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Yap Jo-yee

Yap Jo-yee

is a research analyst at Penang Institute whose interests range from development issues to behavioural economics.
19 posts
Covid-19: Fiscal Challenges Await Most Governments
June 2020 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Covid-19: Fiscal Challenges Await Most Governments

7 min read
COUNTRIES ARE LIKENING the Covid-19 pandemic to war and indeed, we are observing wartime spending levels across the globe. Malaysia’s RM260bil fiscal stim...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
Liveability in Numbers
December 2020 Statistics

Liveability in Numbers

5 min read
Income and Distribution Of the five districts in Penang, the southwest (BD), north Seberang Perai (SPU) and central Seberang Perai (SPT) districts experienced...
Ng Kar Yong Ng Kar Yong Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
Tourism in Numbers
September 2020 Statistics

Tourism in Numbers

3 min read
MALAYSIA’S TOP VISITING country is Singapore, followed by Indonesia, China and Thailand. In 2019 Malaysia received more than 10 million tourists from the...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
Covid-19 Complicates Retirement Plans
June 2021 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

Covid-19 Complicates Retirement Plans

7 min read
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL crisis of 2008 had a brief negative impact – through asset values and inflation – on retirement savings, but luckily in Malay...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
A Rocky Road to Economic Recovery
April 2021 Feature Covid-19 Exclusives

A Rocky Road to Economic Recovery

7 min read
DISCUSSIONS AT THE Penang Economic Outlook 2021 webinar organised by Penang Institute on January 27, 2021 made it clear that industrialists and think tankers ar...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
STEM Education: Quo Vadis, Malaysia?
October 2020 Feature

STEM Education: Quo Vadis, Malaysia?

6 min read
STEM EDUCATION REMAINS an enigma to policymakers, even after decades of research. Since economic growth today hinges on technological development, and the latte...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
Pets in Numbers
February 2022 Statistics

Pets in Numbers

4 min read
The ancient practice of having animals as part of a human community, even if not as pets in the modern sense, is at least 15,000 years old. It started with the breeding and domesticating of wild wolves...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee Ng Kar Yong Ng Kar Yong
P. Ramlee: A Penang superstar
August 2015 Feature

P. Ramlee: A Penang superstar

7 min read
The Penang air was hot and dusty, and the corrugated iron roof of his house was no help. Seeking relief from boredom and the heat, a skinny boy zipped down the...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
Penang targets non-traditional tourists
October 2015 Feature

Penang targets non-traditional tourists

6 min read
Greg Caplan, the founder of Remote Year, was three seas and two continents away when I called him. His team of six was in Slovenia, with 75 Remote Year particip...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
New Means of Public Transport That We Do Not Have to Wait for
October 2018 Feature

New Means of Public Transport That We Do Not Have to Wait for

5 min read
In 2010 the modal share of public transport was 3% in George Town, and 8% state-wide. Eight years later, those figures are still the same.The ideal is 40%, wh...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
Penang’s Biodiversity in Numbers
January 2022 Statistics

Penang’s Biodiversity in Numbers

3 min read
Biosphere ReservesON SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, Penang Hill was designated a Biosphere Reserve (BR) under Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. This is the state’s...
Ng Kar Yong Ng Kar Yong Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
The Impact of Covid-19 on Life Insurance
January 2022 Penang Economic Indicator

The Impact of Covid-19 on Life Insurance

3 min read
THE LIFE INSURANCE industry has changed considerably since the Covid pandemic. Over the past five years, the life insurance penetration rate, a common indicator...
Yap Jo-yee Yap Jo-yee
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