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3 May 2023
This document is a comparative analysis of the DMC Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement on Involuntary Resettlement
24 January 2019
Malaysia continues to improve its policies on foreign workers. It has set up a single, online system to manage foreign workers’ recruitment.
18 May 2018
In this presentation, the author gave an overview of the economic progress, social development, and demographic transition in Malaysia. He also discussed the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), which gives emphasis on increasing productivity through workforce skill development, innovation and ICT, and…
18 May 2018
In discussing the presentation on the “Malaysian Case Study” by Tey Nai Peng, the presenter noted that Malaysia should seize the opportunity to strengthen its social protection program while the country’s first demographic dividend is positive. He further states that the second dividend can be…
3 April 2018
Research for Community Access Partnership is a research program, funded by UK Aid, with the aim of promoting safe and sustainable transport for rural communities in Africa. It supports knowledge sharing between participating countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia in order to enhance the uptake of…
3 April 2018
Rural Access Index (RAI) is the percentage of rural people who live within 2 km (typically equivalent to a walk of 20 minutes) of an all-season road as a proportion of the total rural population. After a review of the RAI was undertaken in 2015-2016, a new way of tracking was proposed. Called the…
24 November 2016
Poverty in South Africa is seen as one of the major challenges facing the young democracy. This is compounded by the high and continually increasing unemployment figures, with the youth and women being the most vulnerable groups. Such problems forced the population to overutilize the country’s…
31 May 2015
This document is a comparative analysis of the DMC Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement on Indigenous People.