Category Archives: Outside Malaysia

Following the US Presidential Elections Live!

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Tricia

Along with 90 other participants from 71 countries around the world, I’ve been selected to participate in the I-VOTE programme (International Visitors Observe The Elections) in the United States. This will be a rare opportunity to witness live probably one of … Continue reading →

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Putting up laws online

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Tricia

Obama if voted into the White House, will be making all bills available online for the public, before they are passed. This is something that we need to do in Malaysia as well!! See his full speech here – where … Continue reading →

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Remaking the Big Bang

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Tricia

This has to be one of the coolest experiments ever conducted. After close to 20 years of research, a huge team of scientists has put together equipment that will replicate conditions of the Big Bang – or at least, it … Continue reading →

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Travelnotes: Cambodia

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Tricia

Cambodia is a sweet, slow moving country about ten years behind Vietnam. It still lives, however, in the shadow of its past Khmer Rouge in several senses. First and most prominent to me is that it has an over reliance … Continue reading →

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Scary Similarities: Malaysia & South Africa

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Tricia

During the Minda Muda Launch in KL a week or so ago, I was asked by a member of the audience whether there were any other countries that we could compare Malaysia with. I said yes, South Africa is the … Continue reading →

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Civil Society in action

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Tricia

One of the civil society initiatives at the UNCAC is to have an ongoing live feed of discussions, statements and stands made. So the website is here, if you want to check out the exciting stuff emerging out of here. … Continue reading →

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UN Convention against Corruption

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Tricia

The CPPS (where I work) is part of the Coation of Civil Society Friends to the UNCAC and it’s great to be here in Bali where the UN Convention against Corruption is taking place this week. (Bali seems to be … Continue reading →

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Faith and Politics

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Tricia

If anyone didn’t catch the edition of The Economist with the special report on Religion and Public Life, go look for it. It’s an excellent report on how the world is not going the “secularist” way as was previously thought. … Continue reading →

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Further thoughts on Ombudsman

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Tricia

What impressed me most during my recent Young Leaders’ Program trip to Australia in early December 2007 – sponsored by the Australia-Malaysia Institute under Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – was the briefing by the Ombudsman representing New … Continue reading →

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Travel Log 3: Vietnam

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Tricia

Hanoi is moving at an unrelentless pace. Judging from the numbers of weddings I witnessed (literally, 3 a day!) and the speed at which they operate (note: fast), this generation of post-Vietnam war baby boomers are getting their act together. … Continue reading →

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