be listed as an Asean Heritage Park, as urged by Adilan Ali-ishak, a Yala MP from Palang Prachara...

Boost Asean growth by promoting universal access published : 29 Dec 2020 at 04:00 3 In recent decades, the Asean Economic Community (AEC), which represents more than 620 million people across 10 member states, has experienced rapid socio-economic growth. The distribution of this prosperity though has not been uniform. Inequities abound, with no better example than the 3-4 million children in the region who still do not have access to basic primary level education. H...

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Cabinet, at its meeting Friday (Dec 11), agreed to the nomination of the Endau Rompin Johor National Park for recognition as an Asean Heritage Park (AHP), says Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. The Energy and Natural Resources Minister said it would be the fourth AHP for Malaysia after the National Park in Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu; Kinabalu National Park (Sabah) and Mount Mulu National Park (Sarawak). "The nomination of the Endau Rompin Johor National Park will,...