INVITATION: 8pm Monday, 27 Sept:
Book launch of The Road to Reform: Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor
Dear friends and colleagues,
Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) cordially invites you to the launch of the book The Road To Reform: Pakatan Rakyat In Selangor in Petaling Jaya.
The Road to Reform is the first comprehensive introduction to the reform experience in Selangor following from the general election of March 2008 in which Pakatan Rakyat took over from the Barisan Nasional state government. Organised around four core aspects of change – politics, economics, society and culture – the authors focus on both the achievements and the enduring difficulties in delivering on Pakatan Rakyat’s ambitions. This concise and accessible book should be compulsory reading for anyone concerned with the policies and politics of change and the state of Malaysia at a critically important crossroads.
The contributors confirmed to attend this book launch are: Abdul Aziz Bari, Wong Chin Huat, Andrew Khoo, Syed Husin Ali, Tony Pua, Gurmit Singh, Barjoyai Bardai, Fahda Nur, Colin Nicholas, Ong Kian Ming, Ahmad Farouk Musa, Sivin Kit & Mavis Puthucheary.
Date: Monday, 27 September 2010
Time: 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Venue: Hotel Singgahsana, Persiaran Barat, off Jalan Sultan, Petaling Jaya (next to Taman Jaya LRT Station)
Programme:
Welcome by Tricia Yeoh (Research Officer to Menteri Besar Selangor)
Speech by YAB Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (Menteri Besar Selangor)
Official Book Launch and Presentation
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ismail Gareth Richards (SIRD)
· Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (Chairperson of BERSIH & Ex-President of Malaysian Bar)
· Edmund Terence Gomez (Professor of Faculty of Economics & Administration, UM)
· Ibrahim Suffian (Director of Merdeka Center for Opinion Research)
· Jacqueline Ann Surin (Founder and Editor of The Nut Graph)
Book sale and signing
Please see the attached file for the flyer.
For queries please contact Chong Ton Sin 016 379 7231 or SK Chua 019 352 3864
Feel free to circulate this invitation to your friends and colleagues.
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In Bahasa Melayu :
Majlis Pelancaran buku The Road to Reform: Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor : 8:00 malam Isnin, 27hb Sept
Salam sejahtera,
Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) menjemput anda ke majlis pelancaran buku The Road To Reform: Pakatan Rakyat In Selangor di Petaling Jaya.
The Road to Reform merupakan buku pengenalan tentang pengalaman reform Selangor yang pertama lagi menyeluruh, berikutan Pilihanraya Mac 2008, dengan Pakatan Rakyat mengambil alih kerajaan negeri daripada Barisan Nasional. Dengan susunan sekitar empat aspek teras perubahan – politik, ekonomi, sosial dan budaya – Para penulis fokus pada kedua-dua pencapaian dan kesukaran ketika merealisasikan cita-cita Pakatan. Buku yang ringkas, padat lagi mudah diperolehi ini wajib dibaca bagi sesiapa yang prihatin terhadap dasar dan politik perubahan Malaysia pada persimpangan yang penting serta genting ini.
Antara penulis-penulis yang hadir pada majlis pelancaran buku ialah: Abdul Aziz Bari, Wong Chin Huat, Andrew Khoo, Syed Husin Ali, Tony Pua, Gurmit Singh, Barjoyai Bardai, Fahda Nur, Colin Nicholas, Ong Kian Ming, Ahmad Farouk Musa, Sivin Kit dan Mavis Puthucheary.
Tarikh: Isnin, 27 September 2010
Masa: 7.30mlm – 10.30mlm
Tempat: Hotel Singgahsana, Persiaran Barat, off Jalan Sultan, Petaling Jaya (Sebelah Stesen LRT Taman Jaya)
Program
- Kata-kata aluan oleh Tricia Yeoh (Pegawai Penyelidik Menteri Besar Selangor)
- Ucapan oleh YAB Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (Menteri Besar Selangor)
- Pelancaran Rasmi dan Penyampaian Cenderamata
Diskusi Panelis
Penyelaras: Ismail Gareth Richards (SIRD)
* Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (Pengerusi BERSIH & Bekas Presiden Majlis Peguam Negara)
* Edmund Terence Gomez (Profesor Fakulti Ekonomi & Administrasi, UM)
* Ibrahim Suffian (Pengarah Merdeka Center for Opinion Research)
* Jacqueline Ann Surin (Pengasas dan Editor The Nut Graph)
Penjualan buku dan tandatangan (sila rujuk pada risalah lampiran)
Sebarang persoalan sila hubungi Chong Ton Sin 016-379 7231 @ SK Chua 019-352 3864
Tolong sebarkan jemputan ini kepada rakan sekerja anda.
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GB Gerakbudaya/SIRD
11 Lorong 11/4E
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia
T: +60 (0)3 7957 8343
F: +60 (0)3 7954 9202
W: www.gerakbudaya.com
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