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Speech of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at SOCDEM Asia Conference on Lessons and Best Practices in Governance
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
The George Town Conurbation (GTC) consists of the highly urbanised Penang Island, Seberang Perai, Sungai Petani, Kulim and the surrounding areas (see map). With a population of 1.6 million according to the National Cencus in 2000, it was the second-largest metropolitan area in Malaysia after the Kuala Lumpur conurbation (Klang Valley), which had a population of 4.9 million. Johor Bahru had 1.5…
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Input Paper on Migration
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Decent work is central to acknowledge human rights and dignity at the workplace. Recent years have seen a worldwide erosion of decent working conditions: low job security, poor wages, lack of social protection and union representation. Worldwide, among the most vulnerable workers are migrant workers.
In 2013, the number of migrants globally hit an all-time record of 232 million, half…
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18 Years of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM): A Briefer
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
At the heart of discussions regarding the possibilities of regional and global governance is the existing belief…
