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Interview: “We’re not independent enough,” says ASEAN Rights Commission Chair


By Diana Mendoza, Inter Press Service News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 2015 (IPS) - (IPS Asia-Pacific) – Although it is six years old, few know what the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) does. It has been called toothless, though its creation was seen as a step forward given the principle of non-interference in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Kasus kebakaran hutan, bank diimbau hati-hati pilih debitur

By Ihda Fadila, Bisnis.com
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1 November 2015, Bisnis.com,JAKARTA--Industri perbankan ditegaskan agar lebih berhati-hati dalam menentukan debitur mengingat kasus kebakaran hutan dan lahan disinyalir terkait dengan perusahaan besar kelapa sawit atau produk kehutanan yang mendapat pembiayaan dari perbankan.

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Malaysia jadi laboratorium CSR di ASEAN

By Januar Riski, Gatra News
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Jakarta, GATRAnews - Menteri Tata Kelola dan Integritas pada Departemen Perdana Menteri Malaysia Senator Datuk Paul Low mengatakan Malaysia siap menjadi arena uji coba untuk Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Malaysia melalui Komisi Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM) sedang mengembangkan rencana aksi nasional hak asasi manusia yang membutuhkan partisipasi perusahaan agar memastikan penerapannya.

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How to make good business out of doing good in Southeast Asia

Written by Diana Mendoza, Inter Press Service News Agency for Business Monitor

30 October 2015, KUALA LUMPUR—When his father drove back to pay the 47 Malaysian cents they owed to the food stall they had just left, then-9-year-old Anis Yusal Yusoff, today president and chief executive officer of the Malaysian Institute of Integrity, learned the meaning of standing firm by one’s values.

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