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Oct 11, 2024
Systematic and Comprehensive Governance: Thinking About the Full Paying Patient Programme
This article explores the implementation of the full paying patient programme in Malaysia, highlighting the risks and benefits as well as key areas of improvements
OP-ED
Oct 11, 2024
Systematic and Comprehensive Governance: Thinking About the Full Paying Patient Programme
This article explores the implementation of the full paying patient programme in Malaysia, highlighting the risks and benefits as well as key areas of improvements
Working Papers
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
Working Papers
Oct 4, 2024
Individual Attributes, Values and the Gender Employment Gap
This paper explores how individual attributes and values differentially shape men’s and women’s employment.
OP-ED
Oct 4, 2024
Individual Attributes, Values and the Gender Employment Gap
This paper explores how individual attributes and values differentially shape men’s and women’s employment.
Reports
Sep 26, 2024
The State of Households 2024: Households and the Pandemic 2019-2022
This report explores the pandemic's influence on household income, expenditure, education outcomes and digital adoption.
OP-ED
Sep 26, 2024
The State of Households 2024: Households and the Pandemic 2019-2022
This report explores the pandemic's influence on household income, expenditure, education outcomes and digital adoption.
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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
Climate Change & Resilience
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
Ageing, Fertility & Demographics
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
Richard Kozul-Wright
Carol Fong
YB Liew Chin Tong
Ahmad Azeem Bin Yusri
Ayesha Ashraf Khan
Junianto James Losari
Eleanor Wikstrom
Dr Roza Hazli Zakaria
Stephanie Hsu
Tan Hui Hui
Kelvin Ling Shyan Seng
Khairin Ilaina Mohamed Amin
Govind Nirav Rao
C. Hari S. Shankar
Afifah Ahmad
Elisabeth Chan Wen Yi
Nurrdinan Serena Amer Sharaffudin
Nurhanina Zaharin
Dr Amirah 'Aisha Badrul Hisham
Nur Hannani Abd Ghafar
Tehleel Nazir
Yee Suet Ee
Balqis Athirah Azhar
Shukri Mohamed Khairi
Nurul Farhana Abdul Shukor
Aidil Farhan Jasrie Arman Sany
Amirah 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
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
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Discussion Papers
Jan 27, 2025
Hawkers and Hawking Space in Malaysia: A Case Study
OP-ED
Jan 27, 2025
Hawkers and Hawking Space in Malaysia: A Case Study
Economic Growth & Structure
Society
Demography
Food Systems & Smallholders
Housing Affordability & Rental Market
Dr Mohd Amirul Rafiq Abu Rahim
Jan 27, 2025
Jan 27, 2025
Discussion Papers
Views
Jan 21, 2025
Food Systems Worsen Diets, Health
OP-ED
Jan 21, 2025
Food Systems Worsen Diets, Health
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Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
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Views
Jan 14, 2025
Energy and Ecological Impacts of Data Centres
OP-ED
Jan 14, 2025
Energy and Ecological Impacts of Data Centres
Infrastructure Access
Khoo Wei Yang
Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025
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Views
Jan 7, 2025
Financing for Development Priorities Today
OP-ED
Jan 7, 2025
Financing for Development Priorities Today
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Professor Emeritus Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025
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Views
Dec 31, 2024
Cybersecurity Risks of AI
OP-ED
Dec 31, 2024
Cybersecurity Risks of AI
AI, Automation & Work
Laventhen Sivashanmugam
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
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Views
Dec 31, 2024
“That which is Measured, Improves”: Balancing Efficiency and Adaptation
OP-ED
Dec 31, 2024
“That which is Measured, Improves”: Balancing Efficiency and Adaptation
Economic Growth & Structure
Gregory Ho Wai Son
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
Views
Working Papers
Dec 31, 2024
Building a Sustainable Industrial Base: Malaysia’s Green Transition
OP-ED
Dec 31, 2024
Building a Sustainable Industrial Base: Malaysia’s Green Transition
Productivity & Industrial Development
Azfar Hanif Azizi
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
Working Papers
Views
Dec 31, 2024
Rethinking ‘Who’s Rich?’ in Malaysia – Part 2: Some considerations
OP-ED
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
Views
Views
Dec 31, 2024
The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves. A Review
OP-ED
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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Quote 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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