January 10, 2019

Amendments in labour laws will limit freedom to work, regulatory impact analysis necessary

Kuala Lumpur, 10 January 2019 – The Ministry of Human Resources has publicly released their proposed amendments to Malaysia’s Labour legislations Employment Act 1955, Trade Unions […]
January 8, 2019

IDEAS announces a new chairman

Kuala Lumpur, 8 January 2019 – IDEAS has announced that in view of the appointment of Tan Sri Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria as the Executive Director […]
December 18, 2018

IDEAS: Ban on Poultry Export will Exacerbate the Problem of Higher Egg Prices

Kuala Lumpur, 18 December 2018 – It was reported that there is a shortage in egg supply which has caused recent price increases in the poultry industry. The […]
December 14, 2018

IDEAS: tourist numbers could drop by 500,000 as a result of government’s new departure levy

Kuala Lumpur, 14 December 2018- IDEAS has today published a brief titled: “Potential Deadweight Loss of Departure Levy” The paper warns that the departure levy announced by […]
December 12, 2018

IDEAS: AEC has made progress, but much further to go

Kuala Lumpur, 12 December 2018- IDEAS has launched a new project titled the ASEAN Prosperity Initiative (API). The project is designed to highlight issues and raise […]
December 6, 2018

Subsidies for paddy farmers not delivering results

Kuala Lumpur, 6 December 2018 –The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) officially launched the Malaysia Agricultural Subsidies Report “Evaluation of Agricultural Subsidies and the […]
November 29, 2018

IDEAS: Government urged to reduce regulations for e-hailing and taxis

29 November,  Kuala Lumpur –Today IDEAS has published a Policy paper titled “E-Hailing Regulations: striking the right balance”. The paper considers the economic impact of e-hailing […]
November 15, 2018

IDEAS: ASEAN Single Aviation Market Will Help Create Over 1 Million Jobs and Allow Passengers to Travel 3 Times Easier by 2030.

Kuala Lumpur, 15 November 2018 – Today, IDEAS has published a paper titled “Economic Benefits of ASEAN Single Aviation Market” by IDEAS economist Adli Amirullah. The paper explains […]
November 7, 2018

With coal forming 20% of energy mix, shift towards renewables remains elusive

Kuala Lumpur, 7 November 2018 – Today, IDEAS has published a policy paper titled “Powering the Future: Malaysia’s Energy Policy Challenges” by Dr Renato Lima de Oliveira, Assistant […]