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 […]
June 6, 2018

IDEAS congratulates the appointment of Tommy Thomas as Attorney General, reiterates the need to separate the offices of the AG and Public Prosecutor

Kuala Lumpur, 6 June 2018: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) congratulates Tommy Thomas on his appointment as Attorney General. Tommy is a renowned […]
June 4, 2018

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) strategy to promote cards payments questioned

Kuala Lumpur, 4 June 2018 – IDEAS has today published “Payment Card Reform Framework (PCRF): A Policy Evaluation Study”, written by Dr Teo Wing Leong of Nottingham University. […]
May 31, 2018

Putrajaya’s frank debt disclosure unusual but positive in long term, experts say

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 —  Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s insistence that Malaysia’s liabilities are greater than previously disclosed is unorthodox but augurs well for transparency […]