REFSA Notes #3/2021: PEMERKASA+ — A Drop in the Ocean?
Pemerkasa Plus is like extending a rope that is too short to reach the drowning victim. REFSA explains why.
Michael Aw
Latest aid package more ‘band-aid’ than long-term solution, say economists
The PEMERKASA Plus stimulus package, which is 'severely underwhelming', appears to be a “band-aid” rather than a long-term solution to the economic recession, said Hafiz Noor Shams, Visiting Fellow of REFSA.
Niaga AWANI: Pemerkasa PLUS | Adakah wujud keperluan untuk meningkatkan hutang kerajaan?
How should the government allocate its spending especially during the national crisis? Here's what REFSA Visiting Fellow, Hafiz Noor Shams has to say in an interview with Niaga AWANI.
Consider This: China-Malaysia – Economic Ties, Diplomatic Constraints?
REFSA Research Director, Ivy Kwek comments on recent incursions into Malaysia’s airspace by PRC fighter jets and the implications on our relations with China.
Will PEMERKASA+ Keep The Economy Afloat?
Our Communications Director, Iskandar Fareez shares his views with BFM on why it is necessary to spend more than the RM5 bil direct fiscal injection allocated under PEMERKASA+.
ASTRO Awani: Segerakan proses vakinasi
With considerable vaccine hesitancy among our society and the increasing cases of COVID-19, here are 5 key strategies the government should take on boosting public confidence. News in Malay.
Stories from the Ground – Santha, 59, Pudu Akka Restaurant
Santha is the owner of Pudu Akka Restaurant and has run the establishment for nearly 35 years. At four o’clock in the morning, even the birds have yet to rise. Already, Aunty Santha, a jovial 59-year old woman whose hands…
Mengapa Parlimen perlu bahas isu Palestin?
Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA, Fakhrurrazi Rashid menyatakan parlimen perlu bersidang segera bagi membahaskan pelan menghentikan keganasan Israel terhadap Palestin.
Dasar SOP perlu dinilai semula supaya rakyat mudah faham
Fakhrurrazi Rashid, Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA menyatakan kerajaan dan pembangkang perlu meneliti semua perkara dalam memastikan pengekang penularan pandemik COVID-19 dipakukan secara bersama.
Bersediakah Malaysia untuk sistem berbilang parti?
Fakhrurrazi Rashid, koordinator penyelidik REFSA mengulas tentang perkembangan politik Malaysia ke arah sistem berbilang parti menunjukkan negara kita bergerak ke arah persaingan yang lebih matang dan terbuka.