September 18, 2018

Worries of growing property bubble, says IDEAS

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 SEPT 2018- The growing property bubble is reaching a point of correction and should be allowed to find its own level, warned think-tank Institute […]
September 12, 2018

IDEAS urges concrete steps to realise the dream of a single aviation market in ASEAN

Kuala Lumpur, 12 September 2018 – Today, IDEAS has published a new policy paper “Strengthening the ASEAN Single Aviation Market: Implementing the AEC Blueprint 2025 for Air […]
September 7, 2018

Economists, industry groups hail new minimum wage

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 SEPT 2018- The government’s move to raise the minimum wage and standardise the rate nationwide at RM1,050 per month, with effect from January […]
September 6, 2018

Global Think Tank Alliance Grows to 28 Members Pursuing Shared Mission of Promoting Innovation, Liberalizing Trade, and Curbing Innovation Mercantilism

WASHINGTON, 6 September 2018 –The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) today announced that membership has grown to 28 think tanks in the Global Trade and Innovation […]
September 5, 2018

Mahathir driving for a new national dream car

Singapore, 5 Sept 2018- When Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad proposed a new national car project shortly after his May 9 election win, Malaysians quickly took to […]
September 3, 2018

E-smoking, smoked rice and ASEAN integration

Manila, September 3, 2018- Tobacco, alcohol and fossil fuel products are among the most demonized, most bureaucratized, most taxed products in the country and abroad. Thus, […]
September 2, 2018

Study: Political appointments at state GLCs, patronage continue under Pakatan

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Political patronage at state government-linked companies (GLC) practised by Barisan Nasional (BN) has continued in states controlled by the now-defunct Pakatan […]
August 29, 2018

Review GLCs, Govt Urged

Kuala Lumpur, 29 Aug 2018- The government should set up a committee to carry out a review and assessment of government linked companies (GLCs), according to the […]
August 28, 2018

IDEAS launches the Malaysia GLC Monitor 2018 – Government in Business: Diverse Forms of Intervention

Kuala Lumpur, 28 August 2018- The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) launched its first Malaysia GLC Monitor 2018, Government in Business: Diverse Forms of Intervention […]