COMMENTARY INSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEMOCRACY good governance SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 Norma baru Dewan Negara by FAKHRURRAZI RASHID Sidang Dewan Rakyat baru sahaja berakhir pada 27 Ogos 2020, selepas empat minggu bersidang. Pelbagai isu, perbahasan dan kritikan di Dewan Rakyat yang mendapat…
Putrajaya should undertake a “mission-oriented” industrial policy to create new jobs in the medium to long term amid a gloomy economic backdrop.
Malaysia needs bold socioeconomic policies to kickstart economic recovery and to realign economic priorities towards more sustainable and resilient forms of work.
Tens of thousands of Malaysians have already lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis and the worst of the damage is yet to come.
Watch #MalaysiaCiptaKerja to understand Mission-Oriented policies that can be introduced to reset the Malaysian economy and create a resilient and sustainable ecosystem for job creation.
Penang Institute’s Datuk Dr. Ooi Kee Beng reminded us at The Great Reset book launch that history shows the pivotal role youth play in leading change. The older generation may talk about reforms but when push comes to shove, they would usually take the route they were most comfortable with.
With prolonged economic recession insight, Hafiz Noor Shams, Visiting Fellow at REFSA gives us his view on how Malaysia can move forward and whether a new re-industrialisation policy is required.
Government plays a key role to stabilise and jumpstart the jobs market that has been battered during the COVID-19 recession. This paper proposes counteracting measures in the form of a long-term public sector expansion. Specifically, the public health and tertiary education systems should be expanded to meet underserved demand.
COMMENTARY Institutional reform democracy good governance AUG 13, 2020 Peranan parlimen tak wajar dipinggirkan RUU Covid-19 By Fakhrurrazi Rashid [For English version please click here] Pada 7 Ogos 2020, kerajaan Perikatan Nasional (PN) telah membentangkan Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Langkah-Langkah Sementara Bagi Pembiayaan…
Parliament should serve as an institution to discuss, scrutinize and approve SOPs issued by the government or the National Security Council, so that there are no technical problems that might cause confusion among the rakyat.
Kordinator Penyelidik REFSA, Fakhrurrazi M. Rashid berkongsi pandangan di Aliran tentang peranan Yang Di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat mempertahankan kedaulatan parlimen. Kredibiliti Speaker Dewan Rakyat akan menentukan hala tuju parlimen Malaysia sama ada ke arah yang baik atau sebaliknya.