19th August 2015
Singapore
Today’s guest blog is by Robert Hatcher, an Associate at The Carbon Trust. Rob supports the delivery of technical services and is extensively involved with carbon management programmes. Working with public sector clients in the UK and abroad, Rob has delivered an array of technical advice and carbon management strategies. This year the Malaysian government […]
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22nd June 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
In early 2012, the Malaysian Government, with the local professional body for legal sector, the Malaysian Bar Council (MBC) announced plans to liberalise laws governing the legal sector. This was greeted positively by foreign firms who had previously been prohibited from entering the Malaysian market and provided an opportunity to feed into the development progress. […]
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22nd January 2015
Singapore
This guest blog is from Myles McCarthy, Director of Implementation at Carbon Trust, who are currently undertaking a Prosperity Fund project on LED energy efficient technology in Malaysia. I find talking about energy efficiency very interesting, and I do it a lot. But until recently I hadn’t had the opportunity to do it on primetime television […]
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13th November 2014
Singapore
This guest blog is the first in a series of four by Peter Mumford, SE Asia Regional Director, Economic & Trade Policy, based at the British High Commission in Singapore. In this series, Peter shares his experience working on economic and trade policy projects in South East Asia, and also his views on where further […]
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30th July 2013
Chevening, UK
On 23 July 2013 we bade a sad farewell to our Chevening class of 2012/13. FCO Minister Hugo Swire hosted and Malaysian scholar Ruth Garnet Maran, representing the class, gave the valedictory address. There are several defining moments, both positive and negative in life that define and redefine who you are. These events shake the consciousness with […]
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3rd January 2013
Chevening, UK
This months Chevening Conversations blog entry is by Malaysian Chevening Scholar King Chai. Marcus was right – I should’ve taken more time to write for the (I presume) now-defunct Kopi Kluang ‘Weekly’ Column on LoyarBurok.com. As I was packing my things to leave for Kent to celebrate Christmas with my ‘parents-away-from-home’, it suddenly hit me […]
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5th December 2011
Chevening, UK
Our latest blog entry is from one of our Malaysian 2011/12 Chevening Scholars, Niki Cheong. Niki is studying MA in Digital Culture & Society at Kings College London. You can read more posts by Niki on his blog. Ever since my first visit as a 16-year-old teenager, London has remained at the top of my list of […]
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19th November 2010
Chevening, UK
so much dependsupona great curriculumvitae Sorry, I (Shanon Shah, Chevening scholar from Malaysia) just needed to riff off the famous William Carlos Williams poem, The Red Wheelbarrow, which to me at least is as frustrating as it is deceptive. Yet I wonder how many current Chevening scholars out there felt exactly this way when applying […]
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5th November 2010
Chevening, UK
I wanted to call this blog "the Clash and human rights" but Malaysian Chevening scholar Shazeera Zawawi wrote it so she gets to decide; The title of this piece of intellectual pursuit is a tribute to a close friend’s response to my recent announcement that I will be furthering my post graduate study in Applied […]
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