COVID-19

COVID-19, PRESS ROOM

Economic Turbulence in Covid-19 – A webinar organised by HEYA (High Education Malaysia Association)

Our Research Director Ivy Kwek spoke in HEYA webinar about the future economic outlook, the immediate and long term measures to flatten the recession curve, and how we should seek to reshape our world for post-crisis time.

April 4, 2020

COVID-19, ECONOMICS

Life Support for the Economy: A comparative analysis of Covid-19’s stimulus packages of Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom

A comparison of stimulus packages between Malaysia, Singapore and the UK was done in this paper. Malaysia package should focus on companies and preservation of employment as per Singapore and UK packages.

April 3, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, STATECRAFT

How Parliaments function in a time of crisis

A stronger cooperation between Malaysia’s Executive and Legislative branch is needed in tackling Covid-19 crisis.

April 1, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, ECONOMICS

Menghargai pengorbanan pekerja B40 dan ekonomi gig melawan COVID-19

We should not overlooked impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the nation’s low-income group and gig workers.

March 25, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, STATECRAFT

Re-examining national security architecture of Malaysia

What are the different roles of Malaysia Armed Forces during peacetime and wartime, and a look into the much needed long term structural reform in our security sector.

March 23, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, ECONOMICS

We need to ‘flatten the curve’ of economic recession, now

A massive intervention is required to prevent the economic fabric of the nation from disintegrating. What are the immediate efforts required to “flatten the recession curve”, and why it is important to do it, now.

March 23, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, ECONOMICS

Flexible work arrangements deserve more than just this Covid-19 crash-course

FWAs are more than just a tool to cope with Covid-19, their positive externality effects such as diversifying economic growth and labour force, as well as reducing traffic congestion, are too good for us to pass up for much longer.

March 20, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, ECONOMICS

Beyond Covid-19: Building back better for a more resilient economy and society

Our post-crisis recovery efforts should be planned well in order to rebuild the country for a stronger and more resilient economy and society under the idea of “build back better”.

March 19, 2020

COMMENTARY, COVID-19, ECONOMICS

Covid-19: Revisiting the economic stimulus after the world woke up

To cushion the sudden global downturn, the government need to double down on measures announced, expand scope of application to more workers and businesses, and do it quickly.

March 16, 2020