April 11, 2018

IDEAS welcomes the economic, social and good governance promises made by BN, but raises concerns over policies that limit the functioning of the market and curtail civil liberties

IDEAS expresses concerns around the frequency of changes in Malaysia’s infrastructure development plans
March 27, 2018

IDEAS urges caution against Anti-Fake News Bill 2018

IDEAS expresses concerns around the frequency of changes in Malaysia’s infrastructure development plans
March 11, 2018

Buku Harapan – Unsound Economic Policy Promises; Applaudable Vision for Good Governance, Questionable Social Policies

Kuala Lumpur, 11 March 2018: IDEAS has released a detailed analysis of the recently launched manifesto of Pakatan Harapan (PH), Malaysia’s opposition alliance. In this paper, […]
March 9, 2018

IDEAS Re-affirms its position as an independent public policy organization

Inspired by the principles of Malaysia’ first Prime Minister and the spirit of Merdaka that he embodied, IDEAS was founded in 2010 as an independent think […]
February 26, 2018

IDEAS senior fellow says government intervention is the cause of limited supply of affordable houses

Kuala Lumpur, 26 February 2018 – The lack of supply of affordable houses has often been mentioned as one of the burning problems that Malaysians experience […]
February 22, 2018

Wan Saiful Wan Jan leaves IDEAS, Ali Salman takes over as Acting CEO

Kuala Lumpur, 22 February 2018 – Founding chief executive of IDEAS, Wan Saiful Wan Jan, will be leaving his post and his last day at IDEAS […]
February 7, 2018

Regulator should not be a market player

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak just launched Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) 2.0 last Sunday with their new strategic partners: Tunas Manja Group (TMG) and […]
February 5, 2018

Upholding the Federal Constitution and the Rukun Negara important for democracy to flourish

Kuala Lumpur, 5 February 2018 – Delivering the keynote address at a youth summit here yesterday, IDEAS President Tunku Zain al-’Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz emphasised the […]
January 30, 2018

Malaysia can improve several elements in national budget oversight

Kuala Lumpur, ​30​ January 2018 – Malaysia provides limited budget information to the public and few opportunities for public participation in the budget process and this […]