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Tue, 9 Mar 2010
(Photo: AP / Ajit Kumar)Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
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Umno's doors 'never shut'
| KUALA LUMPUR: Umno does not need to invite any former Parti Keadilan Rakyat MP to join the party as the door is never closed, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. | The Deputy Prime Minister said Umno's door "was always open to anyone wanting to become its member". | "I don...Full Story
Women employees of The Star take part in perk-me-up session
| fazleena@thestar.com.my | IT was a day of pure pampering for the women employees of Star Publications (M) Bhd at the first ever Women's Day celebration in conjunction with the International Women's Day. | The event included manicure, pedicure, hair-styling, make-up, p...Full Story
Fashion must-haves
| 03/10/2010 | Jackets with attitude | Cindy Lauper’s 1980s denim jacket, Jackie Onassis’ elegant 1960s coat, Madonna’s 1990s daring leather jackets — name it, it’s all about the attitude. Promod, the country’s leading expert in French street fashion scene, showcases an...Full Story
'Mambo Magsaysay' and Quirino's golden 'orinola'
| Most Read Opinion The interpretation of dreams Cures (1) Filipinos lack common sense De Quiros' strange turnaround Family and politics Haves and have-nots The summer of the mudfish in the ponds 'Mambo Magsaysay' and Quirino's golden 'orinola' The credibility of survey...Full Story
Myanmar junta to appoint electoral body
| Yangon, March 09: Myanmar's military junta will pick all members of the country's new election commission, state media said Tuesday as the regime revealed the first details of long-awaited laws for polls this year. | The government enacted five new laws on Monday ahea...Full Story
Workman convicted of murdering Thai woman had killed again
| Hong Kong - A Hong Kong workman convicted Tuesday of the murder of a Thai woman in 2005 went on to kill a second woman three years later, a court heard. | So Kam-tong received a life sentence Tuesday for the murder of Charitar Kamolnoranath, 40, whom he stabbed and su...Full Story
Giving women chance to go up
| 2010/03/09 | Santha Oorjitham KUALA LUMPUR: Norway has one of the world’s highest levels of women in the workforce. Malaysian social anthropologist Long Litt Woon played a part, since she headed its Centre for Gender Equality from 2003 to 2005. | Thirty years ag...Full Story
Women a primary force in development: Rosmah
| KUALA LUMPUR: Women will continue to be a primary force in influencing the development of future generations as well as an important economic resource, the Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said. | She said the change in the social cultural environment, w...Full Story
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Tue 9 Mar 2010
Women continue to be a primary force in development - Rosmah
New Straits/Business Times | 2010/03/09 | KUALA LUMPUR: Women will continue to be a primary force in influencing development of future generations as well as an important economic resource, the Prime Minister''s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said. She said the change in the so...
Inquirer chair one of 9 inspiring women
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) chair Marixi Prieto was among nine women honored Monday for inspiring achievements in their respective fields. | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led in handing out the Go Negosyo-Philippine Comm...
Flying fox
The Star | Women are entering men's airspace as more and more female pilots take to the skies. | taps@thestar.com.my | WHILE most kids harboured straightforward ambitions of being a teacher, accountant or lawyer, Patricia Yapp had her head in the clouds. | "E...
Calling all female entrepreneurs
The Star | bavanim@thestar.com.my | PERSATUAN Usahawan Wanita Bumiputra Malaysia (Usahanita) is organising a 1 Malaysia Women's carnival at Dataran Merdeka from March 19 to 21. | The carnival is aimed at bringing together all entrepreneurs irrespective of rac...
Hypermarket launches three-day event to mark International Women's Day
The Star | fazleena@thestar.com.my | IN conjunction with the International Women's Day, Carrefour Malaysia and Singapore launched a three-day event called Celebrate Women! | The event is dedicated to women shoppers with special offerings in store. | A necessi...
Women's time
Inquirer | 'This is not the time to sit back and relax,' reminded lawyer Imrana Jalal, who is from Fiji and is a gender and human rights advisor at the Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. | Imrana, together with ...
Condom debate brought to bishops' doorstep
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—They came bearing condoms. | Members of a workers group Monday brought the condom debate to the doorstep of Catholic bishops, in a bid to convince the prelates that prophylactics protect the health of women. | Carrying baskets w...
Still doing movies as if movies were still movies
The Daily Tribune | NO HOLDS BARRED | 03/09/2010 | And of course I mean Hollywood, in the good old US of A, and if you’re wondering where I’m coming from, well, the 82nd Academy Awards is going on as I write. It’s such a welcome respite from the Manny Villar ads airin...
Mon 8 Mar 2010
Study Abroad Programs Not Just for College Students Anymore
PR Newswire   Service-oriented study abroad trend emerging in college prep boarding schools | Download image | ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- An increasing number of North American college preparatory boarding schools are offering study abroad prog...
Take Action!
The Daily Beast | Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here’s our list of NGOs featured at the summit and working every day on the groun...
Sonia Gandhi, Nooyi in Asia's 8 top power women
The Siasat Daily | Washington, March 08: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women. | Taking a "look at the key women who are shaping Asia's politi...
Celebs' moments when they came marching in
Inquirer | Most Read Entertainment Dingdong, Marian spotted shopping for appliances 'The Hurt Locker' rules on historic Oscars night Motivational maxim drives Sandra Bullock Harrison Ford: I have 8 planes, 1 woman Political ads show candidates at their best–b...
Women activists present condoms to Catholic bishops
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Philippine Catholic bishops, already waging a bitter battle with the government over birth control, received an unwelcome gift Monday when female activists delivered them two baskets of condoms. | Members of the leftist Party of...
Sonia Gandhi, Nooyi in Asia's 8 top power women
IBN Live Washington: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women. | Taking a "look at the key women who are shaping Asia's political and econ...
Sonia Gandhi, Nooyi in Asia's 8 top power women
The Times Of India WASHINGTON: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women. | Taking a "look at the key women who are shaping Asia's political and econ...
India's GDP will grow if more women are employed: UNDP
The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, March 08: India can increase its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by as much as 4 percent if the employment rate for women is pushed up, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said Monday. | In a report released on the occasion of the Internati...
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