July 31, 2018

IDEAS warns the new government to have a clear mind on automotive policy

Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2018 – IDEAS has responded to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s plans to curb car imports and introduce a new national car in the near future. Tun Mahathir spoke in parliament […]
July 25, 2018

Global Report Reveals True Size of the Sharing Economy; Malaysia ranked 69th place in sharing economy index

WASHINGTON, JULY 25, 2018—A new index from the Swedish think tank Timbro reveals the true size of the sharing economy worldwide. Iceland tops the list. Malaysia […]
July 24, 2018

IDEAS Fellow: The property bubble is about to burst. What’s next?

Kuala Lumpur, 24 July 2018 – Over the past decade the Malaysian property market has experienced a peculiar evolution; the most visible effects of such evolution today […]
July 13, 2018

IDEAS cautions new government to learn lessons from Cyberjaya

Kuala Lumpur, 13 July 2018 – IDEAS has published a report, titled “Create or Nurture? Lessons from Cyberjaya: Malaysia’s Promised Silicon Valley”, which evaluates the success of […]
July 5, 2018

IDEAS senior fellow says ‘relaxed’ housing loan policy may not be a move in the right direction

Kuala Lumpur, 5 July 2018 – Earlier this week, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin announced that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is formulating a ‘relaxed’ housing loan scheme. […]
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 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 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 […]