Seminar on Local Goverment in Malaysia: The Search for New Directions
Organized by The Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies
Date: Thursday, 22 May 2008
Time: 8 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Venue: Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur (No.1 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Registration Fee: RM30
For registration, please ring 03-2273 4035 or email: huayan@streamyx.com
Speakers:
1. Dr. Kuppusamy Singaravello, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya
Local Government in Malaysia: An Overall Assessment
2. Ms. Honey Tan, Member, Pusat Kesedaran Komuniti (Empower)
Local Government Acts: Theri relevance
3. Dato’ Mohamad bin Saib, Former Director-General, Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Former Yang diPertua, Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan
Inter-governmental Relations: Who is the boss?
4. Mrs. Maria Chin Abdullah, Senior Program Manager, Sisters in Islam
Local Government and Public Participantion: The NGOs
5. Dr. Phang Siew Nooi, Professor, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya
Transforming Local Government, The Challenge to Centralization
6. Lee Kiyau Loo, Secretary General, Green Productivity Association Malaysia
Future Directions and Prospects of Local Government