The Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) has called the corporate world needs to go beyond philanthropy and embrace corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a core business value to ensure sustainable development, according to the Edge Malaysia.
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The Star Online: Angel of the streets
When a stranger says 'You gave me food when I was homeless but now I don't need it anymore, I already have a job', the satisfaction in having helped someone is reward enough, shares philanthropist Ruby Khong.
The China Overseas Petroleum Corp regional director is one of four Malaysian corporate figures named in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philantrophy 2010 list which is in its third year of running and recognises four philanthropists from each country in the region for their on-going work in funding charitable projects locally.
Forbes: Asia's Heroes Of Philanthropy
HONG KONG -- In billionaire Ananda Krishnan's climb to success, one of the first rungs on the ladder was a philanthropic gift--a scholarship to earn his undergraduate degree at Melbourne University.
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In Malaysian national language, 'philanthropy' translates to 'sukarela' which combines two words, 'suka' and 'rela' meaning liking/loving and willing/sacrificing. So philanthropy essentially means 'love for sacrifice' or sacrificing with love. In fact, Malaysians do sacrifice cash, kind, and time for others and help each other in happiness and misery. Malaysians' kindness and generosity is reflected in their daily lives.
