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Apr 3, 2025
Managing Social Housing Better: Solutions for Arrears and Misuse
This article addresses rental arrears and subletting issues and recommends policies to improve the management of the social housing sector. These include maintaining an up-to-date household registry and implementing well-designed exit policies.
OP-ED
Apr 3, 2025
Managing Social Housing Better: Solutions for Arrears and Misuse
This article addresses rental arrears and subletting issues and recommends policies to improve the management of the social housing sector. These include maintaining an up-to-date household registry and implementing well-designed exit policies.
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Mar 26, 2025
Malnutrition Not Due to Cash Poverty Alone
The World Bank set its US ‘dollar-a-day’ poverty line using its 1990 data. Despite many doubts and criticisms, its poverty numbers fell until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
OP-ED
Mar 26, 2025
Malnutrition Not Due to Cash Poverty Alone
The World Bank set its US ‘dollar-a-day’ poverty line using its 1990 data. Despite many doubts and criticisms, its poverty numbers fell until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
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Mar 26, 2025
Regulating 'Buy Now, Pay Later': Global Approaches and Malaysia's Path Forward
This article aims to briefly explore the current regulatory landscape of BNPL in other countries and provide a snapshot of the CCB, highlighting the necessity of a comprehensive, albeit balanced, approach that protects consumers while encouraging financing innovation.
OP-ED
Mar 26, 2025
Regulating 'Buy Now, Pay Later': Global Approaches and Malaysia's Path Forward
This article aims to briefly explore the current regulatory landscape of BNPL in other countries and provide a snapshot of the CCB, highlighting the necessity of a comprehensive, albeit balanced, approach that protects consumers while encouraging financing innovation.
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Mar 20, 2025
Kerja, Penjagaan dan Pemerkasaan Wanita
Pada 8 Mac setiap tahun, dunia menyambut Hari Wanita Sedunia untuk meraikan pencapaian wanita dalam aspek sosial, ekonomi, budaya dan politik. Ianya menjadi hari yang simbolik untuk menyeru kepada peningkatan usaha dalam mencapai kesaksamaan gender.
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Mar 20, 2025
Kerja, Penjagaan dan Pemerkasaan Wanita
Pada 8 Mac setiap tahun, dunia menyambut Hari Wanita Sedunia untuk meraikan pencapaian wanita dalam aspek sosial, ekonomi, budaya dan politik. Ianya menjadi hari yang simbolik untuk menyeru kepada peningkatan usaha dalam mencapai kesaksamaan gender.
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The State of Households
Digital Transformation
Demography
Digital Divide
Digital & Gig Economy
AI, Automation & Work
SME Tech Adoption
Digital Infrastructure & Access
Aquaculture
Agro-industrial Crops Management
Water, Waste & Resource
Energy Transition & Just Transition
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Food Systems & Smallholders
Housing Affordability & Rental Market
Infrastructure Access
Public Transport & Connectivity
Urban Planning & Governance
Housing Affordability
Financialisation & Indebtedness
Poverty & Social Mobility
Education
Health, Nutrition & Public Health
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Income, & Consumption
Society
Gender Inclusion
Social Protection
Care & Domestic Work
Wages & Gig Work
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Taxation
Public Finance & Fiscal Reform
Regional Development
Productivity & Industrial Development
International Trade
Economic Growth & Structure
Tan Yun Wei
Khor Hui Min
Samuel Paul Goldston
Sandhaya Karunagaran
Aiman Fariz Zaqwan Akmal Hizam
Khairol Eimannajwan Khairol Edwan
Ikhwan Bin Mohd Nizam
Meera Devi Daran
Daniel How
Muhammad Syamin Bin Azman
Mikhail Rosli
Grace Chang
Bor Neng Quan
Fatin Nadhirah Jamalolail
Hyun Bang Shin
Dania Arissa Muhamad Zaharin
Muhammad Najib Abu Hassan Alshari
Maryam Halim
Richard Kozul-Wright
Carol Fong
YB Liew Chin Tong
Ahmad Azeem Yusri
Junianto James Losari
Eleanor Wikstrom
Stephanie Hsu
Tan Hui Hui
Kelvin Ling Shyan Seng
Khairin Ilaina Mohamed Amin
Govind Nirav Rao
C. Hari S. Shankar
Elisabeth Chan Wen Yi
Nurrdinan Serena Amer Sharaffudin
Dr Amirah 'Aisha Badrul Hisham
Yee Suet Ee
Nurul Farhana Abdul Shukor
Aidil Farhan Jasrie Arman Sany
Amira Syazwani Ahmad Junaidi
Dinie Joshry Shaqeel Prakash
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 Liew Ai Ching
Muhammad Khairulamri Muhammad
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 Sakinah 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
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Oct 15, 2026
Mismatches In The Malaysian Housing Market
OP-ED
Oct 15, 2026
Mismatches In The Malaysian Housing Market
The State of Households
Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability & Rental Market
Nur Fareza Mustapha
Oct 15, 2026
Oct 15, 2026
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Oct 7, 2026
Ambition, Purpose and the Cosmology of Education: Lessons from Ancient Indian and Malay Civilisations
OP-ED
Oct 7, 2026
Ambition, Purpose and the Cosmology of Education: Lessons from Ancient Indian and Malay Civilisations
Education
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Dr Yunus Yasin
Oct 7, 2026
Oct 7, 2026
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English
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Sep 29, 2026
Beyond the Middle-Income Trap: Does Malaysia’s Growth Model Deliver Broad-Based Prosperity?
OP-ED
Sep 29, 2026
Beyond the Middle-Income Trap: Does Malaysia’s Growth Model Deliver Broad-Based Prosperity?
Economic Growth & Structure
Income, & Consumption
Regional Development
Khor Hui Min
Sep 29, 2026
Sep 29, 2026
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Sep 28, 2026
Why AI Is Not (Yet) Behind Malaysia’s Job Losses
OP-ED
Sep 28, 2026
Why AI Is Not (Yet) Behind Malaysia’s Job Losses
AI, Automation & Work
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Mikhail Rosli
Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
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Sep 7, 2026
Reflections on Malaysia’s Development Journey
OP-ED
Sep 7, 2026
Reflections on Malaysia’s Development Journey
Economic Growth & Structure
Society
Rachel Gong
Sep 7, 2026
Sep 7, 2026
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Discussion Papers
Aug 28, 2026
Hook, Line and Sinker: Cyber Financial Scams in Malaysia
OP-ED
Aug 28, 2026
Hook, Line and Sinker: Cyber Financial Scams in Malaysia
Digital Transformation
AI, Automation & Work
Jun-E Tan
Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
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Aug 19, 2026
Curves, Paths, and Paradoxes: Rethinking How Individuals Learn
OP-ED
Aug 19, 2026
Curves, Paths, and Paradoxes: Rethinking How Individuals Learn
Education
Society
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Dr Yunus Yasin
Aug 19, 2026
Aug 19, 2026
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English
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Aug 6, 2026
Energy, Infrastructure and Inequality: Understanding unequal impacts in urban areas
OP-ED
Aug 6, 2026
Energy, Infrastructure and Inequality: Understanding unequal impacts in urban areas
Energy Transition & Just Transition
Infrastructure Access
Theebalakshmi Kunasekaran
Aug 6, 2026
Aug 6, 2026
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English
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Jul 27, 2026
Small Scale, Big Impact: Informal Workers Navigating Crisis
OP-ED
Jul 27, 2026
Small Scale, Big Impact: Informal Workers Navigating Crisis
Social Protection
Food Systems & Smallholders
Nur Sofea Hasmira Azahar
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
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HIGHLIGHT Of The Day
An individual with a monthly salary of RM3,687 is able to afford a unit in 45 out of the 420 housing projects from both apartment/condominium and serviced apartment types available for rent in Kuala Lumpur. Within the affordability range, rental prices span from RM700 to RM1,100, representing approximately 19% to 30% of the individual’s gross monthly income.
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December 12, 2025
A Quick Look at the KL Residential Rental Affordability Market
Many would have thought renting is a cheaper option than owning a house, especially in a big city like Kuala Lumpur. Drawing on the salary/wage data, this article argues that the cost of renting an apartment/condominium and a serviced apartment, which are likely the most available units for rent, is generally not affordable. An average-salaried individual in Kuala Lumpur is likely to face significant challenges in securing an affordable rental housing unit in the city.
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