July 10, 2020

IDEAS welcomes the government’s upward revision of the poverty line

Kuala Lumpur, 10 July 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) applauds the effort of the Department of Statistics Malaysia in revising the methodology […]
June 30, 2020

IDEAS calls for greater autonomy and independence for Boards of statutory bodies

Kuala Lumpur, 30 June 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) published a report today entitled “Making sense of complexity in statutory body governance: […]
June 5, 2020

PENJANA Recovery Plan: IDEAS urges more long-term thinking in implementation

Kuala Lumpur, 5 June 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes the government’s RM35 billion Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) to kick start […]
May 15, 2020

IDEAS: Perikatan Nasional government should continue Pakatan Harapan reform agenda

Kuala Lumpur, 15 May 2020 – IDEAS has published the Final Report of the Pakatan Harapan Government’s Performance”, authored by IDEAS Researchers, Faiz Zaidi and Jasmine Redzuan. […]
May 15, 2020

IDEAS: Kerajaan Perikatan Nasional perlu meneruskan agenda-agenda perubahan yang telah dimulakan oleh kerajaan Pakatan Harapan

Kuala Lumpur, 15 Mei 2020 – IDEAS telah melancarkan Kad Laporan Akhir Projek Pantau, “Laporan Akhir Prestasi Kerajaan Pakatan Harapan”, yang ditulis oleh para penyelidik IDEAS, Faiz […]
May 14, 2020

IDEAS: The federal government must distribute resources fairly, regardless of political affiliation

Kuala Lumpur, 14 May 2020 – IDEAS has published Policy IDEAS No. 63, “The Political Economy of Federal-State Relations: How the centre influences resource distribution to the […]
May 5, 2020

MCO Exit Strategy: IDEAS urges consensus, transparency, and inclusion

Kuala Lumpur, 5 May 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcome the government’s decision to relax the rules for the movement control order […]
April 29, 2020

Improving budget transparency should continue under the PN Government

Kuala Lumpur, 29 April 2020 – IDEAS congratulates the Malaysian government for improving its transparency index in the 2019 Open Budget Score (OBS). The OBS evaluates […]
April 17, 2020

IDEAS welcomes progress in combatting COVID-19 and proposes an exit strategy on MCO

Kuala Lumpur, 17 April 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) encourages the government to develop an exit strategy for the eventual end […]