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Prism Vision Networks Corporation Sdn. Bhd. presents you this most informative site on Malaysian general elections. The aim of this site is to be a one stop information providing site regarding the elections. All information in the site is available to the end users with out any cost. The site has all details regarding the elections. The site is done with the latest technologies and a big team is working round the clock to provide you with the latest and proper information. This site is not going to be a site just for this election alone (11th General Election). The core concept of this site is to have a permanent site with all data about the elections in Malaysia, so that any one can refer to it any time. The site contains all statistics and results of the election (1999 & 2004). The site is designed in four languages Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English for the convenience of the users.
http://www.pilihanraya.com.my/
Keywords: Elections, Malaysia, Politics and society, Southeast Asia,

Malaysia: Access to Information and the Environment Report Launch In the aftermath of the worst floods to hit Malaysia for thirty years, ARTICLE 19 and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) launched on Febryary 9, 2007 a spearheading report entitled A Haze of Secrecy: Access to Environmental Information in Malaysia.
http://www.bangkit.net/2007/02/09/malaysia-access-to-information-and-the-environ...
Keywords: Environment, Malaysia, Southeast Asia,

The Malay Academy of Science was created in 1995 with the aim to: (i) To promote and foster the development of science, engineering and technology (ii) To provide a forum for the interchange of ideas among scientists, engineers and technologists (iii) To promote national awareness, understanding and appreciation of the role of science, engineering and technology in human progress (iv) To promote creativity among scientists, engineers and technologists (v) To promote national self-reliance in the field of science, engineering and technology (vi) To act as a forum for maintaining awareness on the part of the Government of the significance of the role of science, engineering and technology in the development process of the nation and for bringing national development needs to the attention of scientists, engineers and technologists (vii) To analyse particular national problems and identify where science, engineering and technology can contribute to their solution and accordingly to make recommendations to the Government (viii) To keep in touch with developments in science, engineering and technology and identify those developments which are relevant to national needs and to bring such developments to the attention of the Government (ix) To prepare reports, papers or other documents relating to the national science, engineering and technology policy and make the necessary recommendations to the Government (x) To initiate and sponsor multi-disciplinary studies related to and necessary for the better understanding of the social and economic implications of science, engineering and technology (xi) To encourage research and development and education and training of the appropriate scientific, engineering and technical manpower (xii) To establish and maintain relations between the Academy and overseas bodies having the same or almost similar objectives in science, engineering and technology as the Academy
http://www.akademisains.gov.my/
Keywords: Education, Higher education, Malaysia, Science and technology. Innovation, Southeast Asia,

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Danish freelance journalist (Danish school of Media and Journalism 2006) writing for a range of mainly Danish media about news, trends and politics in South East Asian countries. Lived in Cambodia 2006-2008. Now based in Bangkok.
http://www.palmwritings.com
Keywords: Cambodia, Denmark, Human rights, Malaysia, Nordic Perspective, Person, Southeast Asia, Thailand,

The website of the APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange. APEC assists municipalities, corporations and environment related institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to share environmental information via the Internet. The APEC-VC home page is designed and constructed to provide access to vast environmental information on the World Wide Web. Currently, Japan, Australia, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, China, The Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Chile, Indonesia and Malaysia have APEC-VC up and running. The website categories are unified so that information can be retrieved in the same manner from any of the Virtual Centres in the region.
http://www.apec-vc.or.jp/index_e.asp
Keywords: China, East Asia, Environment, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 32, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 16, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) is a special body of ASEAN which is concerned with promoting cooperation between ASEAN parliaments and parliamentarians in order to encourage the growth of greater democracy in the region. Members include: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia. The website provides information on the history, purpose of the organisation and its recent activities.
http://www.aipo.org/
Keywords: Cambodia, Democracy, Development. Poverty, In Focus, In Focus 2007, In Focus 2007 Week 35, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Political systems, Politics and society, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

The Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC) is an autonomous inter-governmental regional institution for development policy research, training, experience-exchange, information dissemination and consultancy/advisory services. It is conceived as an institution for advanced development studies, to inform policy making suited to the specific needs of the Asian and Pacific region. Established programme areas are * Economic and Financial Management (EFM) * Energy and Environment (EE) * Gender and Development (GAD) * Information Technology (IT) * Poverty Alleviation and Employment (PAE) * Public Management and Human Resource Development (PMHRD) * Rural Development (RD) * Trade and Investment (TI) * Urban Development (UD)
http://www.apdc.org/
Keywords: Development, Development. Poverty, Education, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Sustainable development,

the work of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aimed at improving the welfare of the people in Asia and the Pacific, particularly the 1.9 billion who live on less than $2 a day. Despite many success stories, Asia and the Pacific remains home to two thirds of the world's poor. ADB is a multilateral development financial institution owned by 65 members , 47 from the region and 18 from other parts of the globe. ADB's vision is a region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their citizens.
http://www.adb.org/
Keywords: Burma - Myanmar, Cambodia, Development. Poverty, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Official Website of the Attorney General of Malaysia whose role is to advise the Malaysian government on legal matters. The site provides information on the roles and responsibilities of the Attorney General and details the work of the different divisions of the Attorney General's Office including the civil, advisory, drafting, prosecution, international affairs, law revision and law reform divisions. There are links to Malaysian legal resources and the library's OPAC can be searched on the site. Laws of Malaysia listed alphabetically and numerically are made available in PDF format along with a selection of online forms. The site can be viewed in English and Malay.
http://www.agc.gov.my/agc/index.html
Keywords: Law and legislation, Legislation, Legislative bodies, Malaysia, Southeast Asia,

Bank Negara Malaysia is the central bank for Malaysia. It was established on 26 January 1959, under the Central Bank of Malaya Ordinance, 1958, with the following objectives: 1. To issue currency and keep reserves safeguarding the value of the currency; 2. To act as a banker and financial adviser to the Government; 3. To promote monetary stability and a sound financial structure; 4. To promote the reliable, efficient and smooth operation of national payment and settlement systems and to ensure that the national payment and settlement systems policy is directed to the advantage of Malaysia; and 5. To influence the credit situation to the advantage of the country. In meeting these objectives, the Bank is guided by the principle that it should act only in the economic interest of the nation and without regard to profit as a primary consideration. First HQ Hence, the functions of the Bank are carried out within the context of the broader goals of promoting economic growth, a high level of employment, maintaining price stability and a reasonable balance in the country's international payments position, eradicating poverty and restructuring society. In particular, the Bank ensures that the availability and cost of money and credit in the economy are consonant with national macroeconomic objectives. In this respect, the Bank acts as the banker for currency issue, keeper of international reserves and safeguarding the value of the ringgit, banker and financial adviser to the Government, agency responsible for monetary policy and management of the financial system and banker to the banks. This section of the Central Bank of Malaysia website gives full text access to Malaysian banking legislation. This legislation gives the Bank powers to regulate and supervise the financial system in Malaysia. The following acts are included on the site: Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 (revised 1994); Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 (BAFIA); Exchange Control Act 1953; Islamic Banking Act 1983; Insurance Act 1996; Takaful Act 1984; Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 (Act 618); Anti-Money Laundering Act 2001 (Act 613); Payment Systems Act 2003 (Act 627) and the Money-Changing Act 1998 (Act 577). All legislation is provided in full text HTML.
http://www.bnm.gov.my
Keywords: Banking, Economic issues, Malaysia, Southeast Asia,