SOCIAL WELFARE & DEV

Organics, with a heart

COMMUNITY Would you think twice about paying an extra ringgit for organic products if it was for a good cause?

By allMalaysia · March 26, 2012 · 0 Comment

COMMUNITY With Malaysia in the final stages of drafting a new law to increase the retirement age in the private sector from 55 to 60, retirees can look forward to the opportunity of working longer and earning more money.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2012 · 0 Comment

Pushing back the retirement age

COMMUNITY The Government plans to set the retirement age at 60 and has proposed the move for the civil service. But is the private sector ready for such a move?

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2012 · 0 Comment

Making waste management everyone’s responsibility

COMMUNITY With the expected introduction of a new waste collection system, Klang Valley folks will have to embrace the 3R steps (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) as part of their lifestyle.

By allMalaysia · February 8, 2012 · 0 Comment

KL mandates Wi-Fi in all restaurants

COMMUNITY Stay connected anywhere and anytime as Kuala Lumpur City Hall is making it a requirement for food and beverage outlets to provide Wi-Fi services.

By allMalaysia · January 21, 2012 · 0 Comment

Treasuring Perhentian

COMMUNITY Driven by a common vision to inspire people to do good, The Star has teamed up with Ecoteer to encourage villagers, readers and tourists to help protect the marine environment of Pulau Perhentian in Terengganu.

By allMalaysia · January 17, 2012 · 0 Comment

Take it slow

COMMUNITY Can slow food ever work in a fast world? Thank goodness some Malaysians seem to think so.

By allMalaysia · January 16, 2012 · 0 Comment

The right to claim

COMMUNITY Did you know that you could initiate insurance claims for any damage or injury caused by public property or in public premises?

By allMalaysia · January 13, 2012 · 0 Comment

Bakun settlers turn to tourism

COMMUNITY Sixteen years after they were forced to relocate from their ancestral homes to make way for the Bakun Dam, the Orang Ulu of Balui are now turning to tourism to survive – with the dam as an attraction.

By allMalaysia · January 4, 2012 · 0 Comment

A cry for help

COMMUNITY The word suicide, if uttered, is not to be taken lightly. It could be someone’s cry for help, and if the signs are recognised early, lives could be saved.

By allMalaysia · September 12, 2011 · 0 Comment