Excerpt from the latest issue of Esquire Magazine, May 2013 – Tharini Cecil works with SUKA Society, which is a non-governmental organisation that, among other things, helps children who are trafficked. It has been granted unparalleled access by the Government to assist women and children in its shelter homes for the past three years, but combating [...]

What study did our officers make to come to such a silly conclusion? How did the study rate one’s looks? Was there a look like ‘horse’ rating or something? Did the study bring in a few ‘experts’ in good looks to provide the evaluation? It is absolutely important that we do not shift the blame for [...]

With criminals getting more informed and sophisticated, it is crucial for parents to keep abreast on safety issues and watch their children closely. IF only” is arguably one of the most painful phrases in life. Laden with guilt and regret, these are words that can haunt one for eternity, especially when they are tied to [...]

“Hear our voices” was a creative presentation delivered by six youngsters with immigration detention experience in front of States, UN agencies and NGOs at the Day of General Discussion on September 28 2012. During the Day, the Committee underlined that article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which also applies in [...]

A verbose and politically correct bureaucrat gives a lecture to a group of teenagers on the merits of the UK’s efficient and humane asylum system, whilst meanwhile, in the same building, detainees, imprisoned indefinitely in different ‘Removal Centres’ across the UK, leave messages in vain on an abandoned telephone answering machine in the ministry basement. [...]

Hello, my name is Tsuey Xin. I had just graduated from the University of Toronto when I volunteered with SUKA Society in August 2012. During my volunteering stint, I worked with a former prison counselor now employed by SUKA Society to conduct their Relapse Prevention Programme in juvenile prisons for young offenders. Relapse is a [...]

SUKA Society was interviewed recently by Bernama to  discuss concerning our work among victims of human trafficking. The interview was published by Utusan Malaysia on the 6th of September 2012. PADA Oktober 2010, tiga sahabat bergabung tenaga dan menubuhkan Persatuan Kebajikan Suara Kanak-Kanak Malaysia atau lebih dikenali sebagai Suka Society. Tiga sahabat itu umpama tangan-tangan harapan [...]

One day as I was googling for ‘volunteering opportunities with children in Malaysia’, SUKA Society appeared as one of my top results. So I decided to enter the website just to have a look. I was inspired by the work that SUKA Society was doing and somehow I felt the urge to email for more information. [...]

What does it mean to grow up in an urban poor environment? See that world through the eyes of a youth who comes from and wants to make a difference in it. I’m Amunathan from Desa Mentari. Desa Mentari is located along Jalan Kelang Lama. Most of the people staying in Desa Mentari are from [...]

SUKA Society was interview recently by Natalie Heng to share on UNICEF’s Teach Respect Campaign. The article was featured on The Star’s Parenthots on the 11 of January 2012 – Respect, should you look the term up, refers to the state of feeling or showing a high regard for something. Ask someone what their definition of [...]