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Berita Volume Xxxii, Number 4 (2008), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Editor’s note... 1

Periodicals...1

Books...7

Conferences, Papers, Manuscripts & Positions…11

Amnesty International...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

The Right Of Access To Justice: Judicial Discourse In Singapore And Malaysia, Gary Chan

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This is an essay on judicial discourse in Singapore and Malaysia pertaining to the nature and scope of the right of access to justice, including access to justice for the poor. We will examine the statements and pronouncements by the Singapore and Malaysia judiciary in case precedents and extra-judicial statements. Some of the issues explored include the legal status of this right of access to justice (namely, whether it is a right enshrined in the constitution or merely a right derived from the common law and whether it is qualified by economic and other interests) and the associated rights of …

Berita Volume Xxxi, Number 1 (2007), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Editor’s note... 1

Periodicals...1

Books... 7

Website...11

Call for Abstract...11

Call for Papers...11

Call for Manuscripts ….…..11

Positions...….. 11

Conferences...12

Honors...12

Amnesty International...12

Obituary Notice...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxxi, Number 2 (2007), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Grumpy editor’s note... 1

Periodicals...1

Books... 9

Conferences&Workshops..11

Website... 11

Call for Papers...11

Call for Manuscripts ….…..12

Opportunities...12

Amnesty International...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxxi, Number 3 (2007), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Editor’s note... 1

Periodicals...1

Books...7

Websites...11

Grants & Positions...11

Conferences, Papers and Manuscripts...11

Amnesty International...12

Obituary Notices...12

Prospectus…...12

Research & Production….12

Berita Volume Xxxi, Number 4 (2007), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor’s note... 1

Periodicals...…..….….1

Books...9

Conferences, papers and manuscripts...11

Amnesty International...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxx, Number 1 (2006), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor’s notes...1

Corrections... 1

Announcements... 1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 8

Conference Reports...10

Scholarly Opportunities...10

Amnesty International...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxx, Number 2 (2006), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor’s note...1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 9

Conferences & Calls for Papers...12

Amnesty International...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxx, Number 4 (2006), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor’s note... 1

Periodicals...1

Books... 9

Website... 11

Call for Papers...11

Call for Manuscripts ….…..11

Positions...….. 11

Opportunities...12

Amnesty International...12

Obituary Notice...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxx, Number 3 (2006), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor’s note... 1

Periodicals ..…...1

Books... 8

Movies...12

Call for Papers... 12

Position Open...12

Amnesty International...12

Prospectus...12

Research Staff...12

Berita Volume Xxix, Number 1 (2005), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor's Note... 1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 7

Conferences & Calls for Papers... 11

Amnesty International... 11

Prospectus... 12

Research & Production Staff 12

Berita Volume Xxix, Number 3 (2005), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor's Note... 1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 7

Conferences & Call for Papers... 10

Amnesty International... 11

Email from the Chair... 12

Prospectus... 12

Research & Production Staff... 12

Berita Volume Xxix, Number 2 (2005), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor's Note... 1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 6

Conference Proceedings... 11

Conferences & Call for Papers... 11

Amnesty International... 12

Prospectus... 12

Research & Production Staff... 12

Berita Volume Xxix, Number 4 (2005), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor's Note... 1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 7

Professional opportunities: Conferences, Workshops, Fellowships & Publications... 9

Amnesty International... 12

Prospectus... 12

Research & Production Staff... 12

Berita Volume Xxviii, Number 2 (2004), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Editor's Note... 1

Remembrance: James J. Puthucheary...1

Periodicals... 3

Books... 9

Amnesty International... 12

Distinguished Speaker... 12

Call for Papers... 12

Prospectus... 12

Research & Production Staff... 12

Berita Volume Xxviii, Number 1 (2004), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Editor's Note... 1

Letters & Commentaries... 1

Periodicals... 2

Call for Papers... 7

Books... 8

Film & Video... 11

Annual Meeting... 11

A letter from the Chair... 12

Prospectus... 12

Berita Volume Xxviii, Number 4 (2004), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Editor's Note... 1

Periodicals... 1

Books... 10

Amnesty International... 11

Professional Positions... 13

Calls for Papers/Conferences... 14

Prospectus... 14

Research & Production Staff... 14

Berita Volume Xxviii, Number 3 (2004), Ronald Provencher

Berita

Table of Contents

Periodicals... 1

Books... 7

Amnesty International... 9

Call for Papers/Conferences... 10

Prospectus... 10

Research & Production Staff... 10

Berita Volume Xxvii, Number 4 (Winter 2003), Ronald Provencher

Berita

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Editor's Note... 2

Nominations & Awards... 2

Periodicals... 2

Call for Papers... 8

Books... 8

Annual Meeting... 12

Prospectus... 12

Berita Volume Xxvi, Number 3 (Spring 2002), John A. Lent

Berita

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Editor's Note... 2

Periodicals... 2

Books... 10

Conferences... 14

Prospectus... 14

Berita Volume Xxv, Number 1-4 (Spring/Summer/Fall 1999, Winter 2000), John A. Lent

Berita

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Periodicals... 2

Books... 6

Conferences... 8

Minutes - M/S/B Studies Group... 11

Prospectus & Order Form... 14

Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/ASEAN Bibliography, Number 29, prepared by Jeff Ferrier, Edie Luce, and Lian The-Mulliner, Southeast Asia Collection & The Malaysian Resource Center, Ohio University Libraries... 15

Berita Volume Xxvi, Number 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2000), John A. Lent

Berita

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Periodicals... 2

Books... 4

Conferences... 6

M/S/B Annual Meeting... 7

Berita Volume Xxiv, Number 4 (Winter 1999), John A. Lent

Berita

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Periodicals... 2

Books... 3

Conferences... 5

MSB Studies Group Meeting Announcement... 5

Amnesty International Issues Malaysia Report... 6

K.S. Jomo on the Situation in Malaysia... 7

Subscription Form & Prospectus... 13

Graduate Student Survey (repeat)... 14

Berita Volume Xxiv, Number 3 (Fall 1998), John A. Lent

Berita

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A Message from the M/S/B Studies Group Chair, by Don Nonini ... 2

Requiem for an Unbending Singaporean: J.B. Jeyaretnam and His Political Party, The Worker's Party, by C.V. Devan Nir ... 4

Periodicals... 6

Books... 9

Graduate Student Survey, by Audrey E. Mouser... 12

Berita Volume Xxiv, Number 1-2 (Spring/Summer 1998), John A. Lent

Berita

Table of Contents Ron Provencher: Reflections on a Career by Sue Russel l... 2

Books ... 5

Attention Grad Students by A. E. Mouser ... 8

Hard Times for Public Intellectuals: Jomo Sued Over Asian Wall Street Journal Article, Chandra Dismissed by Universiti Malaya, by Kit Machado... 9

Periodicals ... 10

Speaking the Truth to Power, by Jomo K ... 14

Pottery Sites Sought by Leedom Lefferts ... 15

Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei Study Group Minutes, by Diane K. Mauzy ... 16

M/S/B Online ... 17

H-SEASIA ... 17

East Malaysia In Malaysian Development Planning, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

Malaysia consists of Peninsular Malaysia and the two East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Development planning in Peninsular Malaysia began as early as 1950, while the first plan for the whole of the Malaysian federation founded in 1963 was published in 1966. Have the two East Malaysian states been integrated properly into the various Malaysian plans? Or have they, with their somewhat different economic, political and social backgrounds, been treated as a nuisance element and appeared in the plans only as an afterthought? In any case, is the planning experience of Peninsular Malaysia relevant for solving the problems of …

Malaysian Development Planning, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

Development planning has been described as "a deliberate governmental attempt to coordinate economic decision-making over the long-run and to influence, direct and, in some cases, even control the level and growth of a nation's principal economic variables (income, comsumption, employment, investment, saving, exports, imports, etc.) in order to achieve a pre-determined set of development objectives." One set of reasons for planning centres round the operation of the market system. Thus, market prices are often distorted and can result in a misallocation of scarce resources. Another set revolves round the need to have a rallying point for local and foreign interests …

Capital Utilisation Of Local And Foreign Establishments In Malaysian Manufacturing, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

It is often argued that foreign firms operating in less developed countries have greater X-efficiency than their local counterparts. However, little empirical evidence has been presented to substantiate this claim. This paper attempts to fill part of this gap, first, by presenting data on the level of capital utilisation in Malaysian and foreign firms in Malaysian manufacturing and, second, by testing the importance of X-efficiency in determining differences in the utilisation levels of the two categories of firms...