{"id":285,"date":"2008-03-25T11:06:57","date_gmt":"2008-03-25T03:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.jiinjoo.com\/?p=285"},"modified":"2008-03-25T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2008-03-25T03:09:32","slug":"northeast-malaysia-forum-2008-5-more-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.jiinjoo.com\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Malaysia Forum 2008 – 5 more days!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A quick reminder for those who signed up. For those in US who didn’t, can try asking if still can sign up. For M’sia side – consider a trip to m’kini this weekend. Still no news on whether S’pore will have one stream, which most likely will be in NUS.<\/p>\n

Accurate as of writing<\/em>: check the latest at: malaysiaforum.org\/nmf<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Northeast Malaysia Forum 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: March 29-30, 2008<\/strong>
\nTheme: Changing Freedoms in Malaysia<\/strong>
\nVenue: Harvard University, Boston, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Confirmed Speakers\/Teleconferencees:<\/p>\n

Invited Speakers:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Zainah Anwar<\/strong>, Founding Member, Sisters in Islam (SIS)\n
  • Azly Rahman<\/strong>, Doctorate in International Education Development at Columbia University\n
  • Meredith Weiss<\/strong>, Research Fellow, East-West Center Washington DC\n<\/ul>\n

    Teleconferencees:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Dato\u2019 Tony Fernandes<\/strong>, CEO of AirAsia Berhad\n
    • Bridget Welsh<\/strong>, Assistant Professor in the Southeast Asia Program at Johns Hopkins University\n
    • Karim Raslan<\/strong>, lawyer, columnist and author\n
    • Malik Imtiaz<\/strong>, human rights lawyer\n
    • Premesh Chandran<\/strong>, CEO and co-founder Malaysiakini.com\n
    • Mark Chang<\/strong>, CEO Jobstreet\n
    • Jeff Ooi<\/strong>, Jelutong MP, Blogger\n
    • Colin Nicholas<\/strong>, Coordinator, Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)\n<\/ul>\n

      Agenda Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Saturday 29th March (Day 1)
      \nBoston (EST) \/ Malaysia (MST)<\/p>\n

      8:30 a.m. \/ 8:30 p.m. Start
      \n9:00 a.m. \/ 9:00 p.m. [Teleconference] Premesh Chandran\/Jeff Ooi, Mark Chang, Colin Nicholas<\/p>\n

      1:00 p.m. \/ 1:00 a.m. Meredith Weiss, Azly Rahman
      \n3:00 p.m. \/ 3:00 a.m. [Teleconference] Bridget Welsh<\/p>\n

      Sunday 30th March (Day 2)
      \n8:30 a.m. \/ 8:30 p.m. [Teleconference] Malik Imtiaz, Karim Raslan, Tony Fernandes
      \n11:00 a.m. \/ 11:00 p.m. Zainah Anwar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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