Economy and Finance

Domestic Policy
Budget 2022 – Please consider very carefully before bringing back the GST

The GST is inherently regressive.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Budget 2022 – taxation from the perspective of a simplified stock-flow analysis

This is why there can’t be across the board tax rises.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
A more comprehensive benchmark to determine actual poverty level

It is high time that we also move beyond the current MPI as well as over-reliance on the EPF.
By Jason Loh and Amanda Yeo

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Transforming Malaysia from third- to first-world country

We can close the gap between interventions and real societal impacts and therefore the door for a "speed-to-spend" mentality among public administration and civil servants.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Poor governance antithetical to growth and development

Forget growth and development if governance issues are not taken care of. It is time for affirmative reforms towards good governance, just policies, structures and legislations.
By Ameen Kamal

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Of desperate, corrupt civil servants and the bureaucratic cartels – overlooked stumbling block to the quest for a better Malaysia

These corrupt minds in the civil service are a stumbling block to our quest and aspiration for a better Malaysia.
By Jason Loh and Ameen Kamal

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Budget 2022 & 12MP – debt ceiling, windfall & capital gains taxes

The fiscal strategy shouldn’t be to broaden the fiscal base as yet.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Brain drain or voting with the feet

Brain drain challenge in Malaysia is getting bad to worse and if left unresolved will bring about catastrophic consequences for nation’s progress and development that will harm people directly.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Rethinking and reconceptualising the affirmative action agenda in Malaysia

The term, “keluarga”, evokes one of the most basic instincts and is the fundamental social expression of what it means to be human.
By Jason Loh and Ameen Kamal

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
The 12th Malaysia Plan – driving the green investment agenda with green bonds

The use and deployment of SIBs as a funding source for the green and sustainable growth agenda should be explored.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago

The GST is inherently regressive.

This is why there can’t be across the board tax rises.

It is high time that we also move beyond the current MPI as well as over-reliance on the EPF.

We can close the gap between interventions and real societal impacts and therefore the door for a "speed-to-spend" mentality among public administration and civil servants.

Forget growth and development if governance issues are not taken care of. It is time for affirmative reforms towards good governance, just policies, structures and legislations.

These corrupt minds in the civil service are a stumbling block to our quest and aspiration for a better Malaysia.

The fiscal strategy shouldn’t be to broaden the fiscal base as yet.

Brain drain challenge in Malaysia is getting bad to worse and if left unresolved will bring about catastrophic consequences for nation’s progress and development that will harm people directly.

The term, “keluarga”, evokes one of the most basic instincts and is the fundamental social expression of what it means to be human.

The use and deployment of SIBs as a funding source for the green and sustainable growth agenda should be explored.