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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...