Newsletter

Newsletter
of the Embassy of Switzerland in Malaysia
March 2014
Mitteilungen der Botschaft
Foreword from Ambassador Dr Rolf Lenz
Here we are again in the 1st quarter of 2014 and already a year with
much news and events all over the world, not the least of what
happened recently in Malaysia with the sad tragedy of flight MH370.
My family and the Embassy staff would like to express our heartfelt
sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of those on
board the ill-fated plane.
I would like to start this newsletter to inform the community that as
of today, we have a head count of 950 Swiss including their foreign
spouse in Malaysia, the demographic of which indicated that 2/3rd
of the colony are living in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley. To
all newcomers: ‘A warm welcome to Malaysia!’
On this occasion I would like to take this opportunity
to ‘sell’ the idea of joining:
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Kindly look out for the fact sheet for both
organisations further in the Newsletter and I do
strongly encourage you to consider joining either or
both groups.
The Swiss Malaysia Business Association
(SMBA) – I would like to encourage
representatives of Swiss businesses and
enterprises to be a member of the SMBA as the
organisation can open up the avenue for you to
interact with like-minded people and it’s also a
good networking platform. They also organise
very informative and interesting seminars, talks
and workshops.
In this Newsletter you will find coverage on our
previous important, latest and upcoming events.
‘Location Switzerland’ was presented at an event
jointly organized with PwC Zurich and Malaysia
External
Trade
Development
Corporation
(MATRADE) in October 2013. I presented a 30
minute talk on the benefits of locating to Switzerland
for the purpose of reaching out to the rest of Europe
in the process of internationalization for the larger
Malaysian companies and conglomerates. Areas
touched on were Switzerland as a location for trade,
education, including R&D and other services for
future development.
And the German Speaking Society Kuala
Lumpur (GSSKL) - The GSSKL is an excellent
organisation that I would recommend the colony
to join in their various family-centred activities
and social gatherings. This way, you can keep
up with what is happening with the community.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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Also in October 2013, the group of 30 from the
Canton of Vaud that had been announced on the
last newsletter, consisted of business and senior
government officials dropped by for a Trade and
Investment Fact Finding Mission that visited
Iskandar, Johor. They were hosted by the Iskandar
Regional Development Authority. The group later
met with MIDA representatives who explained more
about the investment opportunities in Malaysia.
In the last week of March, the first official round of
the Malaysia-EFTA negotiations on a Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) took place in Switzerland. As you
know, on the occasion of the visit of Federal
Councillor Schneider-Ammann in November 2012,
in Kuala Lumpur, a declaration on the official start of
the FTA-negotiations has been signed. I hope that
EFTA and Malaysia will be able to conclude rather
fast a FTA (so called MEFTA) which will certainly
help to develop further the excellent economic
relations we are enjoying with Malaysia. But a
negotiation timeframe of at least 2 to 3 years is
normal.
The French Language Week 2014 in Kuala
Lumpur kicked off from 15th – 23rd March 2014.
Amongst the programme line up was a theatre play
at the French high school, movie screening,
museum visit and a French singing competition.
Also in March, Ms Stefanie Gysel, from the Regional
Consular Centre (RCC), Bangkok was at the
Embassy with the bio metric system in order to
facilitate passport applications. This was one of
the solutions offered to the colony to make it easier
for the Swiss citizens to get their new passports
since the closure of the Consular section at the
Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The presence of Ms
Gysel was also an opportunity for some to get the
pension fund documents stamped. You will be
informed by the RCC in Bangkok in due time
regarding the next session.
Swiss Week 2013 that was held end of October,
running into 1st week of November was a success in
promoting Switzerland as a tourist destination. The
Embassy, working together with our various
partners, managed to use this event to open the
Malaysian eyes to the culture and culinary delights
of Switzerland, and that there was more to
Switzerland than chocolates, Swatch watches and
cuckoo clocks! For more information and if you wish
to capitalise on Swiss Week 2014, details are in the
newsletter.
Upcoming events include a poignant and hearttouching photography exhibition in collaboration with
the ICRC Malaysia and Malaysian Red Crescent
scheduled in June 2014.
I also urge you to visit the Swiss Pavilion in PWTC
scheduled in April 2014, during the Defence
Services Asia 2014 exhibition – look for more
information within the newsletter.
You would be happy to learn that the Embassy’s
Switzerland
Tourism
officer
had
secured
collaboration with ASTRO and Parlo Tours to
produce a 13 episodes travel programme on
Switzerland for the ASTRO Chinese channel and
the 30 minute episodes were shown on ASTRO
WLT and ZZHD from 25th August – 15th December
2013. These episodes were sponsored by
Switzerland Tourism.
In the newsletter also are some informative sections
on FDFA’s views on ‘Women’s Human Rights’, as
well as information from the Organisation on the
Swiss Abroad concerning holidays for young Swiss
in Switzerland.
Look out for a TV special on Switzerland on Astro in
July! More information is in the newsletter.
And with this I shall conclude we look forward to a
much better 2014, more economic successes that
benefits everybody, as well as personal happiness!
A delegation from the EFTA Parliamentary
Committee and two observers from the EFTA
Consultative Committee visited Kuala Lumpur and
Iskandar from 18.02.14 – 20.02.14. The visit was
very positive and successful.
Thank you and wishing you all a pleasant read.
Sincerely
Rolf Lenz
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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Past Events
Swiss Week 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
(30th October – 9th November 2013)
The objectives of this event were to introduce
Switzerland in general and showcasing Switzerland
as a touristic destination featuring Zurich Tourism
this year. This event also provided a platform to
promote Swiss culinary, culture and education as
well as to elevate the awareness of Switzerland to
the Malaysian public.
Highlights of this promotion included Swiss culinary
promotion at the Lafite Restaurant in Shangri-La
Hotel Kuala Lumpur with famous Swiss chef, Reto
Mathis from St. Moritz; a Swiss cooking competition
at KDU University College, display of competition
artworks by The One Academy’s students,
workshop by Switzerland Tourism, Zurich Tourism
and Zurich Insurance.
The Embassy of Switzerland in collaboration with
the Switzerland Tourism, Zurich Tourism, Oman Air
and The Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur have
successfully organised the 3rd Swiss Week from 31st
October – 9th November 2013.
Other co-sponsors who have given their support to
the embassy were KDU University College and
Lindt.
Official launch of the Swiss Promotion
The activity-packed week was launched by the Swiss Ambassador Dr Rolf Lenz, the guest chef Mr Reto Mathis
and Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s General Manager Mr Reto Klauser on the 30th October 2013 at the Lafite,
Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The official opening was marked by the sounds of the Swiss Alphorn and
ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The long melodious sound of the Alpine horn, the sound of coin rolling in an earthenware bowl and the lively
music from the Schwyzeroergeli or Swiss accordion by a Swiss Musician, Mr Niklaus Geissbuhler was a fitting
accompaniment to this event.
There were approximately 50 prominent guests including sponsors and media attended the opening night.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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At the Lafite foyer, a showcase of artworks depicting Switzerland called ‘Crossover 2013’ created by students
from The One Academy in Kuala Lumpur, were on display. The top 3 art pieces were voted and selected by the
specially invited guests for this launch.
‘Crossover 2013’ Design Competition
In an effort to promote local art, the Embassy has
collaborated with The One Academy and the
Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur to showcase 15 art
pieces by 25 young students from the 2nd & 3rd year
of Advertising & Graphic Design Diploma Course.
The theme for this competition was Malaysian
young designer’s own interpretation of Switzerland.
And the design’s direction for these art pieces was
related to tactile/interactive posters.
The art pieces were displayed at the Lafite foyer from 30th October until 9th November 2013 and were opened to
the public for silent auction.
Product Workshop by Switzerland Tourism, Zurich Tourism, Oman Air and Zurich Insurance
A product workshop was organised on 31st October
2013 at Pahang Room in the Shangri-La Hotel
Kuala Lumpur. This workshop was attended by 67
travel agents and operators within Klang Valley.
Mr Ivan Breiter – Director of Southeast Asia of
Switzerland Tourism, Ms Esther Grob - Area
Manager of Zurich Tourism, Ms Kathleen Leong Country Manager of Oman Air and Mr Yap Tysern
from Zurich Insurance were present to provide an
impressive and informative presentation.
After the presentation, the agents were invited to the
Agent Cocktail Reception.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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Agent Cocktail Reception
The cocktail reception officiated by the Swiss Ambassador, Dr Rolf Lenz was held for the sponsors and the
guests of the sponsors on 31st October 2013 at the Johore Room, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Approximately 120 guests attended this function which comprised of travel agents, travel operators, airlines,
guests of KDU University College and Zurich Insurance as well as the members of the media.
The guests were entertained by Niki, a Swiss Folklore musician while at the same time, the Swiss inspired food
and drinks were served. The guests were also treated with lucky draw with prizes ranged from a Tissot watch
sponsored by Bucherer, Victorinox Swiss Knives to Sigg bottles from Zurich Tourism and Kambly biscuits as
door gifts.
Swiss Cooking Competition
In conjunction to the Swiss Week, this was the 3rd time the Embassy of Switzerland together with KDU University
College's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts collaborated to organise a culinary competition for the
students. The title of this year challenge was ‘Ambassador Culinary Challenge’ with the theme ‘Modern Swiss’
and was held on 4th October 2013 at the KDU University College – Damansara Jaya Campus. The competition
gave the students the chance to showcase their culinary skills and talent, thus, exposing them to the real-life
challenge in creating and preparing a menu with a starter or soup and a main course with a Swiss element to
meet the internationally recognized standards of the culinary industry.
There were total of 10 teams comprising of 2 students each competed on that day. The panel judges were the
Ambassador of Switzerland, Dr. Rolf Lenz; the guest chef, Reto Mathis and the Executive Chef of Shangri-La
Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Rudolf Kunkel.
The top three teams were then chosen to assist the guest chef in preparing the Ambassador’s Luncheon cum
prize giving ceremony. All contestants also had the opportunity to receive constructive and strict feedbacks as
well as useful tips from the Chef Mathis and Chef Kunkel.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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The Ambassador’s Luncheon
The Luncheon hosted by the Ambassador was held
on 7th October 2013 at Lafite Restaurant in
conjunction to the prize presentation ceremony for
the ‘Crossover 2013’ design competition and the
Swiss Cooking competition. The winners of the
Swiss cooking competition joined Chef Mathis to
cook a 3 course meal for 30 VIP guests.
Presenting the prizes to the winners of the Swiss
Cooking Competition was Dr Rolf Lenz, the
Ambassador of the Embassy of Switzerland and
Chef Matthis. As for presenting the prizes to the
winners of the Design Competition was Dr Rolf Lenz
together with Mr Chan Kon Loong- Head of The
One Academy Advertising & Graphic Design
department.
Results
With this collaboration, Switzerland has achieved a
good visibility and increased higher awareness to
the general public.
Malaysian youth through the collaboration with the
local colleges. Apart from that, it also created a
good networking platform for the sponsors.
This event has been publicized through the ShangriLa Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s website, the Embassy’s
website, E-blasts from the Shangri-La Hotel Kuala
Lumpur well as from the Embassy, printed flyers,
local media such as The Star, New Straits Times,
The Malaysian Insider as well as a few lifestyle
magazines.
Through the joint marketing effort, the Shangri-La
Hotel Kuala Lumpur was pleased with their sales
results and will be looking into further collaboration
for the next coming project.
At the same time, it was an excellent opportunity to
reach out and introduce Switzerland to the
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne Alumni Gathering
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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European Union Film Festival (EUFF) 2013
Led by the Delegation of European Union to Malaysia, the 14th
annual European Union Film Festival (EUFF) features an awardwinning line-up of 23 films from 20 European countries.
GSC once again served as the official venue provider for the film
festival. In Klang Valley, the film festival was held from November 7 17 in GSC International Screens in Mid Valley, 1 Utama and Pavilion
KL. The festival was then moved up north with screenings in GSC
Gurney Plaza, Penang from November 21 - 27 and East Malaysia in
GSC Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu from December 5 – 11.
Switzerland showcase a comedy drama titled ‘Der Sandmann’ (The
Sandman), directed by Peter Luisi with a total of 5 screenings in Mid
Valley, 1 Utama, Pavillion KL, Gurney Plaza and Suria Sabah. ‘Der
Sandmann’ was very well received and was ranked 3rd most popular
movie in the festival with 64% occupancy rate.Total admission for
2013 was 6,585 attendees with a 50% occupancy rate.
French Language Week in Kuala Lumpur 2014
The French Language Week is an initiative taken
every year in Malaysia by the 23 diplomatic
missions in Kuala Lumpur who are members of the
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
This year, the French Language week was held
from 15th – 23rd March 2014.
The Embassy of Switzerland has participated in the
following events:
Buffet de la Francophonie
A buffet offering dishes from different countries was
held in the Alliance Francaise, Jalan Gurney. There
were total of 10 countries participated namely
Romania, Laos, Vietnam, France, Canada, Belgium,
Lebanon, Egypt, Switzerland together with The
Malaysian Association of French Language
Teachers. On this occasion, a cheese fondue
station was set up by the Swiss Embassy to
showcase our culinary specialty. Approximately 300
persons attended this function with about 20 guests
from the Swiss community.
Visit of French Speakers to Malaysian French
Schools
Mr. Rolf Ott, the Deputy Head of Mission has
represented the embassy to meet the teachers and
30 students of SMS Hulu Selangor. The school with
a total of 800 students has 150 students who
studied French as a language. The visit was made
together with the representative from the Embassy
of France and Senegal to display the diversity of
Francophonie. Presentation and dialogues are
being held to give the students an opportunity to
communicate with French speakers as well as to
learn about the countries of the Francophonie.
French Singing Contest
The Embassy of Switzerland represented by Ms.
Lyn Loh, Cultural Advisor as one of the jury for the
contest as well as contributed some prizes for the
contestants. The contest was opened to the general
public to promote public interest in French language
via music.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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EFTA Consultative Committee members in Malaysia
A delegation from the EFTA Parliamentarian
Committee, and two observers from the EFTA
Consultative Committee, visited Iskandar and Kuala
Lumpur from the 18.2. to 20.2.2014 (EFTA,
European Free Trade Association, consists of the
four countries Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and
Switzerland).The main purpose of the visit was to
discuss the merits of a free trade agreement (FTA)
between EFTA and Malaysia with legislators,
officials and stakeholders, in order to support the
preparations for the first round of negotiations in
March 2014.
The overall impression of the Delegations from the
meetings in Kuala Lumpur was very positive.
In the photo you see the Swiss delegation (from left): Mr. Stucky (Secretary of the Delegation) the Ambassador,
Dr. Cassis (FDP), Ms. Kathy Ricklin (CVP), Mr. Maire (SP), Mr. Aeschi (SVP), Mr. Ott (Embassy).
Switzerland Travel Experience (STE) in Kuala Lumpur 2014
The STE Workshop is a workshop focusing specifically on the needs and requests of the important travel agents
and operators in South East Asia. This event was an excellent platform for travel agents to meet with a selection
of Swiss suppliers to explore new ideas and business opportunities; and to learn more about Switzerland and its
offerings.
This year, the 3rd STE Workshop was held in Shangri-la Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 27th February 2014 from 09:00
a.m. till 03:00 p.m. The programme comprised of a welcome note by Dr. Rolf Lenz, presentation by Mr. Ivan
Breiter, Director of South East Asia – Switzerland Tourism and the partners, followed by an open workshop
where the buyers had the opportunity to meet the sellers. The delegation from Switzerland was the largest by far
with 26 partners from Switzerland participated.
The partners who participated were Aletsch Arena, Bern Tourism, Bucherer, Glacier Express, Gstaad, Highlights
of Lake Geneva Region, Geneva Tourism, Jungfrau Railways, Lake Geneva Region, Lake Lucerne Navigation
Company, Lake Lugano Group, Lucerne Tourism, Matterhorn Zermatt Cableways, Mount Rigi, Mount Pilatus,
Rail Europe, Schilthorn Cableways, St. Gallen-Bodensee, Swiss Quality Hotel International, Swiss Travel
System, Ticino Tourism, Titlis Cableways and Restaurants, Victoria Jungfrau Collection, Zurich Tourism,
Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau and Swiss International Air Lines. Total of 100 travel agents and 7
medias from the Klang Valley attended this event.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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Bio-metric Exercise in Kuala Lumpur
Recently a bio metric exercise in Kuala Lumpur has
been conducted by Ms Stefanie Gysel from the
Regional Consular Centre, Bangkok from 24th – 26th
March 2014. Out of 814 registered Swiss citizens in
Malaysia, 65 people used the service.
The breakdown being:
- 59 people came to record their biometric data for a
new passport / ID card;
- 4 to get a stamp on their life certificate for the AVS
in Switzerland
- 2 to get a translation/ legalization
Notices will be sent out by RCC in Bangkok to
inform the Swiss colony for the next session and
you are requested to register your name when the
time comes.
The first customer – Mr. Thomas Semadeni
Upcoming Happenings and Events
Events
Currently the Embassy of Switzerland is in the midst of organising:
War from the Victims’ Perspective – Photographs by Jean Mohr
- An exhibition produced by the Musée de l’Elysée Lausanne and the Swiss
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Switzerland’s position in the humanitarian field in particular, played a decisive role in
the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the most
important beneficiary of the Confederation’s humanitarian aid today. Depositary of
the Geneva Conventions, it is actively committed to the respect of international
humanitarian law. It’s active stand in the protection of victims of armed conflicts and
in the aid to those of forgotten conflicts is internationally recognised.
Swiss photographer Jean Mohr’s images are known not only for their graphic
qualities but also for their great sensitivity, respecting the victims’ dignity. This
photography exhibition addresses the issues of victims of conflicts, refugees and
communities suffering from war and still under potential threat.
This exhibition will be organized jointly with the ICRC Malaysia and Malaysian
Red Crescent in conjunction to the 150th Anniversary of the ICRC and the first
Geneva Convention. The targeted period will be in June 2014.
TV Special Feature in Astro
On behalf of Switzerland Tourism, the embassy currently is working with LiTV (Channel 728) to
feature ‘Stopover Switzerland’ and ‘Basel World’ targeted to be aired in July 2014.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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Swiss Week 2014
This year the Shangri-la Hotel Kuala Lumpur has agreed to be our host
partner again for Swiss Week 2014. We are targeting to launch this
promotion end of September 2014. Programmes and activities are still in
the planning stage.
Private sectors are encourage to capitalize on the ‘Swiss’ theme to
organize meetings, workshops and promotional activities. For any further
information and participation, you may contact Ms. Lyn Loh at +603 2148
0622 or lyn.lohtanfoong@eda.admin.ch
Trade Shows
FHA 2014 in Singapore
There will be a Swiss Pavilion at Hall 9, organized by Switzerland Global
Enterprise in the Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) 2014. Much anticipated both
locally and internationally, FHA will bring to the market a myriad of food and
hospitality products from around the world. The coming 19th edition will take
place at Singapore Expo from 8 – 11 April 2014. For more information about
FHA, please refer to www.foodnhotelasia.com
Visitors to the fair need to be pre-registered, otherwise, an admission fee of SGD80 will be charged. However,
visitors interested to visit the Swiss Pavilion can still get a complimentary admission ticket from Mr. Lim ST at the
Embassy of Switzerland –limited ticket available –first-come-first-serve basis. You may contact Mr. Lim at +603
2148 0622 or email : soontong.lim@eda.admin.ch
Defence Services Asia 2014 (DSA 2014)
The 14th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference will be held in
PWTC, Kuala Lumpur from 14- 17 April 2014.
This Global Defence Services and Government Security event will be hosting
a display of the world’s sophisticated hardware & electronic warfare in land,
air & sea defence, battlefield healthcare products/technology, training &
simulation systems and police and security peripherals.
There will be a Swiss Pavilion with 12 companies participating. The Ambassador, Dr. Rolf Lenz will be officiating
the opening of the Swiss Pavillion. For more admission info about DSA, kindly refer to www.dsaexhibition.com
Do visit our website regularly for the latest update of the upcoming events.
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vmys/embkua/events.html
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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News from the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad
Willkommen in der Schweiz !
Das Angebot der Auslandschweizer-Organisation
(ASO) begeistert junge Auslandschweizerinnen und
Auslandschweizer aus der ganzen Welt. Auch du
kannst
unvergessliche
Ferien
oder
einen
Bildungsaufenthalt in deiner zweiten Heimat
verbringen. Diverse Möglichkeiten stehen dir offen:
Sport treiben, Sprachen lernen, dich weiterbilden,
Kontakte knüpfen, reisen, Partys feiern usw. Das
Team der ASO freut sich auf deinen Besuch.
In
den
Jugendangeboten
für
Auslandschweizerinnen und Auslandschweizer
erleben die Teilnehmenden einen spannenden
Aufenthalt in der Schweiz zu attraktiven Preisen. Sie
lernen Land und Leute kennen und knüpfen
Kontakte zu Gleichaltrigen aus aller Welt.
Offres de loisirs
A traver la Suisse
Camp d’été 1 La Punt
Camp d’été 2 La Punt
Voyage Aventure
Découvre la Suisse
Offres de formation
Cours d’allemand à Zurich
30.06.-11.07.2014
Cours de français à Biel
30.06.-11.07.2014
Cours d’allemand à Baden
11.08.-22.08.2014
Cours de français à Freiburg 11.08.-22.08.2014
Le systéme de formation en Suisse
2 Semaines
Politique
Séminare du Congrés
Session fédérale des jeunes
Die neuen Jugendangebote der ASO
Informationen und Anmeldung: www.aso.ch
Freizeitangebote
Quer durch die Schweiz
Sommerlager 1 La Punt
Sommerlager 2 La Punt
Adventure Reise
Entdecke die Schweiz
Bildungsangebote
Deutschkurs Zürich
Französischkurs Biel
Deutschkurs Baden
Französischkurs Freiburg
Bildungsplatz Schweiz
19.04.-26.04.2014
12.07.-25.07.2014
26.07.-08.08.2014
29.07.-08.08.2014
2 Semaines
11.08.-18.08.2014
10.11.-16.11.2014
Welcome to Switzerland !
The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad gives the
opportunity to young Swiss living abroad to get to
know their home country. Participation in our holiday
and training offers will forge friendships and
strengthen their ties with Switzerland.
19.04.-26.04.2014
12.07.-25.07.2014
26.07.-08.08.2014
29.07.-08.08.2014
2 Wochen
In our offers for young Swiss Abroad, the
participants are sure to get an exciting experience at
reasonable prices. They get to know the country,
the people and make friends with other young Swiss
of their own age from all over the world.
30.06.-11.07.2014
30.06.-11.07.2014
11.08.-22.08.2014
11.08.-22.08.2014
2 Wochen
Offers for the young Swiss living abroad
Information and registration: www.aso.ch
Politik
Seminar zum Kongress Baden 11.08.-18.08.2014
Seminar zur Jugendsession 10.11.-16.11.2014
Bienvenue en Suisse !
Les offres de l'Organisation des Suisses de
l'étranger (OSE) enthousiasment les jeunes Suisses
du monde entier. Toi aussi, tu peux passer des
vacances inoubliables ou faire un séjour de
formation dans ta deuxième patrie. Tu as plusieurs
possibilités: faire du sport, apprendre des langues,
poursuivre ta formation, nouer des contacts,
voyager, faire la fête, etc.
L'équipe de l'OSE se réjouit de t'accueillir.
Les derniéres offres pour les jeunes de l’ASE
Informations détaillées et inscription: www.aso.ch
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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Leisure offers
Across Switzerland
Summer Camp 1 La Punt
Summer Camp 2 La Punt
Adventure Travel
Discover Switzerland
19.04.-26.04.2014
12.07.-25.07.2014
26.07.-08.08.2014
29.07.-08.08.2014
2 Weeks
Training offers
German Course in Zurich
French Course in Biel
German Course in Baden
French Course in Freiburg
Training in Switzerland
30.06.-11.07.2014
30.06.-11.07.2014
11.08.-22.08.2014
11.08.-22.08.2014
2 Weeks
Politic
The Congress Seminar
Federal Youth Session
11.08.-18.08.2014
10.11.-16.11.2014
News from the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Das EDA präsentiert die Website und die App
“Women‘s Human Rights“
Der Schutz und die Förderung der Menschenrechte
gehören zu den aussenpolitischen Prioritäten der
Schweiz. Der Schutz der Frauen und Mädchen vor
Diskriminierung sowie deren wirtschaftliche und
politische Stärkung stellen einen Schwerpunkt
unserer Menschenrechtspolitik sowie unserer
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit dar. Die Schweiz
engagiert sich auf bilateraler und multilateraler
Ebene für die Stärkung der Frauenrechte und
Gleichstellungsanliegen, so etwa in der UNOKommission für die Stellung der Frau, deren
stimmberechtigtes Mitglied wir sind. Um die Themen
Frauenrechte und Gleichstellung besser zu
verstehen und diesbezügliche UNODokumente
leichter zugänglich zu machen, hat das EDA mit
dem schweizerischen Kompetenzzentrum für
Menschenrechte (SKMR) eine Website und
entsprechende App für Smartphones und Tablets
entwickelt:
www.womenshumanrights.ch.
Als
Kernfunktion enthält dieses innovative Tool eine
alphabetische Liste mit vordefinierten Suchbegriffen,
in welcher schnell und einfach Definitionen,
rechtliche Grundlagen sowie sogenannte „agreed
language“ gefunden werden kann. Hauptziel ist die
Sensibilisierung der breiten Öffentlichkeit; weiter die
Stärkung
der
Argumentationsfähigkeit
in
multilateralen Verhandlungen sowie die Effizienzund Kohärenzsteigerung unserer aussenpolitischen
Arbeit.
application
pour smartphones
et tablettes
numériques : www.womenshumanrights.ch. La
fonction-clé de cet instrument novateur est une liste
alphabétique de mots-clés prédéfinis, qui permet de
trouver facilement et rapidement des définitions, des
bases légales ainsi que les formulations sur
lesquelles la communauté internationale s’est
accordée dans ses débats (agreed language). Ce
projet vise en premier lieu à sensibiliser le grand
public, mais aussi à renforcer la capacité
d’argumentation
dans
les
négociations
multilatérales ainsi que l’efficacité et la cohérence
de notre travail de politique extérieure.
The FDFA presents the "Women's human rights"
website and app
Protecting and promoting human rights is a priority
of Switzerland’s foreign policy. Protecting women
and girls from discrimination and empowering them
economically and politically are a priority for our
human rights policy and development cooperation.
Switzerland works at the bilateral and multilateral
levels to strengthen women's rights and defend
gender equality issues, for example as a voting
member of the UN Commission on the Status of
Women. In order to facilitate a better understanding
of women's rights and gender equality, and make
related UN documents more readily available, the
FDFA and the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human
Rights have put together a website and a
corresponding app for smartphones and tablets:
www.womenshumanrights.ch. A core function of this
innovative tool is an alphabetical list with predefined
search terms, enabling the user to quickly and
easily find definitions, legal bases and agreed
language surrounding any given term. The main aim
is to raise public awareness, but also to strengthen
the position in multilateral negotiations and enhance
the efficiency and coherence of our foreign policy
work.
Le DFAE présente le site Internet et l'application
« Women's Human Rights »
Défendre et promouvoir les droits de l’homme
constituent une priorité de la politique extérieure de
la Suisse. La protection des femmes et des filles
contre les discriminations ainsi que le renforcement
de leur position dans la sphère économique et
politique représentent un axe prioritaire de notre
politique des droits de l’homme et de notre
coopération au développement. La Suisse se
mobilise – au niveau aussi bien bilatéral que
multilatéral – en faveur des droits des femmes et
des objectifs d’égalité, notamment au sein de la
Commission de la condition de la femme de l’ONU,
dont elle est membre avec droit de vote. Afin de
sensibiliser le public aux thèmes des droits des
femmes et de l’égalité, de lui en expliquer les enjeux
et de lui permettre d’accéder plus facilement aux
documents de l’ONU, le DFAE a développé avec le
Centre suisse de compétence pour les droits
humains (CSDH) un site Internet ainsi qu’une
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16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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News from the Swiss Malaysian Business Association
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16 Persiaran Madge
55000 Kuala Lumpur
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News from the German Speaking Society Kuala Lumpur (GSSKL)
Die GSSKL ist ein gemeinnütziger, in Malaysia
eingetragener Verein. Wir verstehen uns als
Zusammenschluss
von
Deutschsprachigen
(Deutsche, Österreicher und Schweizer) für
Deutschsprachige in Malaysia, insbesondere in
Kuala Lumpur.
Darüber hinaus möchte die GSSKL Interessierten in
Malaysia Einblicke in die deutsche, österreichische
und schweizerische Kultur bieten.
Diese Ziele werden von 3 verschiedenen Teams
verfolgt: Das KL-Post Team gibt das monatlich
erscheinende Mitgliedermagazin KL-Post heraus,
das AGS-Team unterstützt mit den Einnahmen des
jährlich stattfindenden Weihnachtsbasares lokale
Hilfsorganisationen.
Mit einem geringen finanziellen Beitrag können Sie
Mitglied in der GSSKL werden und alle damit
verbundenen Vorteile geniessen.
Die GSSKL besteht seit 2004 und hat sich zum Ziel
gesetzt, Neuankömmlingen die Eingewöhnung zu
erleichtern, indem wir sie mit notwendigen
Informationen und Kontaktangeboten versorgen.
Ausserdem
bieten
wir auch
regelmässige
Veranstaltungen im kulturellen, sportlichen und
sozialen Bereich an. Genauere Informationen finden
sie auf unserer Homepage www.gsskl.com.my, oder
die KL-Post, dem Mitgliedermagazin.
Wir
benötigen
Sponsoren,
ohne
deren
Unterstützung die nötigen Gelder fehlen würden.
Wir
bieten
unterschiedliche
Formen
des
Werbeauftrittes im Gegenzug an.
Wenn Sie an einer ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeit bei der
GSSKL, im KL-Post oder AGS-Team interessiert
sind, bitte wenden Sie sich an die Präsidentin Nicole
Kürschner, HP 017 6446236 oder über Email
thegsskl@gmail.com.
Wir würden uns freuen Sie bald als Mitglied, Helfer
und/oder Sponsor begrüssen zu dürfen.
Wir wünschen Ihnen eine wunderschöne Zeit in
Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia und viel Vergnügen beim
Lesen der KL-Post.
Nicole Kürschner
Präsidentin GSSKL
Kontakt / Impressum
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55000 Kuala Lumpur
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