December 20, 2019

IDEAS endorses Cabinet decision on IDEAS Launches Whitepaper on Rare Disease Policy in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 20 December 2019 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) has launched a Whitepaper on Rare Disease Policy in Malaysia, by Professor Dr […]
December 11, 2019

IDEAS urges the government to prioritise manifesto commitments made to Sabah and Sarawak

Kuala Lumpur, 11 December 2019 –In the third Projek Pantau Report Card, IDEAS gives special focus to Pillar 4 (Return Sabah and Sarawak to the Status […]
December 9, 2019

Businesses call on Government to grant refugees the right to work in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 9 December 2019 – As the Government prepares to make its final decision on whether to grant refugees in Malaysia the right to work, […]
November 29, 2019

IDEAS: BERNAS monopoly weakens the rice industry, reform needed to achieve food security amidst changing dynamics

Kuala Lumpur, 29 November 2019 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) published a report that looked into the effectiveness of state trading enterprises (STEs) […]
November 28, 2019

Focus on household debt, not homeownership, Gov’t advised against further credit easing

Kuala Lumpur, 28 Nov 2019 – The government has been advised against further credit easing for first-time homebuyers and instead, focus on the problem of rising […]
November 19, 2019

IDEAS applauds the Ministry of Health for setting up a national governance framework on Rare Diseases in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 19 November 2019 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) applauds the Ministry of Health on their efforts in setting up a […]
October 30, 2019

IDEAS urges the government to consider a more transparent approach toward reforming GLCs

Kuala Lumpur, 30 October 2019 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) launched the first in a series of GLC Monitor policy briefs earlier […]
October 16, 2019

2019 International Property Rights Index Released – Malaysia climbs up two spots to 32nd in the global index

The global index ranks property right protections in 129 countries, covering 98% of world GDP and 94% of the world population MANILA, 16 October 2019 – Property Rights Alliance has released the 2019 International Property […]
October 8, 2019

IDEAS proposes progressive tax reform to manage potential downturn

8 October 2019 (Kuala Lumpur) – IDEAS has published a Brief titled “A Counter-Cyclical Tax Reform”, by IDEAS Senior Fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito. In the brief Dr […]