online furore erupted over notorious sex bloggers Alvin and Vivian‚ who posted a photo of themselves eating “Bak Kut Teh” or pork ribs soup. What caused the controversy here was the catchline of the photo which read‚ “Happy breaking fast” in english. This resulted in a huge uproar from the muslim community as many felt that he was making a mockery out of the muslim tradition of fasting and abstinence from pork. Such racially insensitive remarks might damage the social fabric of a society‚ resulting
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Brother David April 17‚ 2012 Jordan Barnett Honors English II Brother David April 17‚ 2012 Are Jails Necessary? What would the world be like without jails? Some might think that it might be good; some might think that it might be bad. It would be a terrible idea not to have jails. It would change society back to renaissance or barbarian times where one did not even get punished for killing another person. Without jails‚ a major increase
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Media & Society Assignment 1 Why the media matter and why critical engagement with the media is necessary. Use your chosen point of focus (e.g. political economy) to argue for the importance of having a critical understanding of media. Why should we be concerned with media ownership and concentration? Why should we care about the ideologies the media perpetuate? Try to relate your arguments to solid‚ practical examples. Media are “…technologically developed communication industries‚ normally
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Critically analyse how clinical governance can ensure accountability of individuals and teams and that nursing practice is safe and of a high standard? As Defined by Scally and Donaldson 1998‚ clinical governance is: “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish” (NHS Executive‚ 1998). The aim of the NHS
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16: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – Combined Code Question 1 “Early skepticism about the self-regulatory nature of the Cadbury Report has melted away. It is now clear that self-regulatory codes have a useful role to play in solving the crisis which has been facing corporate governance. Discuss. i. Usefulness/doubts about Cadbury ii. Self-regulating code iii. Crisis-problem been solved? Introduction In as early as the 1960’s‚ successful commentators and businessmen have identified the significance
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTION This corporate governance statement describes our corporate governance framework‚ policies and practices as at 4 November 2013. Framework and approach Our approach to corporate governance is based on a set of values and behaviours that underpin day-to-day activities‚ provide transparency and fair dealing‚ and seek to protect stakeholder interests. This approach includes a commitment to excellence in governance standards‚ which Westpac sees as fundamental
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REPORT RE: RECENT ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SCANDALS Contents INTRODUCTION: 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN IRELAND 5 RESPONSE FROM REGULATORS TO THE MOST RECENT SCANDALS IN BANKING SECTOR 7 US CORPORATE GOVERNANCE at a time of Tyco scandal 8 RESPONSE FROM THE REGULATORS -SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 9 AUDIT 10 EXTERNAL AUDIT 10 INTERNAL AUDIT 11 INTRODUCTION TO ANGLO IRISH BANK 12 The Scandals 12 Loans to Sean Fitzpatrick 13 Irish Life and Permanent
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Akuntansi Sektor Publik dan Good Governance Pengertian governance dapat diartikan sebagai cara mengelola urusan-urusan publik. World Bank memberikan definisi governance sebagai ”the way state power is used in managing economic and social resources for development of society”. Sementara itu‚ United Nation Development Program (UNDP) mendefinisikan governance sebagai “the exercise of political‚ economic‚ and administrative authority to manage a nation’s affair at all levels”. Dalam hal ini‚ World
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TITLE : CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMPANY NAME : AIR ASIA GROUP MEMBER AIRASIA BERHAD COMPANY PROFILE Established in 1993 and commence operations on 18 November 1996. Established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone Originally founded by a government-owned conglomerate‚ DRB-COM. Bought by former Time Warner executive‚ Tony Fernandes ’s company Tune Air Sdn Bhd on 02 Dec 2001 COMPANY PROFILE –Cont‘ Malaysian Low- cost airline Largest
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"GOVERNANCE is the exercise of political‚ economic and administrative authority to manage a nation ’s affairs. It is the complex mechanisms‚ processes and institutions‚ through which citizens and groups articulate their interests‚ exercise their legal rights and obligations‚ GOVERNANCE is "… the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised for the common good. This includes (i) the process by which those in authority are selected‚ monitored and replaced‚ (ii) the capacity
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