Recent & Upcoming Events
Our calendar is a year-round source for what’s happening at our foundation, across topics.
CEO Forum 2021
How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected Malaysian businesses and how best can our economy recover in the post-pandemic phase? The Perdana Leadership Foundation CEO Forum 2021 on 20th and 21st October 2021 brought together business leaders and industry experts to address these concerns as well as to provide insights and opinions on the theme “Business …
Imagining a Better World
Come with me and you’ll be, In a world of pure imagination,Take a look and you’ll see, Into your imagination. We’ll begin with a spin, Traveling in the world of my creation, What we’ll see will defy, Explanation. – Pure Imagination. Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory A world of pure imagination. The …
Oral History with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
In between lockdowns, PLF secured Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s time to gather his thoughts and views for our Oral History series on “Malaysia’s Economic Development”, past and present. We present an excerpt of the session that he had with interviewers Dato’ Dr Vaseehar Hassan and Mr Eddin Khoo in May 2021. Dato’ Dr Vaseehar HassanIf …
TIM-PLF MACC ACT SECTION 17A TRAINING
Transparency International Malaysia (TIM), in cooperation with Perdana Leadership Foundation is organising an awareness training on MACC Act Section 17A (Corporate Liability). This awareness program is designed for management and implementers to grasp the essence of MACC Section 17A and how to establish & implement an effective ISO 37001:2016 ABMS complying to Guidelines on Adequate …
PLF BOT & AGM
On 9th September (Wednesday), PLF had a Board of Trustees meeting followed by our Annual General Meeting, led by our Chairman, Tan Sri Azman Hashim, where the members discussed PLF’s programmes and direction. The meeting was followed by lunch with the Foundation’s Honorary President, YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and his wife, YABhg Tun Dr …
29TH INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMME
What is it like to research a given topic within two hours using multiple resources? The participants of our recent Information Literacy programme know the answer. In a one-day programme that allows teams from different schools to showcase their intellectual grit, analytical skills, and articulation, 66 students from SMK Bandar Sunway, and SMK Putrajaya Precinct …
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADING (LCSH) WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP ON LIBRARY CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADING (LCSH) SCHEME FOR LIBRARIES & INFORMATION CENTRES Date: 15th – 17th June 2020Time: 8.00 am – 5.00 pmVenue: Perdana Leadership Foundation, No. 1, Jalan P8H, Precinct 8, Putrajaya FEE:Normal Fees – RM 900.00Member of Perdana Library – RM850.00Group of 3 persons or more – RM 800.00Early Bird* – RM800.00 …
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RDA WORKSHOP 2019
In 2019, the Perdana Library organized a 3-day workshop on Organising Information Resources in Libraries using RDA Cataloguing Rules. The workshop was facilitated by Puan Hamidah A. Rahman, a former Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Information Management at UiTM Puncak Perdana. The participants who attended the workshop came from 13 organisations; they each received a …
PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 21
HAS MALAYSIA REACHED ITS FULL ECONOMIC POTENTIAL AND IF NOT, WHAT IS HOLDING THE COUNTRY BACK? (updated 4:37pm / 7.8.2019) After more than 60 years of independence, the consensus is that Malaysia has done remarkably well as a young, multi-ethnic nation that successfully transformed itself from an agriculture-based economy in the 50s to an industrialised …
PLF MERDEKA PHOTO CONTEST 2018
Perdana Leadership FoundationMerdeka Photo Contest 2018 “Saya Sayang Malaysia” 1st August – 16th September 2018 Perdana Leadership Foundation invites photography enthusiasts to enter our Merdeka Photo Contest 2018. From 1st August to 16th September 2018, shutterbugs of all stripes are invited to enter Perdana Leadership Foundation’s Merdeka Photo Contest with the theme,“Saya Sayang Malaysia” (I …
THE MAP 2.0 | STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING & TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOP
Perdana Leadership Foundation presents a workshop where you learn by doing, from start to finish. A fun, engaging, hands-on training, this workshop will challenge you to level up your strategic thinking and decision-making ability via the role-playing, competitive game THE | MAP. We cordially invite you to participate in our upcoming Strategic Decision Making & …
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PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION HOSTS 120 TUANKU JAAFAR STUDENTS
PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION HOSTS 120 TUANKU JAAFAR STUDENTS11TH NOVEMBER 2017 The Perdana Leadership Foundation ended the week of 6th November with the 22nd Information Literacy Programme, attended by more than 120 students and teachers from Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar, Negeri Sembilan. The programme was held at the Perdana Leadership Foundation on the 11th November …
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A DIALOGUE WITH TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD: THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR DIGITAL FUTURE
PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION & KL SOCIETY A DIALOGUE WITH TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD“THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR DIGITAL FUTURE” 9TH NOVEMBER 2017 When Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad introduced the Multimedia Super Corridor in 1995, the Internet was still in its infancy, AOL (America Online) was still a “thing”, and people paid for internet browsers …
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STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING & TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOP WITH THE | MAP
Perdana Leadership Foundation presents a workshop where you learn by doing, from start to finish. A fun, engaging, hands-on training, PLF’s Strategic Decision Making & Team Building Workshop will challenge you to level up your strategic thinking and decision-making ability via the role-playing, competitive game THE | MAP. Featuring a very special guest speaker, Professor Emeritus Dato’ …
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FUN AND LEARNING WITH UNDER-PRIVILEGED KIDS IN KAJANG
On 28th August 2016, the Perdana Leadership Foundation organized a Corporate Social Responsibility program at Pusat Jagaan Kanak-kanak Yatim/Miskin Rukaiyah, a privately-run, registered orphanage at Sg Merab, Kajang. The event was a combination of Perdana Leadership Foundation’s corporate social responsibility program and Perdana Library’s 19th Info Literacy Programme. Around 20 children and teenagers, from the …
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PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 20 – THE FEDERAL & THE STATES: FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS IN MALAYSIA
TUN DR. MAHATHIR SHEDS LIGHT ON THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS IN MALAYSIA AT THE PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES On 24th of August 2016, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivered a keynote address on Federal-State relations at the 20th Perdana Discourse Series themed “The Federal & the States: Federal-State Relations in Malaysia”, organized by …
2016 VISITS: MMU LIBRARY & MTCP COURSE-DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING E-LIBRARY PARTICIPANTS
On 15th August 2016, Perdana Leadership Foundation welcomed 24 representatives from MMU Library & MTCP Course-Development & Managing E-Library. There were also participants from various countries in the group like Butan and Sri Lanka. At first, the representatives were briefed on Perdana Leadership’s objectives and mission in Multi Purpose Hall (MPH) by Ms. Sri. Then, …
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2016 VISITS: SUDAN REPRESENTATIVES
On 2nd August 2016, Perdana Leadership Foundation welcomed 18 representatives from Sudan who had a training course in International Islamic University, Gombak. They were accompanied by an officer from Jawdah Group who also played a role as a translator for the group. At first, the visitors were briefed on Perdana Leadership’s objectives and mission. Then, …
PLF: PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE26 JUNE 2016PRESS STATEMENT We refer to the recent news reports which state the Government will be “asked to cease all forms of financial contributions to the (Perdana Leadership) Foundation including all allocation for its maintenance and also its employees provided for the running of the Foundation.” The Foundation has had no funding …
‘2020: REALISTIC OR IDEALISTIC?’
Kuala Lumpur, 24 February 2016- The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaysia hosted the Honorary President of the Perdana Leadership Foundation, YAB Tun Dato’ Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and YAB Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali at Hotel Maya in Kuala Lumpur on 24 February 2016. Held as a closed door session under Chatham …
MAYBANK PERDANA WRITING AND PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS 2015
We launched our Maybank Foundation – Perdana Leadership Foundation Writing and Photo Contest “Empowering Youth for a Better ASEAN” in June 2015 to invite young Malaysians between the ages of 13 and 21 to compose their opinions, whether in the form of essays, stories or photo-essays, on subjects such as “Courage”, “Leadership”, “Volunteerism”, “ASEAN Youth in Action” …
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TUN SITI HASMAH LAUNCHES BOOK ON MALAYSIA’S WOMEN CHANCELLORS, PRO-CHANCELLORS AND VICE-CHANCELLORS
Putrajaya, 2nd December 2015 – To recognise the women Pro-Chancellors, Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Malaysian public and private universities since Independence, Perdana Leadership Foundation and Multimedia University (MMU) have published “Women Leaders in Malaysian Academia”, a coffee-table book that features the biographies of the women along with some of their speeches. Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Haji Mohd …
PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 19 – “ISLAM AND ISLAMISATION”
“MUSLIMS NEED TO RETURN TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN”: TUN DR. MAHATHIR MOHAMAD Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad shared his views on the role of Islam within the nation at the 19th Perdana Discourse Series on “Islam and Islamisation” held at the Perdana Leadership Foundation on 6th May 2015. Tun was of the view that …
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PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION OPEN DAY 2015
Members of the public enjoy a day of games and merriment at Perdana Leadership Foundation’s Open Day 2015 Putrajaya, 21 November – The normally quiet enclave at the end of Precinct 8 was a buzz of activity today as hundreds of children and adults enjoyed a fitness talk by Kevin Zahri, watched a cooking demonstration …
SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI 1436H
Perdana Leadership Foundation would like to wish you Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri ! Maaf Zahir dan Batin. Have a safe journey and a blessed celebration with your loved ones.
OFFICIAL LAUNCH MAYBANK FOUNDATION – PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION WRITING AND PHOTO CONTEST 2015
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Launches the Maybank Foundation – Perdana Leadership Foundation Writing and Photo Contest 2015 “We are in danger of losing the art of writing,” said Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Honorary President of Perdana Leadership Foundation in a speech delivered at the Official Launch of the Maybank Foundation – …
BLUEPRINT OF MALAYSIAN SUCCESS PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY
1.Call for Contributions 2.Introduction 3.General Guidelines 4.Guidelines for Preparation of Abstract 5.Guidelines for Preparation of Paper 6.Further Enquiries Call for Contributions Perdana Leadership Foundation, a premier non-profit research and learning organizationdedicated to the study of Malaysian leadership and nation-building, invites authors/writers/researchers to contribute papers or articles for its book publication on “Blueprint of Malaysian Success” (working title) …
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UPDATE : PDS 19 : ISLAM & ISLAMISATION
On 6th of May 2015, we had our Perdana Discourse Series 19 themed Islam & Islamisation at Perdana Leadership Foundation. The Keynote Address was delivered by the Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia and Honorary President of Perdana Leadership Foundation, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. For the continuition of the video, click the link below. PDS 19 …
READ, REVIEW AND WIN!
Good news! We have extended the deadline for the book review to 26th December 2014! Perdana Leadership Foundation is having a book review contest, and we want you to be a part of it! READ, REVIEW AND WIN! Write a review of a book based on the list given. Then submit your review to our …
STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS DO WORK, SAY PROFESSORS FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Bogota’s Transmilenio bus network project, New York City’s Central Park revitalization and Cartagena’s water supply are examples of successful public-private sector partnerships discussed during the two-day Strategic Stakeholder Engagement – The Power of Partnerships training programme last week in Kuala Lumpur. Organised by Perdana Leadership Foundation …
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12TH INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMME
We had our 12th Information Literacy Programme at Perdana Leadership Foundation in collaboration with National Library. Our Honorary President, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad alongside Tun Dr Siti Hasmah attended the event that was participated by Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Gombak, and Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Alor Gajah, …
CEO FORUM 2014 : SURVIVING THE NEXT GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
More than 30 speakers, including Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Discussed Crisis Management and Preparing for the Next Global Financial Crash at the Perdana Leadership Foundation CEO Forum 2014 Scan the Business and Economics headlines in your daily newspapers and the economic landscape looks rather bleak. While the most recent financial crash is six years ago, …
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CSR ORPHANAGE VISIT TO RUMAH AMAL ASNAF AL-BARAKH
As part of our efforts to reach out to more young Malaysians, the Perdana Leadership Foundation team conducted a one-day games-filled programme at a privately-run orphanage at Rumah Amal Asnaf Al-Barakh, Olak Lempit, Banting. A total of 38 children participated for the programme. The Foundation donated a cow to the orphanage for Eid Al-Adha.
MALAYSIA: SURVIVING THE NEXT GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
A report from the UK-based research house, Oxford Economics, has ranked Malaysia the “riskiest country in Asia” — more so than India, Indonesia and even Thailand. It argues that although on the surface, all’s well with the Malaysian economy, things are not as rosy as it seems. To address these concerns and more, the Perdana …
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ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH TAN SRI SIDEK HASSAN
We had a two-hour interview with the former Chief Secretary to the Government (and now Chairman of Petronas), Tan Sri Sidek Hassan, on Thursday, 19th June 2014, as part of our Oral History Series. We have interviewed the following former Chief Secretaries to the Government: – Tun Abdullah bin Ayub (1 Jan 1979 – 30 Nov 1980) …
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PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 18 – “HOW CAN MALAYSIAN YOUTH BEST PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE?”
Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar: Malaysian Youth Must Adhere to Standards of Excellence and Use Rukunegara as Guiding Principles in Life A globalised world. Job scarcity. Rising costs of living. Increasing environmental concerns. An uncertain future. What lies ahead for Malaysian youth and how can young Malaysians be best prepared to thrive in the future? …
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BENGKEL PELAKSANAAN RDA DI PERPUSTAKAAN DAN PUSAT SUMBER MAKLUMAT
Bengkel Pelaksanaan RDA di Perpustakaan dan Pusat Sumber Maklumat Tarikh : 11-13 Ogos 2014 Tempat : Bilik Serbaguna, Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana, Putrajaya Anjuran : Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana Putrajaya Fasilitator : Prof Madya Hamidah A Rahman (UiTM) Objektif Mengetahui perubahan dan peralihan dari AACR2 kepada RDA. Mempertingkatkan kefahaman dan kemahiran mengenai RDA (Resource Description and Access). …
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PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE “SURVIVING THE NEXT GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS”
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad chaired a closed-door dialogue with five international and twenty Malaysian delegates who included Senator Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar and Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcob to discuss whether another global financial crisis is imminent and what Malaysia can do to mitigate against its effects. The one-day event was held at the …
SEMINAR – PLF-PPM-IFLA-RSCAO
rogramme International Seminar on Library Consortium and Community Engagement Date19 Feb 2014 (Wednesday) VenueAuditorium, Perdana Leadership Foundation, Putrajaya OrganiserLibrarians Association of Malaysia, IFLA-RSCAO and Perdana Leadership Foundation DescriptionsA joint International Seminar organised by 3 renowned organisations: the Librarians Association of Malaysia (PPM), Perdana Leadership Foundation and IFLA’s Working Group on The Regional Standing Committee of …
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: STRATEGIC MARKETING THINKING FOR LIBRARIANS & WHY YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT!
Libraries have everything they need. The problem is that they don’t market it well while their competitors do. Today most libraries offer more content than ever before in history. Indeed, the average library offers today at least 10 times more content than it could 20 years ago. Yet, the winner is the World Wide Web …
PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 17: “CURRENT POLITICAL TRENDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIRECTION OF MALAYSIA”
This is the seventeenth of the Perdana Discourse Series, following a successful debut in 2004 on “National Unity”. Jointly organised by Perdana Leadership Foundation and IMPAK of UiTM and sponsored by Proton, the Perdana Discourse Series is a semi-structured communication platform where a prominent presenter will speak to selected clusters of audience on a pre-determined …
WORKSHOP ON AACR2 TO RDA USING THE RDA TOOLKIT
This workshop explains how to build description of resources using RDA core elements and to articulate relationships, between works, expressions, manifestations and items in between resources and persons, families and corporate bodies using RDA vocabularies using the RDA Toolkit.
“TUN DR MAHATHIR & TUN DR SITI HASMAH VISIT PERDANA LIBRARY”
On October 16, 2013, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali paid a casual visit to the Perdana library. There to welcome them were Tan Sri Nik Mohamed Nik Yaacob, Puan Zarina Abu Bakar, Encik Azahar Mohd Noor, and the team of librarians. The Honorary President and his wife were …
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INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMME AT SEKENDI ORPHANAGE
As part of our efforts to reach out to more young Malaysians, the Perdana Leadership Foundation team conducted a one-day games-filled programme at a privately-run orphanage in Sekendi, Sabak Bernam in October 2013. The kids ranged in age from 6 years old to 16 years old, and some single Mothers were present as well. The …
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PLF OPEN DAY & PUTRAJAYA FISHING CIRCUIT 3/2013
On the 29th of September 2013, the Perdana Leadership Foundation (PLF) and Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPJ) for the first time ever joined hands in organising the Perdana Leadership Foundation Open Day & Putrajaya Fishing Circuit 3/2013 in conjunction with the Merdeka Day Celebration. More than two thousand fishing enthusiasts and their family congregated by the lakeside …
PLF BOOK FAIR
A mini book fair was organised by Perdana Leadership Foundation & Book Xcess (organiser of the Big Bad Wolf book sale), in conjunction with the Perdana Leadership Foundation Open Day & Putrajaya Fishing Circuit 3/2013
2016 VISITS: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA DELEGATES
On 10th August 2016, Perdana Leadership Foundation welcomed 13 delegates from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The delegates were headed by Mr. Mansour AL Mushaiti, Deputy Minister for Planning & Development at the Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture and Puan Salawati from SSTC Vision Sdn Bhd. They arrived at 3.00pm and were briefed on Perdana …