Economy and Finance
Economy and Finance
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Economy and FinanceStop brain drain or lose lock, stock and barrel
Malaysia is facing the nexus of three fundamental problems, all related to human capital weaknesses—the brain drain issue, the education system crisis and the governance crisis.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Bahasa MelayuA thorough revision is required to reflect the actual inflation rate
The tension between the CPI and real-world inflationary pressures needs to be addressed and resolved.
By Jason Loh and Amanda Yeo -
Economy and Finance
Food Insecurity: Learn from Past Policy Failures
Policy commitment and implementation remain a central issue, underlined by structural, economic, and governance weaknesses.
By Rais Hussin, Margarita Peredaryenko and Ameen Kamal -
Economy and Finance
Can the GST be an anti-inflationary tool?
The role and function of indirect taxation needs to be nuanced for the sake of public policy.
By Jason Loh -
Economy and Finance
Malaysian Brain Drain: Damn you don’t!
For Malaysia, brain drain means no escape from starvation of talent replacement, making the country lose its competitive edge to other more developed nations.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Economy and Finance
An efficient public bus network – critical in connecting the nation
But the shift in emphasis on public transportation infrastructure should already move from rail to the bus networks.
By Rosihan Addin Rosihan Adi -
Economy and Finance
An efficient bus network – critical in breaking the traffic gridlock
A practical solution is by establishing permanent bus lanes within the Klang Valley where the bulk of the congestion lies.
By Rosihan Addin Rosihan Adi -
Economy and Finance
Putting the Gini back in the bottle
A clear national development strategy with perfect synch of social (need based) and industrial policies (merit based) is key to achieve a sustained income distribution equity.
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and Finance
Thinking out of the box beyond price control measures
If the price control and export ban on chicken persist, Malaysia will experience more side effects from these short-term measures in the long run.
By Rosihan Addin Rosihan Adi -
Domestic Policy
Position food security as top national security agenda
Malaysia must transcend the notion of food security achieved via imports supplementation to actual self-sufficiency for obvious national security reasons.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal
