Opinions
Opinions
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Domestic PolicyMalaysia 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 -
Foreign Policy
Humanitarian Insanity At Work In Gaza
…. the very process of seeing Israel now pounding on Gaza with bombs verging on 60,000 KG worth of dynamites, is but an invitation to be complicit in all forms of war crimes and chicanery...
By Rais Hussin -
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 -
Economy and Finance
Addressing gender disparities amid career breaks
Achieving a 60% female labour force participation rate within a decade is our path to gender equality and economic growth.
By Farah Natasya Muhamad Ridzuan -
Opinions
The line between truth and fake is blurring like no other
The rise of cybertroopers poses a significant threat to the electoral process, integrity, transparency, and the parliamentary system's stability in Malaysia.
By Margarita Peredaryenko and Jachintha Joyce Devasagayam Jayakumar -
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 -
Economy and Finance
Budget 2024 – the battle against food inflation isn’t over yet
It’s critical that there's a closer alignment between cost-of-living (viz., reducing the financial burden of the rakyat) and food inflation (viz., reducing food prices).
By Jason Loh -
Foreign Policy
Tectonic Change in Strategy Towards Lasting Middle East Peace
Yet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu experienced not only a failure in intelligence but also in intellect. When problems look like a nail, the logical solution will be the hammers.
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 -
Foreign Policy
The US must sign the Rome Statute
Being the world’s leading superpower, the US should be held accountable via the Rome Statute.
By Jason Loh
