Publications

Repayable grants offer a way to share risks between public and private while allowing the state to influence the direction of economic development.

Pembangunan pangsapuri khidmat atau serviced apartments terus rancak terutama di kawasan bandar seperti di Kuala Lumpur dan Lembah. Namun angka unit tidak terjual untuk jenis hartanah ini semakin membimbangkan. Realiti ini bukan sahaja menunjukkan ketidaksepadanan antara penawaran dan permintaan, tetapi juga persoalan perancangan tempatan untuk memenuhi keperluan masyrakat yang lebih besar. Artikel ini mengupas lanjut tetang aliran pasaran hartanah ini dan kebimbangan yang harus dititkberatkan dalam perancangan tempatan dan hartanah di Malaysia.

A multi-year research project analyzing mobility patterns, public transport performance, and accessibility in Greater KL using large-scale administrative, geospatial and qualitative data.

Universities are under attack for being too theoretical in educating students which leave in turn; graduates who are apparently ill-prepared for ‘practice’ or the ‘real world’. This article is an attempt to explore and address basic assumptions of the university curriculum and the context in which universities (in the West) have developed since the middle of the nineteenth century which saw the expansion of what has come to be known as the ‘modern’ university. This is because the university, through time, has always had to absorb and accumulate changing aspirations-and perhaps also the presumptions- of successive generations and not surprisingly, it has also come to disappoint them. What this short piece hopes to do is to stimulate dialogue on an issue of public discourse that has directly and indirectly shape the way we think about university education in Malaysia.

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.