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Nov 25, 2025
ASEAN Neutrality in the Age of Naked Imperialism
Malaysia chairs ASEAN for the fifth time in 2025, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference of 1955, which marked Afro-Asian solidarity against colonialism and imperialism. Ironically, 2025 is also the year that the Trump administration unleashed its trade wars against the entire world (including remote islands inhabited by penguins), revealing the nakedness of the US-led colonial/imperial capitalist world-system.What does ASEAN neutrality mean in the age of naked imperialism?
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Nov 25, 2025
ASEAN Neutrality in the Age of Naked Imperialism
Malaysia chairs ASEAN for the fifth time in 2025, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference of 1955, which marked Afro-Asian solidarity against colonialism and imperialism. Ironically, 2025 is also the year that the Trump administration unleashed its trade wars against the entire world (including remote islands inhabited by penguins), revealing the nakedness of the US-led colonial/imperial capitalist world-system.What does ASEAN neutrality mean in the age of naked imperialism?
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Nov 25, 2025
Strengthening Strategic Trade Governance in the Semiconductor Age
This article explores how strategic trade controls, export governance and the ART influence Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem and its position as a trusted technology hub.
OP-ED
Nov 25, 2025
Strengthening Strategic Trade Governance in the Semiconductor Age
This article explores how strategic trade controls, export governance and the ART influence Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem and its position as a trusted technology hub.
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Nov 24, 2025
Which Malaysian Exports Get Zero Tariffs under the US-Malaysia Trade Deal?
A breakdown of the sectors with 0% Trump tariffs under the recent US-Malaysia trade deal illustrates the export sectors that could potentially benefit from the agreement.
OP-ED
Nov 24, 2025
Which Malaysian Exports Get Zero Tariffs under the US-Malaysia Trade Deal?
A breakdown of the sectors with 0% Trump tariffs under the recent US-Malaysia trade deal illustrates the export sectors that could potentially benefit from the agreement.
Views
Nov 20, 2025
Do I Stay or Do I Go? Breaking the Stereotype of Educated Non-Participation Women in Malaysia
This article explores why highly educated married women in Malaysia exit or do not enter the labour force, despite education levels equal to or higher than their husbands. Drawing on findings from the KRI–SRR survey, it highlights how structural barriers, caregiving responsibilities, and household dynamics shape women’s participation, challenging the stereotype that non-working women are not contributing to the economy or nation.
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Nov 20, 2025
Do I Stay or Do I Go? Breaking the Stereotype of Educated Non-Participation Women in Malaysia
This article explores why highly educated married women in Malaysia exit or do not enter the labour force, despite education levels equal to or higher than their husbands. Drawing on findings from the KRI–SRR survey, it highlights how structural barriers, caregiving responsibilities, and household dynamics shape women’s participation, challenging the stereotype that non-working women are not contributing to the economy or nation.
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Nov 17, 2025
Malaysia’s Trump Tariff Deal Part III - Malaysia’s foreign and industrial policy
This View is Part 3 of a three-part analysis of the US-Malaysia trade deal. Part 1 looked at the new tariffs and industrial policy, while Part 2 looked at non-tariff measures.
OP-ED
Nov 17, 2025
Malaysia’s Trump Tariff Deal Part III - Malaysia’s foreign and industrial policy
This View is Part 3 of a three-part analysis of the US-Malaysia trade deal. Part 1 looked at the new tariffs and industrial policy, while Part 2 looked at non-tariff measures.
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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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Oct 29, 2024
Atasi Ketidaksamaan di Rumah demi Kesaksamaan di Tempat Kerja
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Oct 29, 2024
Atasi Ketidaksamaan di Rumah demi Kesaksamaan di Tempat Kerja
Gender Inclusion
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Oct 29, 2024
Oct 29, 2024
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Oct 25, 2024
Fitting Malaysia for Talents: Attending Supply and Demand
OP-ED
Oct 25, 2024
Fitting Malaysia for Talents: Attending Supply and Demand
Productivity & Industrial Development
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Oct 25, 2024
Oct 25, 2024
Views
Views
Oct 24, 2024
Data relationality: privacy in the AI age
OP-ED
Oct 24, 2024
Data relationality: privacy in the AI age
AI, Automation & Work
Khoo Wei Yang
Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
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Oct 22, 2024
The Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia and Southeast Asia: Some socioeconomic comparisons
OP-ED
Oct 22, 2024
The Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia and Southeast Asia: Some socioeconomic comparisons
Income, & Consumption
Yin Shao Loong
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
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Views
Oct 17, 2024
Deepening Malaysia’s Understanding of Poverty
OP-ED
Oct 17, 2024
Deepening Malaysia’s Understanding of Poverty
Poverty & Social Mobility
Wan Amirah Wan Usamah
Oct 17, 2024
Oct 17, 2024
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Views
Oct 16, 2024
Mendalami Kesan Covid-19 Terhadap Pendapatan dan Perbelanjaan Isi Rumah
OP-ED
Oct 16, 2024
Mendalami Kesan Covid-19 Terhadap Pendapatan dan Perbelanjaan Isi Rumah
Economic Growth & Structure
Income, & Consumption
Society
Dr Mohd Amirul Rafiq Abu Rahim
Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024
Views
Views
Oct 11, 2024
Systematic and Comprehensive Governance: Thinking About the Full Paying Patient Programme
OP-ED
Oct 11, 2024
Systematic and Comprehensive Governance: Thinking About the Full Paying Patient Programme
Health, Nutrition & Public Health
Ilyana Syafiqa Mukhriz Mudaris
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024
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Oct 4, 2024
Gender Gap in the World of Work: Status and Progress
OP-ED
Oct 4, 2024
Gender Gap in the World of Work: Status and Progress
Demography
Gender Inclusion
Labour Trends & Youth Employment
Society
Puteri Marjan Megat Muzafar
Oct 4, 2024
Oct 4, 2024
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Working Papers
Oct 4, 2024
Individual Attributes, Values and the Gender Employment Gap
OP-ED
Oct 4, 2024
Individual Attributes, Values and the Gender Employment Gap
Care & Domestic Work
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Oct 4, 2024
Oct 4, 2024
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