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SUMMARY:FEATURES News: Are We Doing Enough?
DESCRIPTION:Racial issues on the rise due to certain parties \nBy Ravindran Raman Kutty \nLast update: 26/08/2019 \nThe writer Ravindran Raman Kutty is an award-winning communications practitioner and a fellow of the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia. \nKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — As National Day approaches once again\, we reflect on past and current events and question the level of unity that we have achieved so far and whether we have done\, and are doing\, enough for our nation. \nAre we still weighing the differences among us or summing up the similarities that we share as one community? \nLooking at other countries and their understanding of independence and unity\, we have observed that the French are very patriotic; the Germans have forgotten the Berlin Wall and today are united as one; and China has gone on to become the biggest economic powerhouse of the world. \nWith National Day around the corner\, I am reminded of our former Information Minister the late Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat\, who was also known as Tok Mat\, Mat Setia and even Mr Mat Propaganda. He did a fabulous job introducing the ‘Setia Bersama Rakyat’ or Semarak programme that was aimed at instilling patriotism among Malaysians. \nHow high is the level of patriotism among Malaysians today? How many of us fly the Jalur Gemilang at our homes\, offices or community halls? \nDuring the National Month celebrations\, what are the programmes that Malaysians should join and partake in to boost our sense of unity and love of our nation? \nMalaysia’s uniqueness lies in the fact that it comprises people of various ethnicities and cultures who live together in harmony. \nHowever\, it is sad to note that the level of tolerance and understanding of one another’s culture and religion seems to be slowly eroding. \nOn the same note\, our kind and caring nature was reflected in a wholesome manner when our police and more than 350 volunteers of all races and faiths joined hands to search for Nora Quoirin\, a 15-year-old Franco-Irish girl from the United Kingdom who was vacationing with her family at a resort near Seremban\, Negeri Sembilan\, when she suddenly went missing. (About 10 days later on Aug 13\, her body was found beside a stream in a ravine in the jungle near the resort.) \nThe spirit of the people involved in the search and rescue operations was commendable as they went out of their way to search for the missing teenager. Her parents were also impressed with the commitment shown by our search team. \nThen\, there was the other incident involving road rage where a 29-year-old man was killed on the North-South Expressway near Bangi\, Kajang. This very unfortunate incident goes to show that Malaysians are short-fused when they are in their cars. \nWe are simply unpredictable when we drive. By the way\, this incident had no racist undertones. It is a crime to beat another person but I sincerely hope that the parties involved in the case would be charged in court. \nMalaysians are generally loving and caring. Sometimes certain issues tend to crop up to check the strength of our society. We have had racial conflicts in the past but I feel that the divide between us will get worse if we don’t address this issue in an open and transparent manner. \nOur home is the most important ground for developing our children’s mindsets. The formative years of a child between the ages of one and five are so critical. \nChildren must be taught that they are living in a multireligious\, multicultural and multiracial society and must hence\, adapt to the lifestyles of others. \nWe cannot allow politicians to divide us. We must stand united to deflect all social\, religious\, economic and political threats. \nAs Malaysians\, we should look beyond race and religion to foster a national identity of our own. \nOur identity must be based on our performance and not merely by our race. \nWe should not succumb to threats in any arena that may tarnish our unity. We must unite to show that we are a force to reckon with in Asia. \nOur independence is our pride. It was earned through the efforts of our great leaders. \nOur neighbours are all enjoying double-digit growth and making a big impact on their economic front. Even Bangladesh has made significant progress in its textile industry. \nMalaysians must come together and work to build a strong nation. Ignore the one percent of politicians who are up to no good. Instead\, be among the 99 percent who want to do something good for the nation. \nOur National Day celebrations for this year must go beyond the usual clichés. \nIt must be instilled in every Malaysian that he/she is a component of a great nation. \n(The views expressed in this commentary are the writer’s own.)
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190410
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SUMMARY:Public Relations as a True Profession
DESCRIPTION:Every organization be it small or big has the dream of having good reputation as reputation and positive visibility are vital to sustain in every industry in today’s world. And that is exactly why organizations hire public relations practitioners; to do the job for them. \nThe increasing demand for public relations practitioners in organizations denotes increasing areas of specialization in the field. These areas of specializations are often based on the organization’s need and nature of the practitioner’s tasks. Some PR specializations that’s widely in practice now includes corporate communication\, employee communication\, media relations\, investor relations etc. Meanwhile\, there are other labels such as spin doctoring and astroturfing among others that refer to the practice of public relations too. Even though these label often used depend on where and by whom its being practice\, it elicits negative perception towards the practice of public relations as a whole. \nWe often see some organizations practice sexism when hiring public relations practitioners on the pretext of ‘attractiveness’ and ‘better representation’. We also have seen some cases where politicians and public figures hire public relations practitioners to ‘manage’ their public image to manipulate and sweep off their wrong doings under the carpet. These malpractices makes the true capability of the profession questionable. These also give wrong impression about the profession. \nCould these be the reason why public relations has not been realized as a true profession? Could it be the reason why public relations has not been made part of the dominant coalition? It is such an irony that the profession that is responsible for positive image and good reputation itself has questionable image. \nThinking about these\, there could be several reason why this occupation is not given its due recognition in professional context. \nIn the current practice\, public relations can mean anything to anybody. This is because there is no one standard definition that define the term universally. Individual practitioners can come up with their own definition based on their experience\, nature of work and the organization that they work for. Similarly\, Public Relations Professional bodies have their version of definition for the term but it was not advocated properly because those people claiming to be PR professionals failed to acknowledge the existence the professional body in their respective nations. \nProfessor Hamdan\, the former president of Institute Public Relations Malaysia (IPRM) in one of his article in 2016 stated that there are still large number of people claiming to be PR professionals think negatively on the necessity to become members of the professional bodies. And he says Malaysia has a similar phenomenon. According to him of 30\,000 PR practitioners; mostly from the government sectors\, only about 1000 people considered it to be appropriate to become IPRM members. Others simply did not see it necessary or rather it was not made mandatory. \nThis gives room for the term and the profession to be exploited. This gives room for anyone to become PR practitioners; and this is one reason why making public relations a true profession is still a dream. \nBesides that\, it is pathetic that a practicing doctor and a practicing lawyer have mandatory licencing but a practicing public relations professional can practice it wherever and however they wish. There is no standards or rules that govern their practices. \nA recent study on the history of Malaysian Public Relations revealed that practice of Public Relations in this country dates back to 1910. It is evident that it has travelled very far from what it was to what it is now. Before the formation of IPRM in 1962\, some job advertisements for the posting titled ‘Public Relations Officer’ required only good personality and language skills. Other job advertisements only treated the portfolio at technician level. It was after the formation of IPRM\, the term gained its popularity for the right reasons. But even after more than 55 years of its existence\, the body is still struggling to materialize many of its visions. There is still no registry for Public Relations practitioners in this country; there is still no regulations for individuals who work or teach in the field of PR to register as a member of IPRM. Simply put\, they are not aware of its importance. \nHowever\, it is commendable that IPRM is striving very hard to have in place the Public Relations Practitioners Act (PRPA) as their ultimate goal. With that in place it can be assured that every public relations professional will go through the mandatory licencing\, registration and accreditation process. It will also ensure that the profession will be practiced more systematically with best practices by well-trained practitioners. \nNot surprisingly\, countries such as Nigeria\, Panama\, Brazil and United Kingdom already have laws governing the practice of public relations. It is high time for Malaysia to have the practice regulated to realize the dream to make public relations a true profession and to have Public Relations professionals’ part of the dominant coalition. \nFinally\, as the father of Public Relations and the first PR council member Edward Bernays said\, “If our profession was regulated\, it would give our vocation a status comparable to lawyers\, architects and doctors. Without it any crook\, nitwit\, dope\, charlatan or ignoramus can use the words public relations.” While the regulatory bodies taking enormous steps to legally regulate the practice of public relations\, it is in the hands of every public relations practitioners to take this profession to the boardroom level. For a start every individual working or teaching in the field must make sure that they get the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential before they can call themselves PR practitioners. Because it is the practitioners that represent the profession; thus it’s vital for them to do it proudly with great values and best practices.    \nSivasangari Genapathy \nTaylors University
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SUMMARY:Education Visit – Kolej University Islam Melaka
DESCRIPTION:Details of the Event\n\nDate: 20.03.2019 (Wednesday)\nTime: 9:00 a.m.\nLocation: Lot 49G\, Persiaran Perdana\, Presint 4\, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Putrajaya\, Wilayah Persekutuan\, Malaysia.\n\nFor more events: Facebook/Events
URL:https://iprm.org.my/event/education-visit-kolej-university-islam-melaka-2/
LOCATION:Manhattan Business Center\, 410 Park Ave\, New York\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
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SUMMARY:Launching of IPRMSA TARUC Penang
DESCRIPTION:Details of the Event\n\nDate: 21.03.2019 (Thursday)\nTime: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.\nLocation: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (TARUC PG) – 77\, Lorong Lembah Permai Tiga\, Tanjung Tokong\, 11200 Tanjung Bungah\, Pulau Pinang\n\nFor more events: Facebook/Events
URL:https://iprm.org.my/event/launching-of-iprmsa-taruc-penang/
LOCATION:Manhattan Business Center\, 410 Park Ave\, New York\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
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SUMMARY:CHALK @ KHAZANAH NASIONAL BERHAD
DESCRIPTION:Details of the Event\n\nDate: 11.04.2019 (Thursday)\nTime: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\nLocation: Tower 2 Petronas Twins Tower KLCC – Concourse Level\, Lower Ground\, Kuala Lumpur City Centre\, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.\n\nFor more events: Facebook/Events
URL:https://iprm.org.my/event/chalk-khazanah-nasional-berhad/
LOCATION:Manhattan Business Center\, 410 Park Ave\, New York\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
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SUMMARY:IPRM Annual General Meeting 2019
DESCRIPTION:Details of the Event\n\nDate: 12.04.2019 (Friday)\nTime: 15:30 p.m. – 18:00 p.m.\nLocation: Kementerian Komunikasi Dan Multimedia – Lot 49G\, Persiaran Perdana\, Presint 4\, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Putrajaya\, Wilayah Persekutuan\, Malaysia.\n\nFor more events: Facebook/Events
URL:https://iprm.org.my/event/iprm-annual-general-meeting-2019/
LOCATION:Manhattan Business Center\, 410 Park Ave\, New York\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190201
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SUMMARY:ASEAN University Conference on Public Relations and Communication
DESCRIPTION:Objective:\nFacing the IR 4.0 challenges: Creating Innovative Leaders\, Communication Experts and Professional Thinkers. \nAim of The Conferences:\n\nProvide dialogues\, presentation and open sessions between students of higher education institutions in the Asean region.\nBuild cooperation and close relationships among students of Public Relations and Communication in Asean with the “Facing the IR 4.0 challenges: Creating innovative leaders\, communication experts and professional thinkers” in the Asean region.\nProvide a platform for students in Malaysia and other Asean countries to discuss and share their knowledge concerning the development\nin the field of public relations and communications.\nBuilding relationship between the positive culture among students at institutions of higher learning in Malaysia as well as students in the Asean region.\nCreate a vision of peace\, harmony and cooperation among higher education institutions in the Asean region.\n\nArea of Interest:\n\nPublic Relations\nMarketing Communication\nCorporate Communication\nIntercultural Communication\nHealth Communication\nPolitical Communication\nBusiness Communication\nNew Media\nOrganisational Communication\nCommunication for Social Change\nAny issue related to Public Relations and Communication\n\nSubmission Guidelines:\n\nThe abstract must be original and have not been previously accepted in any journal or under consideration for publication elsewhere.\nAll abstract must conform to APRC standard-single-column format set in MS Word Template (Template can be downloaded from APRC2019 website)\nThe abstract must be written in English with a maximum of 300 words.\n\n 
URL:https://iprm.org.my/event/asean-university-conference-on-public-relations-and-communication/
LOCATION:Manhattan Business Center\, 410 Park Ave\, New York\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
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