Newsletter 2013 - Malaysian Association of Social Workers

Issue 1, 2013
18th May 2013
MASW NEWSLETTER
40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE
Celebrating 40 years of passion!
President‟s Message...
On behalf of the Executive Committee of
MASW, I would like to wish all our members
and friends HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY!
Professional practice – how to translate the
competency standards into measurable outcomes in social work practice and education?
For many who have been with MASW all
these years, they definitely know that we
have come a long way. The journey has not
been easy – we lack financial and human
resources, and public recognition of the profession - but I can proudly say that MASW
has contributed immensely to the
profession, to the community and to the
nation. You can see our list of milestones in
the following page.
Professional education – how to provide
relevant, accessible and flexible education
pathways for non-graduate practitioners to
qualify as social workers? How to develop
postgraduate courses for specialist practice?
All these achievements are attributed to the
unwavering commitment and passion of the
past and present Executive Committees as
well as members and supporters in advancing the social work agenda in Malaysia. We
would like to thank our pioneers, the Ministry
of Women, Family & Community Development, in particular the Department of Social
Welfare, United Nations Children’s Fund, the
Ministries of Health and Higher Education,
National Anti-Drug Agency, the various nonprofit agencies, and all social workers and
social welfare practitioners for your support.
Indeed it has been 40 YEARS OF PASSION
that has been driving MASW forward!
Today MASW is in the midst of planning for
the future – at least for the next ten years, if
not the next forty. MASW needs to prepare
itself strategically for when the Social
Workers Act becomes a reality in the very
near future. So what are the challenges
MASW must take on in the immediate
future? Here are some points for all of us to
ponder. Your comments, feedback, and
contribution of time and energy will be
greatly appreciated:
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Professional supervision – how to enhance
professional supervision and expand the pool
of trained supervisors and trainers?
Professional development – how to develop
credible programs which will allow social
workers to earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits?
Professional career path – how to ensure an
attractive career development scheme of
service for both public and non-profit
organizations?
Professional expansion – how to increase
work force numbers to meet community
needs and further develop practice in
specialized fields like mental health, criminal
justice, child protection, school social work,
disability and elderly care?
Professional sustainability - how to develop
financial resources for sustainability of
MASW and other social work activities?
Professional advocacy - how to continuously
promote the profession and ensure it remains
as a relevant and essential social service for
managing social issues?
Although MASW is not a big association, it is
an organization of high aspirations committed
to promoting the care, safety and protection
of service users and the well-being of its
members. There is much to be done
and, in commemorating our 40th year,
let us consciously and strategically work
in partnership towards enhancing
professionalism for the well-being of our
society.
I hope to have you all continue with us in
our exciting journey for the next Forty
Years!
Teoh Ai Hua
Inside this issue:
Editorial
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Historical Milestones
2
Post Conference
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(Child Protection)
Thoughts and the Big
Picture
Celebration of World 7
Social Work Day
2013
List of Members
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40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE
MASW is 40 years old and growing…!
Editorial
" hings do not
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change, we
change" Henry David
Thoreau
And the last 8 years have been
amazing years! We have
created several milestones
along the way and will mark
many more milestones on this
exciting continuous journey
towards professional practice,
education,
training
and
research. Social workers have
committed themselves to
establishing key competency
standards for practice and to
drafting of a Social Workers
Bill to register the title of Social
Worker as well as to ensure
competent practice and service
delivery to service users.
We are moving to keep in step
with the changing needs of our
service users, the community
and the country.
The recent political cry for
change is a clear indication of
the people’s expectations for
fair and just governance. That
should trickle down to fair and
just social services as well. Thus
social work practitioners need
to be current and updated in
their knowledge and skills to
face the challenges of difficult
and complex modern day social
issues and situations.
MASW supports the IFSW’s
call in its celebration of World
Social Work Day 2013 to
promote social and economic
equalities. This theme is the
focus of our First National
Convention of Social Workers
on Saturday 18th May 2013 at
Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya.
We will have five speakers to
present their views from a
global perspective, and from
local practice in the field of
child protection, juvenile
justice, patient care and
marginalized
communities.
Let’s make a success of this
event!
Historical Milestones…………………………………………………………….
1973: Formation of Pro-Tem Committee
1974: Registration of MASW
1974: Membership with International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Consultations
with the then Ministry of Social Welfare, the United Nations Economic Commission for
Asia and Far East (UNECAFE) and USM to develop a four-year social work
education
programme for a Bachelor in Social Sciences degree in Social Develop ment and Administration, launched in 1975
1975: Membership with Balai Ikhtisas Malaysia (BIM)
1985:Joint Asia Pacific Conference on Social Work between USM, IFSW and Asia
Pacific Association of Social Work Educators (APASWE)
1993:Founding of the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) by then
President, Anthony Tan and British Association of Social Workers member,
David
Jones
1994:National Seminar: Social Work in the 21st Century – Challenges, Strategies and Programmes
2000:Representation on the National Joint Consultative Committee for Social Work Education (NJCCSWE)
2001:Training Workshop: Mental Health and Mental Illness for institutional staff of the
Department of Social Welfare, Negeri Sembilan
2003: 30th Anniversary National Symposium: Socialwork.com - Relevance and Continuity,
and Dinner Tribute to Pioneers of Social Work (1949-1959)
2004: Development of Competency Standards for Social Work Practice with Dr Pauline
Meemeduma, Social Work Consultant, Perth, Australia, in partnership with the
Department of Social Welfare
2004: National Survey on Social Work Practice Among Social Service Organisations in
Malaysia funded by the Department of Social Welfare
2005: Presentation of Competency Draft to the Minister, Dato’ Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil,
MWFCD and 1st Ministerial Stakeholders Meeting
2006: 1st Forum between Social Workers & Counsellors
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2007:Regional Symposium: Disaster Management and the Social Work Response with
IFSW-Asia Pacific
2008:1st Celebration of World Social Work Day with JKM and NGOs
2009: National Symposium: Towards Competency Benchmarks in collaboration with
Yayasan Kebajikan Negara and JKM
2009:National Seminar: Global Trends in Social Work with Guest Speaker, David Jones
2010: Cabinet approval of Memorandum to establish Competency Standards and to enact
a Social Workers Act
2010:Formation of Task Force and drafting of the Bill in partnership with MWFCD,
JKM and UNICEF
2010: Ministerial consultations with stakeholders on Draft Bill
2011: Nationwide consultations with GO and NGO stakeholders on Draft Bill
2012: Nationwide Consultations with GO and NGO stakeholders and State Governments
2013:Consultations with stakeholders to develop a Diploma in Social Work Programme
Vision without action
is merely a
dream. Action without
vision just passes the
time. Vision with
action can change the
world
Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2014
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
09-12 July 2014
Organised by the International Association of
Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International
Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), the
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and
the local Organising Committee.
This Conference will bring together practitioners,
researchers and educators from around the world
who are engaged in Social Work and Social
Development. The Conference will continue the
work of the Global Agenda, first set in Hong Kong
in 2010 and then continued in Stockholm in 2012.
Together with the Australian Association of Social
Work, the Australian Council of Heads of Schools
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of Social Work, and the Australian Council of
Social Service, we are planning an inspirational
program in true Australian tradition.
Contact the Conference Organisers:
Waldron Smith Management
119 Buckhurst Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205 Australia
T +61 3 9645 6311
F +61 3 9645 6322
E swsd2014@wsm.com.au
W www.waldronsmith.com.au
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Post Conference (Child Protection): Thoughts and the Big Picture
by Jim Lim, Independent Social Work Consultant, Penang
The Child Protection Conference
organised and hosted by the Ministry
of Women, Family and Community
Development with UNICEF and held
on 20th-22nd November 2012 at
Kuala Lumpur, owed much of its
success to the enthusiastic participants from ASEAN countries, and
also to the seamlessly efficient
organisation, mainly by UNICEF‟s
Malaysia-based personnel. Credit is
deservedly due too to the Ministry
and UNICEF for continuing with the
child protection discussions following earlier developments at the
ASEAN levels of governments.
The subject theme, „Child Protection‟
by itself, is enough to spur even the
most indifferent into thinking, “How
do we do this? Equally, although no
less important, is the follow-up of
“What is being done to protect
children”? Such a „get together‟ involving the representatives and professionals from our large region is
therefore eagerly anticipated.
It was reasonably well attended, as I
had observed. The slight let down
perhaps being the empty seats in the
main conference hall at the start of
the proceedings with the
distinguished speakers setting the
scene. I was told that all seats were
pre-booked but a shame many had
not turned up on that first day; as far
as I was aware, most were from the
civil servants‟ cohort. Still, not to be
disheartened, the conference opened
with the expected welcome from
Malaysia‟s Secretary-General of the
MWFCD, followed by UNICEF‟s
Representative to Malaysia and this
was followed by an upbeat presentation by the ASEAN Regional Advisor
for Child Protection. The keynote
address was expertly delivered by a
familiar name, Dr. Pauline
Meemeduma, Child Protection Consultant from Perth, Australia.
The conference programme was
carefully organised to stay true to its
theme of a systems based approach
to child protection, with plenary
sessions head listing subjects ranging
from best practices to structures, to
organisation oversights and on
models of partnerships and job
specifications underpinned by
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competency based practice. All said
the conference showed all you would
probably need to know about developing effective child
protection
strategies and building competency
and organisational capacity. The key
question is how do you put all that
into action? And, be reasonably successful at that? No doubt, this task
constitutes a continuing journey in
our country.
The conference threw up, not unexpectedly, all kinds of
obstacles
prevalent in all the countries covered;
difficulties arising from cultural
diversity to institutional barriers.
Proposed solutions for successes vary
enormously, complicated by the
different stages of development
amongst the countries concerned.
Therefore, each country needs to put
its own house in order, perhaps learning from each other along the way,
but equally conscious of the need to be
well prepared for the long arduous
journey ahead.
That said, what is the scenario in our
country? And, what lessons can we
take from this conference, for
Malaysia? Let me try to address the
approach to the assessment of the
situation as I see it, in the following
way. Two simple questions spring to
mind 1. What is in place already,
2. What needs developing?
What is in place without a shadow of
doubt is the enthusiasm and talent
amongst the workforce which I came
across during the conference and this
applied to both the public sector and
the non-governmental (Third) sector.
The commitment and beliefs held,
with respect to social work‟s legitimate role in protecting vulnerable
children was prevalent, and the
determination to make things better
for children also came across loud and
clear.
In my view, but somewhat on a „stand
alone‟ basis and lacking clarity of
enforcement, is the existing legislation
for safeguarding children (Child Act)
but compared to some of the ASEAN
neighbours, Malaysia‟s legislative
protection appears enviable. However,
the lack of monitoring or assessment
as to this safeguarding law‟s
effectiveness or otherwise means
that one cannot be confident that
children are being adequately
protected. It is unfair of me in this
regard to make assertions if there is
no available data to conclude. I
would however opine that it is no
different to the often quoted line, as
with most legislation with the aim of
deterrence, i.e. “instead of building
fences at a cliff‟s edge to prevent
people falling over, it is perhaps best
to invest in ambulances at the bottom of the cliff to record the ones
that fall.”
What I am trying to say is, like some
legislation, one cannot accurately
predict outcomes except to
reasonably conclude likelihood(s) on
the „balance of probabilities‟
principle. Of course, in more
straightforward regulations, it is
possible to measure and record the
outputs and sometimes, assess outcomes.
The various children stakeholder
organisations in Malaysia are visible
and functioning, with the Government‟s statutory agency managing
and providing the bulk of services
for those „children in need‟ and the
non-governmental sector
impressively contributing and
complementing services for both
children and their carers. As to how
effective and how successful those
services are is more difficult to
gauge but there‟s still some way to
go, as witnessed by recent press
reports of children‟s complaints and
perhaps, whistle-blowing from
within organisations.
There is an inevitable bias towards
services for children who are at risk
from society and less so, towards
children (mostly older) who are a
risk to society. As is the case, the
Government currently provide the
bulk services for the latter group, in
the form of corrective juvenile
institutions, community service
orders, etc. Not unexpectedly, NGOs
have greater coverage with the
former.
Next, what is not so satisfactory and
hence, should be developed or
improved?
The first is „institutional‟ and this is
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likely to be the most challenging.
Children are vulnerable at all times
and those denied a family life are
more vulnerable to abuse. Hence, the
Government must step in and in
almost all cases the Government
appear to have done just that. However, does it do so with the knowledge
and confidence that its resources and
facilities are „fit for purpose‟? For
example, for a start, are those
children „in need‟ adequately cared
for in conditions which reflect as
much and as far as possible, normality? Do they tend to be „housed and
cared‟ for in family settings or rather
in more convenient large institutions
resembling „Victorian workhouses‟ at
best and penal institutions at worst? I
believe in reality, the latter is more
prevalent than the former.
The second is an absence of a genuine
understanding of child protection and
what this entails amongst the various
agencies concerned. Accepting that
child protection is everybody‟s duty
(society‟s business) and not just social
workers‟, it is sad to hear when the
Police are slow to act or an examining
doctor readily accepts the explanation
of the carer / parent instead of
persevering to listen to the child. So, a
high profile public education
campaign is needed followed by
government supported initiatives to
strengthen partnership working and
collaboration at multi-disciplinary
and m ul ti -agency l evel s. All
institutions and agencies must adhere
to this, including the private sector. In
short, there must be multi-agency
commitment and nothing less.
Institutions of higher learning have a
vital role in disseminating both the
public education through its marketing and its student community. There
are grounds for research on partnership work, with the aim of raising it
above communal organisational
territorial boundaries and beyond
complex institutional inertia, which
so often obstruct effective working
together.
The third is an absence of a regulated
social work workforce which the
public can easily identify with so as to
give assurance and confidence in its
capability and competence to protect
children within society. We therefore
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ment of where we are at, in terms of
skills and competencies and how best
the higher learning institutions are
producing our future social work workforce. The Social Work Council must
have a major say on overall standards,
academic and practice matters when
registering the qualifying programme
providers. The current consortium of
Universities should jointly ensure that
its standards are comparatively
excellent and have no hesitation in
securing overseas accreditation or help
in developing graduate and post graduate programmes, the latter perhaps
concentrating on skills development and
spe ci al i st pra cti ce are as. N ew
programmes should be
seriously
considered to ensure that those who are
less academically inclined can be
recognised too, through qualification, to
a more practice-led study, leading to
say, an equivalent tertiary course, a
Diploma in Social Work.
The workforce planning and developmental initiatives need government
support and investment as it will lead to
a career „of choice‟ by future student
generation. This will help in attracting
potential bright students, auguring well
for the future and will go a long way
towards raising the profile of social
workers in protecting and safeguarding
children. Universities and programmes
aiming for the qualifying degrees
should also exploit the talent and
resources within the statutory agencies
and NGOs and secure joint assessed
practice arrangements, integrating
learning and reinforcing theory and
practice.
The fourth area for development is in
the whole area of monitoring standards
for safeguarding and ensuring the
people in contact with children are
properly vetted for suitability. In fact,
not only do we require suitable people,
we also require safe premises and demand that services provided be run by
proper and fit organisations. When
there is a lack of regulation and
inspection, children can be exposed to
risk. There are countless instances
reported and sometimes unreported, of
the exploitation and abuse of children.
No social institution is exempted from
such a charge. In such a situation, we
are often indebted to the relentless
efforts by individual whistle-blowers
and often, the campaigning efforts from
the NGO sector. However, NGOs can
sometimes become a dominant force on
their own and display their own lack of
accountability, doing things as they
see fit and relying on their public
good credentials to paper over any
perceived criticism. I am not
criticising NGOs per se, far from it,
but I believe that due to the
inadequate social protection laws in
any developing country, NGOs
inevitably fill those gaps and many do
well in meeting „social needs‟ that
would otherwise have been neglected. However, they do need to
subscribe and subordinate to the
prevailing collective partnership
protocols and procedures relevant to
child protection. I am also surprised
to note that charities in general are
not as robustly monitored and audited
in Malaysia for how they spend those
hard earned donations from the
public, principally in the name of
their beneficiaries. Some could ask,
“Do they really?”
The fifth is enforcement.
Social
protection legislation should be
accompanied by adequate resources
to ensure that negligence and
corporate failure to rescue, to
support, and to care for the
vulnerable will be met with the
harshest condemnation by society. I
am talking about penalties levied
against institutions that fail to deliver,
beginning with regulations around
setting up, meeting standards and
regular inspections to ensure
continuous safe and competent
service delivery.
The sixth is professional value base.
As an infrequent cynic on human
behaviour, I often tell my social work
staff that in general, the public is not
interested in matters concerning
social services or social work unless it
happens to them personally or it
happens to their close ones, e.g. their
families. So, rather bluntly put, do not
expect the public to be spontaneous in
showing care to all or to dig deep, to
contribute funds. Religion does most
of the caring stuff, all the peace and
neighbourly caring messages through
teachings and ecumenical moral
codes and values. However, social
workers must always have that level
of consciousness of how their
community prevail, whether they
exist or they struggle to survive and,
above all, the ability to sympathise
and if appropriate, empathise with a
person‟s tragedy and mishap, in order
to go about helping with the
necessary change process.
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professionals engaged with assisting
people, we are more sensitive to forces
within society and how it displaces
minorities and why we cannot avoid
being agents of social change to some
degree. In a multi-cultural and multifaith society, we need to rise to the
challenge posed by such complexities
and avoid any „one size fits all‟
approach. Similarly, we must be
resistant to communal racist overtones
prevalent in our midst and fight the
divisive forces which seek to displace
minority groups within society.
The seventh is perhaps quite
inevitable, as this is political. There is
no tradition in our country unlike in
the UK when the Labour Party in 1945
laid the foundations of the „Welfare
State‟ and where there is cross-party
consensus in matters of healthcare
provision, social care and social work.
In Malaysia, it appears that only the
ruling party has a monopoly and
apparatus of developing and speaking,
and the Opposition is derided for their
views or contribution. Perhaps it is
more to do with the country‟s level of
pol i ti cal m aturi ty an d wh en
defensiveness and self-interest by
politicians will become less prevalent.
I sensed that unlike Western countries
where the civil service is politically
non-partisan, in practice, this is the
reverse in Malaysia. In my former job
as Director of Social Services, my role
was as an adviser on social services.
The politicians appear to respect that,
and would take account of my views
when implementing local policies
affecting social work and social care
provision. As I often suggest to
politicians, “you produce the policies,
and I (my department) will implement
them”! The current stark political and
service centralisation structures we
have here, with many key services
expected to respond to far- away local
communities is rather expecting too
much. It is difficult with such
centralised arrangements, to be able to
respond effectively or, be sensitive to
local community settings and needs.
On a wider front, there appears to be
no universal system for social care for
all categories of „people in need‟,
children included, but more so lacking
for those who are at the end of their
lives or those in need of constant care
and attention. If a severely disabled
child is left without adequate support
and services to the carers, the State
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could be complicit in the abuse of
that particular vulnerable child.
Similarly, if an educationally
handicapped child is not being
treated early on, his/her life
chances will be severely hindered,
and in this situation, are we talking
about acceptable child protection?
There is much to be done in the
child protection and childcare field
and conversely enough to be
excited about too, with increasing
attention and public information
about community safety, greater
democracy, and political
accountability. Let us hope that a
democratically elected government
will begin to take note of this major
area for development and prioritise
developments in the area of social
protection and in particular, social
work. The government must
publish its intentions and policies
on services for children and
vulnerable adults and within an
improved social care infras tru c tu r e, u n d er pi n n e d by
principl es of safeguarding,
protection and increasing life
chances.
Let us look forward to a bright
future!
References
Conference website – http://
cpconference2012.wordpress.
Com/programme/actual-daypresentations
The Star Newspaper – Wednesday
28th November 2012, Views (pg
42) in Letters Page: “Replace
large orphanages with smaller residential homes”, Jim Lim
The Star Newspaper – Sunday 14th
October 2012, Star 2 Inbox: “We
need inclusive initiatives”, Jim Lim
Write to be understood,
speak to be heard,
read to grow.
Announcement...
The National Association of
Social Workers, South Africa, in
association with the
International Federation of
Social Workers will be hosting
The Voices for Development
Conference. This conference
will enable countries targeted
by development policy, their
communities and on-the-ground
social workers to voice their
practical experiences and make
recommendations on the
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) that will succeed the
Millennium Development Goals
(MDG S) when they expire in
2015.
For more information on the
conference, contact the
conference secretariat on:
+ 27 (0) 87 080 4983
Or email us on:
nasw-southafrica@gmail.com
or info@naswsa.co.za
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Celebration of World Social Work Day 2013
@ UMMC
Medical social workers at
UMMC celebrated World Social
Work Day for the first time on
22 March 2013. Puan Siti Norhayati binti Harun, the newly appointed Department Head, reminded MSWs to apply the
principles and values of social
work in their daily practice, and
to provide a holistic service. She
commented on the substantial
increase in the number of
MSWs in the hospital, and
agreed that the Department will
celebrate WSWD every year to
show appreciation of services
rendered by MSWs.
Mr Loo Leong Heng, a senior
MSW, delivered a talk on
‘Social Work – Back to Basics’
during which he highlighted the
misconception that the general
public and hospital staff have
of social work and pointed out
the differences between philanthropy, volunteerism, welfare work and social work. Staff
received memento badges to
commemorate the event.
@ USM
The Social Work Programme,
USM celebrated World Social
Work Day 2013 on 18.03.2013.
At this event, the social work
students established a team of
volunteers named “S-Crew”,
aimed at providing outreach
services to the various target
groups and agencies which
require student volunteer
services. This effort is in line
with this year's Social Work
Day 2013 theme - Promoting
Social and Economic Equalities.
The launching was officiated by
Dr. Mohamad Zaini Abu Bakar,
Deputy Dean of School of
Social Sciences. Also present at
the launching were the Social
Work Programme Chair, Assoc.
Professor Dr. Azlinda Azman,
Dr. Harry Hikmat from the
Ministry of Social Welfare,
Republic of Indonesia, and a
group of 14 students from
Universiti
Padjadjaran
(UNPAD), Indonesia who were
at that time participating as
exchange students in the Social
Work Programme and School
of
Social
Sciences.
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celebration included special
presentations by Encik Ahmad
Nazir bin Long and Encik
Mohd
Zahir
Harun,
representing the National
Anti-Drug Agency, Penang and
the Timur Laut District
Welfare
Office,
Penang,
respectively. The presentations
provided
useful
information
on
the
possibilities as well as
opportunities for working very
closely
with
student
volunteers in the future.
The first activity upon launching of the “S-Crew” was the
visit by the student volunteers
to Pusat Pemulihan Dalam
Komuniti (PDK) Orang Pekak
Pulau Pinang for a ‘gotongroyong’ activity at the center.
The activities included an
interaction session with the
children at the agency and
later cleaning of the surrounding areas of the center. The
event was also supported by
the Timur Laut District
Welfare Office, Penang and the social work staff of
USM.
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LIST OF MEMBERS
LIFE MEMBERS
1. Abdul Razak b Abd Manaf
2. Abdullah Malim Baginda
3. Amna bt Md Noor
4. Amy Bala nee Amy T.K.Jones
5. Azlin Hilma bt Hillaluddin
6. Azlinda bt Azman
7. Chan Cheong Chong
8. Chan Soak Fong
9. Cheah Soo Bee, Angeline
10. Chung Li Koon, Grace
11. Denison Jayasooria
12. Doreen Edward Kissey
13. Elizabeth Stevenson
14. Gillian Raja
15. Hitam b Chik
16. Ismail b Baba
17. Jayalatchumy a/p Cumaraswamy
18. Katherine Alves
19. Keek Seng Bee
20. Lai Poh Guat
21. Laily bt Ibrahim
22. Lau Kion Ing, Angeline
23. Lee Pek Neo @ Elsie Lee
24. Liew, Cecilia
25. Lim Bee Ean
26. Ling How Kee
27. Maniam a/l Sinnasamy
28. Maria Jawip
29. Maznah bt Abdul Rahman
30. Meme bt Zainal Rashid
31. Mohamed Hassan b Ngah Mahmud
32. Naomi Anne a/p Masilamany
33. Norani bt Hj Mohd Hashim
34. Norbayah bt Ariffin
35. Noriah bt Mohamad
36. Parimalar a/p Sinniah
37. Peter Ravindran a/l John G. Daniel
38. Rodhiah bt Zakaria
39. Rose Jacob
40. Salmah bt Ishak
41. Salomi Cruz a/p Anselm Cruz
42. Shamsiah bt Abdul Rahman
43. Sharimah Ruwaida bt Abbas
44. Singham, K.N.
45. Siti Hawa Ali
46. Shoba Aiyar nee Subbalakshimi a/p
Sankararaman
46. Sushama, P.C.
47. Tan See Hoe, Paul
48. Tan, Anthony
49. Teoh Ai Hua
50. Urmela Kaur a/p Latchman Singh
51. Vemala Devi a/p Thurairajah
52. Vijayakumari a/p Pillai
53. Wong Eng Tek, Andrew
54. Wong Kin Heng
55. Wong, Rose
56. Yen Yok Wah, Barbara
57. Yeoh Joo Ai
58. Zahrah Munir
59. Zainon Ghazaley
60. Zulkarnain A. Hatta
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FULL MEMBERS
1. Angilanah bt Limban
2. Chan, Samuel
3. Chin Poh Choo
4. Chong Ee Keng, Gabriel
5. Christopher Hodsire
6. Cornelia Collin Spiji
7. Dolly Paul Carlo
8. Elina Jelani
9. Emalia Simon Ho
10. Engku Arif b Engku Harun
11. Ezarina bt Zakaria
12. Faizah bt Hj Mas’ud
13. Fatimah Zailly bt Ahmad Ramli
14. Fatin Hakimah bt Mohd Arshad
15. Fouziah Hanim bt Yahya
16. Hanim bt Hassan
17. Helena Annamah a/p Vytialingam
18. Inau Edin Nom
19. Jossie bt Sili
20. Kausalya Devi a/p Sathoo
21. Kuak Keian Meng, Kevin
22. Latifah bt Mion
23. Lee Chin Seng, Leslie
24. Leong Jhie Zhi
25. Lim Bee Kean, Claire
26. Lim Suan See
27. Lim Teik Wah, Jim
28. Loh E Laine
29. Loh Geok Eng, Laurina
30. Lydia Ganesan
31. Maria bt Dipal
32. Mohd Azahari b Mohd Daut
33. Mohd Suhaimi b Mohamad
34. Muhd Radhi b Yaacob
35. Mumtaj Begum bt Mohd Sultan
36. Muniandy a/l V.K. Vengadasalam
37. Noor Syahidah bt Shamsuri
38. Noremy
39. Norulhuda bt Sarnon @ Kusenin
40. Nur Saadah bt Mohamad Aun
41. Nurzan bt Mohd Wahie
42. Ooi Kiah Hui
43. Pang Jee Ching
44. Peng Siew Eng
45. Pattricea bt Barasek @ Pattricia
Barasik
45. Philomena a/p A. Daniel
46. Pua Ja Che
47. Rajwani bt Mohd Zain
48. Raymund N.C. Jagan
49. Rosanida bt Anang
50. Rosdi b Osman
51. Shamsul Amri b Sallehuddin
52. Siti Rehan bt Ahmad
53. Soo Wun Foong, Peter
54. Sopian b Brahim
55. Suhaida bt Kadir
56. Tee Tiam Yong
57. Teresa Wan
58. Tham Weng Keat
59. Vadivelu, K. A.
60. Vengadesan, R. S.
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62.
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64.
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67.
Wendy anak Mandau
Yeoh Soo Han
Yusmarhaini bt Yusof
Yuzi Kamila bt Mohd Yusoff
Zainon bt Jaafar
Zainon bt Johari
Zarina bt Mat Saad
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
1. Aguila Alona Fajardo
2. Chang Fan Choon, Clarissa
3. Cheng Pysong
4. Faizah bt Yunus
5. Fredolin bt Sintia
6. Fuziah bt Shaffie
7. Gan Wei Cheng, Grace
8. Giam Siew Heoh, Charissa
9. Iskandar b Turkee
10. Jasmine a/p Adaickalam
11. Jecyrina a/p Nadarajah
12. Jellfryline Joseph
13. John Paul Jothi a/l Ponnodurai
14. Kamsiah bt Ali
15. Khoo Hon Sieng
16. Law Gin Kye
17. Lim Ai Ling, Beatrice
18. Lim Tet Mui, Patricia
19. Lim Yeong Yeong
20. Lim Yoke Chyn, Barbara
21. Low Peck Yee, Jessica
22. Maniam Raman Chettiar
23. Mary Ann a/p K. Baltazar
24. Mohamad Djerianto b Jepon
25. Muhammad Hairy b Masalan
26. Ngai Sui Hin
27. Nirmala a/p Purushokthaman
28. Noreen A. Morren bt Ignasius
29. Rajani, K. M. K.
30. Seng Mei Huey
31. Sim Ah Geok, Eileen
32. Tan Hing Hoon, Roy
33. Tan Shin Yee
34. Tan Wai Wai
35. Theresa Symons
36. Thong Kooi Lyn, Joyce
37. Wan Ab Rahman Khuzdri b Wan
Abdullah
38. Wilhelmina Mowe
39. Wong Poh Lin, Pauline
40. Wong Sui Fun, Beatrice
41. Wong Young Soon
42. Zakiyah bt Jamaluddin
43. Zamri b Hassan
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