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Brief IDEAS № 3: Are FTAs bad for Health?

Brief IDEAS Publications By admin|May 6, 2016 |0

Click to download Sreekanth Venkatamaran is an Associate Professor at Mahindra Ecole Centrale in India. Phillip Stevens is a SEANET (Southeast Asia Network for Development) Fellow and Director of Geneva Network. SEANET is a project of IDEAS. Thi [...]

Generic drugs won’t be delayed, says negotiator

News Newspaper By admin|November 19, 2015 |0

Newsclip from The Malay Mail 19 November 2015 on concerns on patent extension in TPP agreement. [...]

Malaysia comes second after Singapore in ASEAN in the 2015 International Property Rights Index launched in Kuala Lumpur on Monday 16 November 2015

News Press Statements By admin|November 16, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2015 Malaysia comes second after Singapore in ASEAN in the 2015 International Property Rights Index launched in Kuala Lumpur on Monday 16 November 2015 Singapore remains as the region’s number 1 and global 5th, [...]

An interview with the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia

Opinion Other By admin|July 31, 2015 |0

The SEANET team met with Syed Nabil, the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia, a few weeks ago. He shared his perspective on ASEAN related issues, with a particular focus on the business environment of the region. Prop [...]

Press Statement: 85 organisations from 51 countries call for stronger intellectual property protection

News Press Statements By admin|July 31, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 July 2015 *** Press Statement: 85 organisations from 51 countries call for stronger intellectual property protection 27 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Today, amid global debates on trade and regulatory reforms, an [...]

Let refugees work, not bring in more Bangladeshis

News Newspaper By admin|June 29, 2015 |0

The Borneo Post Online 27 June 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: The governmen [...]

‘Let refugees work, not bring in more Bangladeshis’

News Newspaper By admin|June 26, 2015 |0

Malaysiakini 26 June 2015 The government should give permission for the refugees especially the Rohingyas to work in this country instead of allowing more Bangladeshi workers to be brought to Malaysia. Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs [...]

Kerajaan disaran beri kebenaran pelarian bekerja di Malaysia

News Newspaper By admin|June 26, 2015 |0

Kosmo Online 26 June 2015 KUALA LUMPUR – Kerajaan perlu memberi kebenaran kepada pelarian terutamanya kaum Rohingya untuk bekerja di negara ini daripada membenarkan lebih banyak pekerja Bangladesh dibawa masuk ke Malaysia. Ketua Pegawai Ekse [...]

Summary Report – Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Health Panel Discussion

Event Reports Events SEANET By admin|May 25, 2015 |0

SEANET (a project of IDEAS) co-hosted an event on 21 May, in Singapore, with our friends at Geneva Network. The aim was to cast some light over the debate about Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and health, which so far has been rather apocalyptic. [...]

21 May 2015 – The Trans Pacific Partnership and intellectual property – what does it mean for access to medicines and innovation?

Events Previous Events By admin|May 19, 2015 |0

This week, trade negotiators from some of the world’s most powerful economies are meeting in Guam to thrash out the final stages of the Trans Pacific Partnership. This free trade agreement – which in Asia includes Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Vietn [...]

AEC Briefing – A Summary Report

Event Reports Events SEANET By admin|March 25, 2015 |0

On 18th March 2015, Southeast Asia Network for Development (SEANET) co-organised a briefing on ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) at Doubletree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur. Chairman of ASEAN Busi [...]

Media Statement : SEANET urges ASEAN countries to ensure small and medium-sized enterprises are included in the region’s growth

News Press Statements By admin|November 7, 2014 |0

Media Statement Hong Kong, 7 November 2014 SEANET urges ASEAN countries to ensure small and medium-sized enterprises are included in the region’s growth The Southeast Asia Network for Development (SEANET), a new initiative of IDEAS aimed at [...]