July 13, 2018

IDEAS cautions new government to learn lessons from Cyberjaya

Kuala Lumpur, 13 July 2018 – IDEAS has published a report, titled “Create or Nurture? Lessons from Cyberjaya: Malaysia’s Promised Silicon Valley”, which evaluates the success of […]
July 5, 2018

IDEAS senior fellow says ‘relaxed’ housing loan policy may not be a move in the right direction

Kuala Lumpur, 5 July 2018 – Earlier this week, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin announced that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is formulating a ‘relaxed’ housing loan scheme. […]
July 4, 2018

Democratic Transitions and the Might of the State

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
July 4, 2018

IDEAS: The New Government must press ahead with ratification of CPTPP

Kuala Lumpur, 4 July 2018 – The government must press ahead with ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) before its too late. The new […]
July 3, 2018

IDEAS welcomes the move to overhaul the PM’s Department and congratulates the appointments to the full Cabinet

Kuala Lumpur, 3 July 2018: IDEAS welcomes the government’s move to overhaul the Prime Minister’s Department. This move is in line with Pakatan’s manifesto promise in […]
June 29, 2018

Switching currencies will be costly, says economist

PETALING JAYA: A think tank has warned of the high cost of changing the Malaysian currency as a means of fighting corruption, saying going cashless would […]
June 21, 2018

IDEAS: Transparency is crucial to Reformed SST

Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2018: Today, IDEAS published a Brief IDEAS titled “Post GST Malaysia: Recommendations for a Reformed Sales and Services Tax (RSST)”. The short […]
June 16, 2018

Moving Seamless Asean Sky forward

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
June 6, 2018

Money isn’t enough to improve healthcare

Kuala Lumpur, 6 June 2018: Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) applauds the increase in allocation for health and initiatives for increasing health coverage under […]