Selangor most transparent state in budgeting as MB commends democracy
SHAH ALAM, July 26 — Selangor has been crowned as the most transparent state regarding budgeting in Malaysia, according to a report by the Institute...
Government amending Electricity Supply Act 1990
PETALING JAYA, Dec 14 — The government is in the early stages of amending the Electricity Supply Act 1990 to include the current regulatory landscape of...
IDEAS welcomes tabling of GPA, calls for comprehensive reform
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) has called for comprehensive reforms and for the government to share the...
Ideas hopes govt will explore new revenue sources in Budget 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) is urging the government to explore new sources of revenue in Budget...
Strengthening skills supply is key to build resilience for IR4.0 — Ideas
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Strengthening Malaysia’s skills supply will be key to preparing the services and manufacturing sectors for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0),...
Malaysia Madani vital for growth, narrowing inequality gap — Ideas
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The new direction introduced recently by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with the “Developing Malaysia Madani” theme is vital...
A mammoth task to maintain economic momentum awaits post-GE15
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Malaysia’s new administration faces a mammoth task of strengthening recovery, maintaining economic momentum and stabilising the political environment amid external...
Malaysia’s current inflationary pressures, price hikes temporary — Ideas
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) believes that the inflationary pressures and price hikes that Malaysia is currently...
Ideas: MACC Reforms needed to tackle Malaysia’s low corruption index score
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Malaysia needs to make necessary reforms and changes, among others, in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to tackle Malaysia’s currently...
Groups urge govt to address psychological, emotional fallout from pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns were hard on Malaysians in different ways. Isolation, joblessness,...
IDEAS: Targeted approaches work better at this stage of Covid-19 outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) believes a targeted approach works better at this stage of the Covid-19...
Economist: Differences, divergence in Covid-19 responses determine future economic performance
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — The differences and divergence in Covid-19 responses are testaments to governance and state capacity in public health as well as...