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Aug 27, 2025
Sell-then-Build: Shift the risks, coffer the profits
Build-then-Sell system is a significant step in realigning the risk and rewards of housing development amongst actors within the industry. This move must be strongly supported by all parties who advocate for better housing for Malaysians.

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Aug 27, 2025
Sell-then-Build: Shift the risks, coffer the profits
Build-then-Sell system is a significant step in realigning the risk and rewards of housing development amongst actors within the industry. This move must be strongly supported by all parties who advocate for better housing for Malaysians.

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Aug 26, 2025
A New Non-Alignment for the Global South
The Global South had no voice in shaping the economically neoliberal and politically neoconservative hegemony leading to today’s conflicts. We need pacifist non-aligned cooperation for development.

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Aug 26, 2025
A New Non-Alignment for the Global South
The Global South had no voice in shaping the economically neoliberal and politically neoconservative hegemony leading to today’s conflicts. We need pacifist non-aligned cooperation for development.

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Aug 12, 2025
Inequality Worsens Planetary Heating
The accumulation of still growing greenhouse gas emissions in an increasingly unequal world is accelerating planetary heating. This is worsening inequalities, both nationally and internationally.

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Aug 12, 2025
Inequality Worsens Planetary Heating
The accumulation of still growing greenhouse gas emissions in an increasingly unequal world is accelerating planetary heating. This is worsening inequalities, both nationally and internationally.

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Aug 11, 2025
Humanising Housing: Anchoring housing to households
KRI seeks to spark healthy debate on what this future should look like through a series of interconnected articles on humanising housing.

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Aug 11, 2025
Humanising Housing: Anchoring housing to households
KRI seeks to spark healthy debate on what this future should look like through a series of interconnected articles on humanising housing.

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Aug 7, 2025
Towards A Secure and Fully Functioning Housing Rental Sector
Malaysia’s rapid urbanisation has made residential renting increasingly common, yet the country does not have a single comprehensive legal statute that serves as a point of reference for governance, such as ensuring habitable and decent living standards. At the same time, the current common practices may systematically exclude renters from participating in community life, especially within urban strata housing and from accessing relevant policy programmes. This article proposes the establishment of a comprehensive Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) to address these gaps, thus manifesting a humanising housing agenda.

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Aug 7, 2025
Towards A Secure and Fully Functioning Housing Rental Sector
Malaysia’s rapid urbanisation has made residential renting increasingly common, yet the country does not have a single comprehensive legal statute that serves as a point of reference for governance, such as ensuring habitable and decent living standards. At the same time, the current common practices may systematically exclude renters from participating in community life, especially within urban strata housing and from accessing relevant policy programmes. This article proposes the establishment of a comprehensive Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) to address these gaps, thus manifesting a humanising housing agenda.
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Digital Transformation
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Energy Transition & Just Transition
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Financialisation & Indebtedness
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Education
Health, Nutrition & Public Health
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Care & Domestic Work
Wages & Gig Work
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
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Public Finance & Fiscal Reform
Regional Development
Productivity & Industrial Development
International Trade
Economic Growth & Structure
Khairin Ilaina Mohamed Amin
Fiha Febiala
Govind Nirav Rao
C. Hari S. Shankar
Afifah Binti Ahmad
Elisabeth Chan Wen Yi
Nurrdinan Serena Amer Sharaffudin
Nurhanina Zaharin
Dr. Amirah 'Aisha Badrul Hisham
Nur Hannani Binti Abd Ghafar
Tehleel Nazir
Yee Suet Ee
Balqis Athirah Binti Azhar
Shukri Mohamed Khairi
Muhammad Syamin Bin Azman
Nurul Farhana Binti Abdul Shukor
Aidil Farhan Bin Jasrie Arman Sany
Amirah Syazwani Binti Ahmad Junaidi
Dinie Joshry Shaqeel
Ts Dr Amirah Aisha Badrul Hisham
Professor Joseph Eugene Stiglitz
K. Kuhaneetha Bai
Nadia Malyanah Azman
Siti Maisarah Zainurin
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Malini Elango
Aqeel Khaldun
Belinda Lew
Muhammad Khairulamri
Nicholas Khaw
Nur Zulaikha Atiqah Mohd Zahril
Dr Diana Abdul Wahab
Dr Umawathy Techanamurthy
Bryan Yeoh Quan Jin
Wan Manan Wan Muda
Alyssa Chua Lee-Yen
Goh Ming Jun
Mohan Mahadeva
Yap Chun Hao
Syafa Mustaffa
Ammar Hanania Hazli Izma
Dr Yunus Yasin
Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir
Professor Emeritus Dr. Tham Siew Yean
Datuk Hisham Hamdan
Khazanah Research Institute
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Tan Mei Yi
Emir Izat Abdul Rashid
Lim Han Hsuen
Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani Azmi
Musaddiq Adam Muhtar
Nur Adilah Hamid
Chakrin Utit
Bach Nguyen Luong
Zainab Ali Ahmad
Kusairi Mohd Noh
Rokiah Alavi
Ibrahim Kabiru Maji
Illisriyani Ismail
Intan Nadia Jalil
Abdulla Ibragimov
Siti Nooraznie Abdul Rahim
Fatimah Mohamed Arshad
Dr Mohd Yusof Saari
Pierre Sauvé
Tan Theng Theng
Charissa Lee Yi Zhen
Yap Gin Bee
Tan Kar Man
Junaidi Mansor
Alia Muhammad Radzi
Yeu-Mynn Yeung
Prof. Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda
Tan Zhai Gen
Umi Maisarah Kamis
Shukri Mohamed Khairi
Wong Ee Kin
Dr. Wan Khatina Wan Nawawi
Maia Hollins-Kirk
Grace Loh Wan Chi
Keelea Shaye Linsuau Soh
Hui San Chiam
Goh Hao Yi
Daniel Filippi
Azlin Natasha Mohd Ghazali
Balqis Athirah Azhar
Dr. Sarena Che Omar
Aqeel Khaldun (University of St Andrews)
Aidil Iman Aidid
Nurul Farhana Abdul Shukor
Nur Thuraya Sazali
Yugendran Rajaendran
Putera Daniel Hakeem
Siti Aiysyah Tumin
Laventhen Sivashanmugam
Nithiyananthan Muthusamy
Nazihah Muhamad Noor
Isabelle Koh Yue Sze
Alyssa Farha Jasmin
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Oct 15, 2021
Households and the Economy: Economic Anthropology Perspectives


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Oct 15, 2021
Households and the Economy: Economic Anthropology Perspectives
Income, & Consumption
Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Oct 15, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
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Sep 23, 2021
Building Resilience: Towards Inclusive Social Protection in Malaysia


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Sep 23, 2021
Building Resilience: Towards Inclusive Social Protection in Malaysia
Income, & Consumption
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Sep 23, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
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Sep 1, 2021
Back to School: Reopening Schools Safely


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Sep 1, 2021
Back to School: Reopening Schools Safely
Health, Nutrition & Public Health
Yugendran Rajaendran
Sep 1, 2021
Sep 1, 2021
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Aug 24, 2021
Class Theories, Inequalities and the Case of Malaysia


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Aug 24, 2021
Class Theories, Inequalities and the Case of Malaysia
Social Protection
Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Aug 24, 2021
Aug 24, 2021
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Aug 3, 2021
Building Back Better from Unprecedented Changes in Education


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Aug 3, 2021
Building Back Better from Unprecedented Changes in Education
Education
Jarud Romadan Khalidi
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
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Jul 19, 2021
Tangani Risiko Buta Huruf dengan Program Intensif 3M

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Jul 19, 2021
Tangani Risiko Buta Huruf dengan Program Intensif 3M
Society
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Jul 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
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Jul 16, 2021
Ensuring Youth and Graduate Employability in an Uncertain Labour Market
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Jul 16, 2021
Ensuring Youth and Graduate Employability in an Uncertain Labour Market
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Dr Mohd Amirul Rafiq Abu Rahim
Jul 16, 2021
Jul 16, 2021
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Jul 6, 2021
Wages for Housework: Reflections for Malaysia


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Jul 6, 2021
Wages for Housework: Reflections for Malaysia
Care & Domestic Work
Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
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Jun 21, 2021
#NetworkedNation: Navigating Challenges, Realising Opportunities of Digital Transformation
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Jun 21, 2021
#NetworkedNation: Navigating Challenges, Realising Opportunities of Digital Transformation
AI, Automation & Work
Dr Rachel Gong
Jun 21, 2021
Jun 21, 2021
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Some individuals seek mental health support from their AI companions, and it is more likely for an individual to engage an AI companion during times of emotional vulnerability or mental fragility, for example when experiencing work stress, job loss, or relationship turmoil4

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December 3, 2025
AI Companionship I: Psychological Impacts
AI companions are generative AI models that emulate empathy and emotional support. In this article, we explore the psychological impacts of AI companionship.
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