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07
Feb
2012
Filthy paws in EPF pool

5 days ago by fmt

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a cash cow with billions in its coffer. To be more accurate, it has about RM407 billion, which easily makes it one of the largest funds in the world. All this billion represents the collective sweat and toil of the 13 million members. They contributed to the hug ...

Free Malaysia Today - freemalaysiatoday.com · Rank: 457 · 226 references

You Always Have The Poor With You

5 days ago by Rebecca LuElla Miller

Three of the four gospels record Jesus’s statement to His disciples that the poor aren’t going away. Here’s Mark’s version (interestingly the other two are Matthew and John, not the third synoptic gospel, Luke): For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; bu ...

A Christian Worldview of ... - rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com · Rank: 87,340 · 252 references

31
Jan
2012
Untitled

12 days ago by Urban Poor Associates

Women Leaders' Bangkok Presentation

The Daily Urban Poor - urbanpoorassociates.blogspot.com · 1 reference

12
Jan
2012
CNS Statement on the Violent Demolition and Illegal Arrests in Corazon De Jesus

31 days ago by upissues

Karapatan sa Paninirahan Ipaglaban! CNS Statement on the Violent Demolition and Illegal Arrests in Corazon De Jesus Center for Nationalist Studies, UP Diliman Earlier today, January 11, San Juan City Government showed its true color as a repressive and anti-poor local government contrary to all of i ...

U.P. ISSUES - upissues.wordpress.com · 5 references

04
Jan
2012
Grace and courage

39 days ago by Urban Poor Associates

Commentary By: Denis Murphy Philippine Daily Inquirer Ernest Hemingway took his life 50 years ago in 1961. “The Old Man and the Sea” (1952) was the last of his great works. He lived another nine years, but his creative gifts seem to have left him, and that in some way probably led to his suicide. “T ...

The Daily Urban Poor - urbanpoorassociates.blogspot.com · 1 reference

28
Nov
2011
The Edge of Darkness; Suicide in America

75 days ago by Fidlerten Place

Front Page Slideshow I lost my job and faced becoming homeless. I called on God and even asked Him to please just take me and don’t let me have to live another day. suicide-prevention-sadness-guy-small-77646.jpg ShareThis Years ago, I faced my own demons when it came to suicide. Read more

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18
Nov
2011
Christmas 2011: A Celebration For The Poor and Homeless Children

85 days ago by Green Dei / Daryll

Christmas 2011 Advocacy: Celebration Party for the Homeless Children and Families Christmas season is fast approaching, it's the time of the year when half of the country swarm itself with material things only money can buy. Source: R. Ferrer Last October 2011, a friend and former boss initiated a p ...

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03
Nov
2011
Decentralise Dhaka city: Speakers tell seminar

101 days ago by shiree

Friday, October 14, 2011 Staff Correspondent Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed the need for decentralisation of Dhaka city to save it from man-made disaster. Any planning concerning Dhaka would be pointless unless the huge rush of people towards the city was checked, said Dr Khandakar Shawkat ...

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12
Oct
2011
The Politicus Documentary

122 days ago by THE POLITICUS

Front Page Slideshow The Politicus Documentary The process to participate is simple. First, sign up to the site here http://thepoliticus.com/user/register and then log on. Once you have logged on go to the “VIDEOS” tab on the menu bar and mouse over it for the drop down to “UPLOAD VIDEO” to appear. ...

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02
Oct
2011
How Low Can India's Poverty Line Go?

132 days ago by Judy Chang

Social activists have reacted sharply to the Indian Planning Commission's report that 25 rupees (50 cents) and 31 rupees a day is sufficient for people in rural and urban areas, respectively. Jyoti Malhotra reports on the ongoing debate. read more

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