Domestic Policy
Domestic Policy
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Domestic PolicyThe Progressive Wage Scheme and the Madani Economy Framework
The PWS seeks to balance fairly the competing interests of employers and workers under the oversight of the State.
By Jason Loh -
Domestic Policy
Malaysia needs a new toolbox to combat poverty
To foster transformative strategies for nation-building, poverty requires analysis using different approaches instead of conventional monitoring of aggregate figures.
By Chan Myae San -
Domestic Policy
“Internal empowerment, external control” for foreign beggars
The act of begging, in its occurrence, persistence, and regularity, reflects public and social policy shortcomings.
By Farah Natasya Muhamad Ridzuan -
Domestic Policy
Malaysia Madani and the social contract
Malaysia Madani is well-poised to definitively give adequate expression to the dual nature inherent in our society as underpinned by the “social contract”.
By Jason Loh -
Domestic Policy
Budget 2024 – new financing models
Fiscal consolidation and sustainability necessitates indirect/secondary fiscal injection not only via PPP but also fiscal decentralisation.
By Jason Loh -
Domestic Policy
Credible Malaysian Brain Drain Intervention is Long Overdue!
… an intervention based on data-driven outputs (specific money spin-offs linked empirically to the desired outcomes and intergenerational impacts) able to tackle the very root causes of human flight effectively.
By Rais Hussin -
Domestic Policy
Budget 2024 – focus on cashflow also
Budget 2024 should be flexible enough to increase deficit spending to mitigate cash flow problems in the economy.
By Jason Loh -
Domestic Policy
Urgent action is needed to address worrying trends of incest
The consequences can profoundly impact a child's development, with long-term effects far into adulthood.
By Farah Natasya Muhamad Ridzuan -
Domestic Policy
PH-BN and PN: “tug of war” in Kedah
Rising labour market insecurity, young migration, and poverty are among the growing issues facing Kedah.
By Rais Hussin and Jachintha Joyce Devasagayam Jayakumar -
Domestic Policy
Negeri Sembilan – the “second frontline” state
The question is which coalition has the political will, integrity and capacity to govern and administer this “second frontline” state to lead it to greater heights.
By Jason Loh
