By Lim Li Lian Following the latest positive note that the country’s economy has showed resilience in the fourth quarter of 2023, it is now a crucial time for Malaysia to take a multi-prong and systemic approach to transit Malaysia…
Watch the video here Produced by Astro Awani Malaysia continues to be plagued with a significant gender pay parity, which is doing our nation no justice. Speaking to Melisa Melina Idris at Astro Awani’s Consider This, REFSA Executive Director shared about…
2022, like the year before it, turned out to be a watershed year for Malaysia. As a nation, we’ve weathered through uncertain domestic political affairs, the signing of an MOU between the government and opposition coalition, implementation of historic reforms (including the anti-hopping law) and changing economic developments that are partly driven by global forces. Emerging from the 15th Malaysian general election in November 2022, we are now led by a historical unity administration that pledges to continue the journey of nation building. Learn more about REFSA's work during this time by perusing our annual report for the year.
In tandem with recent discussions on tax, our researcher Sze Fung was invited onto BFM to discuss the importance of progressive taxation and whether taxing the rich stifles innovation
There have been quite a bit of news lately surrounding EPF. Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Cabinet would discuss a proposal to raise employers' contribution to 20% on their respective employees’ EPF accounts. A couple of days ago, the PM called for the EPF to aim for the retirement fund to shift its investment portfolio to comprise 70% of domestic investments by year-end. Our researcher Ng Sze Fung unpacks this with BFM.
为了提高女性在职场上的公平待遇，企业通常都多加聘请女性·员工来体现对男女的一视同仁。但是，根据调查，女性雇员以及担任管理层的女性在职场上的比例却还是比男性低了不少。究竟职场性别的公平待遇到底是什么？企业应该要如何改善？义腾研究中心执行长陈宇航与BFM財今探讨。
BFM discusses with E Hun Tan. Executive Director, Research for Social Advancement (REFSA) on the hard truth: how the gender gap at work is far worse than expected.
Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA, Fakhrurrazi Rashid mengulas signifikan sesi soal jawab Perdana Menteri (PMQ) di Dewan Rakyat.
REFSA Research Assistant Kieran Li Nair on sustainable urbanisation to enhance climate resilience in Malaysian cities.
On 17th January 2023, Research for Social Advancement (REFSA), a think-tank in Kuala Lumpur, and the Research Centre for Malaysia at Huaqiao University jointly hosted a closed-door roundtable titled “Prospects of Malaysia-China Relations in the Post-Pandemic Era”. The dialogue explored Malaysia-China relations amidst the shaping of a new geopolitical order post pandemic, and deliberated on strategies to move forward the bilateral relationship.