Let’s do whatever it takes to win
We should seize the opportunity during this lockdown to increase testing capacity to reach millions daily in line with suggestions by experts and policymakers, writes Iskandar Fareez.
Michael Aw
Battling the Crisis: The Role of GLCs
In a Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) forum, REFSA Communications Director Iskandar Fareez discusses the pitfalls of the current GLC ecosystem, their role in battling the ongoing pandemic and the need to reorient their purpose to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth.
Consider This: COVID-19 – Path to recovery
REFSA Comms’ Director, Iskandar Fareez shares why the National Recovery Plan proposed by the government focuses too much on the short term and did not go far enough to face the dynamic challenges at hand.
Kebaikan Parlimen hibrid
Parlimen hibrid sebenarnya adalah jalan tengah yang membolehkan Parlimen berfungsi menyemak ketelusan kerajaan ketika kes jangkitan Covid-19 masih tidak menentu. Ikuti pandangan Fakhrurrazi Rashid, Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA mengenai parlimen hibrid.
5 Reasons Why Malaysia Isn’t Testing Enough for COVID-19
In the week of May 31st to June 8th, about 7 out of 100 people screened in Malaysia tested positive for #Covid19. That puts us at 7.28% on the national positivity rate, 2.28% points more than the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended rate. In terms…
Surviving Covid-19 siege – Malaysia needs a lockdown exit strategy
What are the causes of transmissions at workplaces? Learn from it and improve our SOPs.
"As infections from workplaces continue to rise, we cannot help but wonder if the current set of SOPs measures up to this test."
Lack of information causes COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among some rural residents in Malaysia
REFSA Comms’ Director, Iskandar Fareez shared that the government must allay any anxieties relating to the vaccine and also address any perceived unfairness of the rollout to get the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) back on track.
The speaker must also know politics
The speaker occupies the highest position in Parliament and it is important that he shapes a more mature politics even though the political space has its boundaries. He must at the same time maintain political impartiality.
Malaysia’s King to meet political leaders amid growing dissatisfaction over COVID-19 response
REFSA Comms' Director, Iskandar Fareez shared with CNA how Muhyiddin's failure to manage the political deadlock among his partners have impaired the government's ability to fully address the current health and economic crises of Malaysia.
Pastikan keterbukaan dan kesaksamaan dalam pelaksanaan Parlimen hibrid
Menurut Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA, Fakhrurrazi Rashid, parlimen hibrid perlu ada keterbukaan dan prinsip kesaksamaan untuk memberi ruang kepada ahli parlimen membahaskan isu rakyat di dalam Parlimen itu sendiri.