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 […]
November 5, 2018

Budget is good news for households and businesses alike: IDEAS

Kuala Lumpur, 5 November 2018 – The PH government has presented its maiden budget which promises transparency and better value for tax payers money, provides adequate non […]
November 1, 2018

Budget 2019: The question is ‘why tax’, not ‘which tax’

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
October 30, 2018

What to expect from new digital tax

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS