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Jul 14, 2025
Humanising housing: A brief primer
A house is, first and foremost, a home. Discussions on housing must revolve around the needs, values, and priorities of the people and households that live in them. Houses in the country must not only be affordable,..

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Jul 14, 2025
Humanising housing: A brief primer
A house is, first and foremost, a home. Discussions on housing must revolve around the needs, values, and priorities of the people and households that live in them. Houses in the country must not only be affordable,..

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Jul 8, 2025
Beyond the SST: Rethinking Malaysia’s Fruit Supply Strategy
The SST expansion to imported fruits has sparked public debate, but there are broader issues with Malaysia’s fruit production, supply, and consumption. This article explores these challenges and why imports remain essential for food security and health.

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Jul 8, 2025
Beyond the SST: Rethinking Malaysia’s Fruit Supply Strategy
The SST expansion to imported fruits has sparked public debate, but there are broader issues with Malaysia’s fruit production, supply, and consumption. This article explores these challenges and why imports remain essential for food security and health.

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Jul 4, 2025
Night Markets: A Bigger Role to Play in Tourism
This article briefly explores how night markets in Malaysia can be promoted through the tourism sector.

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Jul 4, 2025
Night Markets: A Bigger Role to Play in Tourism
This article briefly explores how night markets in Malaysia can be promoted through the tourism sector.

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Jul 1, 2025
Trump Undresses Rival Trade Myths
President Trump’s tariffs have exposed neoliberal trade ideology and undermined corporate lobbying in the name of free trade. But his rhetoric has also exposed the fallacies of his own economic strategy.

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Jul 1, 2025
Trump Undresses Rival Trade Myths
President Trump’s tariffs have exposed neoliberal trade ideology and undermined corporate lobbying in the name of free trade. But his rhetoric has also exposed the fallacies of his own economic strategy.
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Digital Transformation
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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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Dec 31, 2024
Rethinking ‘Who’s Rich?’ in Malaysia – Part 2: Some considerations


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Dec 31, 2024
Rethinking ‘Who’s Rich?’ in Malaysia – Part 2: Some considerations
Income, & Consumption
Gregory Ho Wai Son
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
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Dec 31, 2024
The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves. A Review


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Dec 31, 2024
The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves. A Review
Society
Azfar Hanif Azizi
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
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Dec 30, 2024
Searching for the ‘Poor’ and the ‘Middle-Class’ in Malaysia


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Dec 30, 2024
Searching for the ‘Poor’ and the ‘Middle-Class’ in Malaysia
Demography
Economic Growth & Structure
Income, & Consumption
Gregory Ho Wai Son
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
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Dec 30, 2024
Rethinking ‘Who’s Rich?’ in Malaysia – Part 1: Lines and Meanings


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Dec 30, 2024
Rethinking ‘Who’s Rich?’ in Malaysia – Part 1: Lines and Meanings
Ageing, Fertility & Demographics
Gregory Ho Wai Son
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
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Dec 30, 2024
Public Finance Initiatives: Opportunities and Risks


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Dec 30, 2024
Public Finance Initiatives: Opportunities and Risks
Public Finance & Fiscal Reform
Shereen Hazirah Hishamudin
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
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Dec 30, 2024
Savings in Crisis: Why Youth Are Falling Behind


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Dec 30, 2024
Savings in Crisis: Why Youth Are Falling Behind
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Shazrul Ariff Suhaimi
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
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Dec 27, 2024
Developmental Engines: Large Local Firms and Malaysia's Struggle to Foster Them


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Dec 27, 2024
Developmental Engines: Large Local Firms and Malaysia's Struggle to Foster Them
Regional Development
Azfar Hanif Azizi
Dec 27, 2024
Dec 27, 2024
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Dec 26, 2024
Affordable Housing or Affordable Debt?


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Dec 26, 2024
Affordable Housing or Affordable Debt?
Financialisation & Indebtedness
Theebalakshmi Kunasekaran
Dec 26, 2024
Dec 26, 2024
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Dec 24, 2024
Vaping: The Lesser Evil?


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Dec 24, 2024
Vaping: The Lesser Evil?
Health, Nutrition & Public Health
Wan Amirah Wan Usamah
Dec 24, 2024
Dec 24, 2024
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Measurement can drive improvement, but it can also distort true goals if metrics become targets. We must measure what truly matters, not just what’s easy.

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December 31, 2024
“That which is Measured, Improves”: Balancing Efficiency and Adaptation
While monitoring can spark accountability and progress, it often comes at the cost of distorting the very goals it seeks to improve. Drawing on James C. Scott’s Seeing Like a State, the article highlights how metrics can backfire when misaligned with
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