Liew Chin Tong

is a Senator and Member of Penang Institute’s Board of Directors.

5 posts

Critical Shifts Needed in Malaysia’s Economic Thinking

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LABOUR IS FINITE, especially in the context of Malaysia which has not had a demographic dividend since two decades ago. Malaysian employers and policy makers ne...

Liew Chin Tong

Placing Penang in Asia

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AS A CITY, Penang has gone from being one of Asia’s most important metropolises to being an increasingly insignificant part of Malaysia. In that, it pai...

Liew Chin Tong

New dynamics demand new directions

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When i took over as executive director for the Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) 10 months ago, my goal was to bring the Penang think t...

Liew Chin Tong

In Search of A New, Competent Foreign Minister

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Source: National Audit Department.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak should take the opportunity of the leaving-but-staying long good bye of Datu...

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The Day Pakatan Harapan Found its Footing

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When the dust settles after the next general election, especially if a Pakatan Harapan (PH) government were to be installed, history is likely to mark July 14,...

Liew Chin Tong