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Kiu & Co.’s inputs on the RUUPIN Consultation Paper (and how you can use this!)

Mellaney Goh

Nov 164 min read

Kiu & Co.’s inputs on the RUUPIN Consultation Paper (and how you can use this!)

We share our firm's Discussion Paper that was submitted to the government as part of the public consultation on the Climate Change Bill.

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We now have a new National Climate Change Policy

Mellaney Goh

Sep 302 min read

We now have a new National Climate Change Policy

To establish a rights-based approach for climate action, we need to amend our Federal Constitution. Malaysia’s Ministry of Natural...

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Mellaney Goh

Nov 7, 20232 min read

My First Year at Kiu & Co.

I can’t believe it has been a year since my onboarding call with Jia Yaw. There I was, in complete awe that I have actually landed a job...

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Beyond GDP Workshop by the Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance

Mellaney Goh

Jul 6, 20233 min read

Beyond GDP Workshop by the Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance

The Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance ("Alliance") organised a workshop on the agenda of going "Beyond GDP" on 6th July 2023. Entitled “Beyond...

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We have an opening for a corporate lawyer

Jia Yaw Kiu

May 23, 20231 min read

We have an opening for a corporate lawyer

Are you an amazing corporate lawyer who is ready to bring everything you have learned to the norm-bending edges? This could be the...

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A gratitude post for Justice Gopal Sri Ram's contribution to environmental justice

Jia Yaw Kiu

Feb 6, 20232 min read

A gratitude post for Justice Gopal Sri Ram's contribution to environmental justice

Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, who passed away on 29 January 2023 Lawyers working on strengthening legal recognition for environmental rights...

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Institutional Reform Workshop by the Ministry of Law & Institutional Reform

Mellaney Goh

Jan 17, 20232 min read

Institutional Reform Workshop by the Ministry of Law & Institutional Reform

This one-day public consultation was conducted at the Asian International Arbitration Centre, Kuala Lumpur As part of the Malaysia...

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Being featured in The Edge | Wrapping up 2022

Jia Yaw Kiu

Dec 31, 20222 min read

Being featured in The Edge | Wrapping up 2022

Being featured in The Edge When Nat Tan Zhai Yun, editor of ESG at The Edge, told me they'd like to feature me as a "mover and shaker of...

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Judging the 2022 UNGC Awards brought out some mixed feelings. Here are some thoughts.

Jia Yaw Kiu

Dec 11, 20223 min read

Judging the 2022 UNGC Awards brought out some mixed feelings. Here are some thoughts.

I was one of the judges for this year's UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei Sustainability Performance Awards. The experience...

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Jia Yaw Kiu

Sep 3, 20221 min read

We are hiring a Legal Associate

Are you an amazing lawyer with 2 to 3 years post-qualification experience, who is eager to translate your skills into more meaningful...

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Edging closer to recognising the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Jia Yaw Kiu

Aug 1, 20223 min read

Edging closer to recognising the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment

We were scheduled to meet with Members of Parliament on 1st August 2022 on the issue of climate action in Malaysia. This was organised by...

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We have an opening for a Legal Associate!

Jia Yaw Kiu

Jun 27, 20221 min read

We have an opening for a Legal Associate!

Are you an amazing lawyer with 2-3 years post-qualification experience, who has sensed a dissonance between what you do and what ought to...

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Jia Yaw Kiu

Jun 13, 20221 min read

Are SDGs becoming mainstream?

I saw this news article on Malaysiakini this morning. TNB, our electricity utility company justifies its hydroelectric dam project in...

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A get-together of the SUHAKAM Roundtable Discussion contributors

Jia Yaw Kiu

Jun 2, 20222 min read

A get-together of the SUHAKAM Roundtable Discussion contributors

The CSOs, subject matter experts and SUHAKAM team involved in the haze pollution roundtable discussion ("RTD") got together for some...

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Here we go! Kicking off our SUHAKAM discussions with multi-sector stakeholders

Jia Yaw Kiu

Mar 9, 20221 min read

Here we go! Kicking off our SUHAKAM discussions with multi-sector stakeholders

After months of drafting, months of building a team, months of networking with allies, this ‘big national conversation’ is finally...

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Jia Yaw Kiu

Feb 10, 20221 min read

We're hiring for our SUHAKAM project!

The haze pollution complaint we (the CERAH Coalition) submitted to SUHAKAM on 7 December 2021 has triggered a national inquiry into the...

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Jia Yaw Kiu

Aug 8, 20211 min read

It's been a year!

Time to be bold about what makes us different.

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