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MINORITIES , RIGHTS AND THE LAW IN MALAYSIA

Author THAATCHAAYINI KANANATU

This book analyses the mobilisation of race , rights and the law in Malaysia . It examines the Indian community in Malaysia , a quiet minority which consists of the former Indian Tamil plantation labour community and the urban Indian middle-class . Through the colonial constructs of an Indian “ race ” in Malaya , the racialization of labour laws and policies and labour-based mobilisation lasted throughout decades past independence of Malaysia . The author shows that activist lawyers and Indian mobilisers played a crucial part in organizing a civil disobedience strategy of framing grievances as political rights and using the law as a site of contention in order to claim legal rights through strategic litigation ( SDG 16 Peace , Justice and Strong Institutions ).

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY

Editor POON WAI CHING

This book presents the technological developments that are currently being researched or implemented in the management of palm oil industrial waste . After introducing the plantation and milling processes , the book focuses on the wastes generated solely from plantation and milling activities ( SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production ), as reducing waste from these two sectors will enhance the overall sustainability of the entire palm oil industry ecosystem . The book also includes a section on socio-economic sustainability , as well as an industrial case study for industry practitioners who wish to improve the sustainability of their plantation or mill .

GENDER AND SEXUALITY JUSTICE IN ASIA

Editor THAATCHAAYINI KANANATU

This book brings together a group of innovative scholars examining the contemporary issue of effecting gender and sexuality justice in the context of Asia , consonant with engendering a just , equitable and sustainable development for all . The book foregrounds strategies that aim to call out and challenge existing gender and sexuality injustices with regard to women and the LGBTIQA + community in Asia . And celebrates diverse and inclusive voices and strategies of gender and sexual agents of change in envisioning and bringing to fruition a just and transformative society for all ( SDG 10 Reduce Inequalities ).