Photo Gallery : Launch of Rethinking Bilateral Investment Treaties

"The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is back without the United States and Malaysia has agreed to it.

Today, my friends Burghard Ilge and Kavaljit Singh launched their book along with Karina Yong from Third World Network, and discussed the challenges which lie ahead for Malaysia, especially on giving special rights for only foreign corporations to sue our country.

Investor-State Dispute Settlement or ISDS as it is popularly known, has created a huge ripple in the TPP and another big deal Malaysia is signing, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)."

                                                                       -- Charles Santiago, Director of MSN

No proof Malaysia will benefit from CPTPP, say economists

Source : The Malaysian Insight

Low Han Shaun    Published on 18 Nov 2017

Burghard Ilge says most treaties have survival clauses, meaning they are still in effect for a certain amount of years after the date of termination. 

THERE is no proof that Malaysia will benefit from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said economists.

A public forum today was told that the CPTPP, formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and other similar treaties might even be detrimental to the country.

Activist: Many govts clueless about economic treaties signed

Source : Free Malaysia Today

PETALING JAYA: A senior policy officer with a global sustainability advocacy group says many governments are clueless about the economic treaties they have signed, leaving them open to be sued by foreign investors for “unfulfilled expectations”.

Burghard Ilge of Both ENDS, headquartered in Amsterdam, said the terms of treaties like the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) were usually influenced by powerful investors who wanted the ability to take action on countries that did not meet expected “promises”.

Launch of "Rethinking Bilateral Investment Treaties : Critical Issues and Policy Choices"

Monitoring Sustainability of GlobalizatioN (MSN) cordially invite you to a book launch entitled: "Rethinking Bilateral Investment Treaties : Critical Issues and Policy Choices".

The book launch will coincide with a public forum titled Free Trade Agreement, Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and Its Impact on Human Rights.

The event details are as follow :

Date : Saturday, 18 November 2017
Time : 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Venue : Event Hall, Gerakbudaya
2, Jalan Bukit 11/2, 46200 Petaling jaya, Selangor.

Photo gallery : Envisioning the Future : Malaysia Beyond GE14 workshop (2)

Photo gallery of the second Envisioning the Future : Malaysia Beyond GE14 workshop on 4 November at Bangsar south city.

Sheriff: Unionise foreign workers to improve labour situation

Source : Free Malaysia Today   Sean Augustin | November 5, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: A former senior finance ministry official has suggested that foreign workers be allowed to join trade unions as it could help reduce the country’s dependence on labour from overseas in the long run.

Mohd Sheriff Kassim, who was treasury secretary-general in the early 1990s, said foreign workers becoming part of the unions would lead to an increase in wages.

FGV bigger scandal than 1MDB, says economist

Source : Malaysiakini   Published: 4 Nov 2017

The Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) scandal is bigger than the one surrounding 1MDB because it affects more people, opined prominent economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

“There is a tendency for everyone in the opposition to focus on 1MDB, but there is a lot of nonsense going on and it is not all 1MDB.

Jomo: Malays won’t accept opposition, even if unhappy with BN

Source : Free Malaysia Today   Sean Augustin | November 4, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Any “profound sense of disgust” Malays may harbour for the current administration will not necessarily translate to support for the opposition, says Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

The prominent economist said the Malay community had never seen such crass, greedy and immoral behaviour as that exhibited by the current regime.

Envisioning the Future : Malaysia Beyond GE14 (2)

Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation (MSN) cordially invite you to participate in the second Envisioning the Future : Malaysia Beyond GE14 workshop. Let's focus on real world issues and people-centric public policies that we envision for, let's make people's voice louder and set the agenda for our future.

Date : Saturday, 4 November 2017
Time : 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Venue : Connexion @ Nexus, Bangsar South City, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur