January 26, 2018

EC score in global electoral index cause for alarm, warns think tank

PETALING JAYA: A think tank today warned that the country’s electoral process is in need of urgent reform, following a report on global electoral freedom which […]
January 26, 2018

Malaysia’s electoral processes in need of urgent reform

Kuala Lumpur, 26 January 2018 – Malaysia ranked 125th out of 198 countries in the inaugural World Electoral Freedom Index (WEFI) which was released on 15 […]
January 26, 2018

Joining CPTPP is the right move

Kuala Lumpur, 26 January 2018 – The government must be commended for its commitment to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Once we […]
January 22, 2018

Speech by Tunku Zain al ‘Abidin at the National Young Economist Summit on 20 Jan 2018 at Universiti Malaya

Role of Economic Think Tanks in Promoting Good Public Policy to Enable Malaysia to Harness the Digital Economy at National Young Economic Summit Tunku Dato’ Seri […]
January 19, 2018

A warm birthday weekend in cool Seri Menanti

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
January 18, 2018

Govt losing RM8b a year in tax revenue from illicit trade : IDEAS

KUALA LUMPUR: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) estimates the government is losing some RM8 billion in tax revenue annually due to the black […]
January 18, 2018

Malaysia’s RM8 billion losses due to illicit trade will harm the economy, says IDEAS

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) estimates that the government lost RM8 billion last year due to illicit trade. IDEAS Director […]
January 18, 2018

Government lost RM8 billion worth tax revenue in one year to illicit trade, think tank.

Kuala Lumpur, 18 January 2018 – Illicit trade in Malaysia is a problem that needs to be addressed. It has impacts on Malaysian economy such as […]
January 17, 2018

Reforms: Bipartisan commitment needed, not just slogans, says think tank

PETALING JAYA: A think tank today proposed that politicians work towards a bipartisan commitment to institutional reforms to show their sincerity in the run-up to the […]