For Low-Income Malaysia, a lifeline amidst a crisis?
The COVID-19 crisis firmly brought into mainstream thought the benefits of robust systems of social protection.
ECONOMICS
Conceptualizing the Gig Economy in Malaysia
Reclassify gig economy workers and provide a regulatory framework will create a more robust social safety net that is seriously lacking.
Managing a triple crisis in Malaysia
Ever since the first case of COVID-19 emerged on 25 January, Malaysia has been battling not one, not two, but three crises.
Uncovering the Plight of Lower-Income Malaysia
Contrasting living wage requirements against median household income and wages, this paper issues a strong argument for the need for the provision of a stronger system of social protection and government’s role in putting forward policies that stimulate job and wage growth in forward-looking sectors.
[REFSA DISCUSS #6] Post-COVID-19: What lies ahead for Malaysian youths?
What kind of future lies ahead for Malaysian youth post COVID-19? With the the future job market looking to be tough, what alternatives does the youth have? What kind of policies should youth demand to help ease the transition into this new economic outlook?
復工新常態下的軍政、訓政及憲政 | The new normal post COVID-19
Coordination between government and businesses becomes important to reopening the coronavirus-closed economy while meeting public health goals.
[REFSA DISCUSS #5] The “Strategic New Normal” Post-COVID-19: How should Southeast Asia respond?
A panel of experts deliberated on the building blocks by Southeast Asian countries towards a holistic COVID-19 response and managing an increasingly complex security environment with potentially less resources
[REFSA DISCUSS #4] “Build Back Better”: Constructing our post COVID-19 future
PASTEVENT MAY 6, 2020 [REFSA DISCUSS #4] “Build Back Better”: Constructing our Post-COVID-19 future International Cooperation is key in Building Back Better post-COVID-19 Panel of experts at REFSA’s Webinar discuss the importance of working together to build a robust…
Lifting up the Generasi Covid-19
It is a bad time to be young, but we can do something about it. How we empower and enable young people to help the country get through this tough time?
[REFSA DISCUSS #2] COVID-19: Crisis Preparedness and the Whole-of-Society Response
PASTEVENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrbtU6HW8Vk&t APR 22, 2020 [REFSA DISCUSS #2] COVID-19: Crisis Preparedness and the Whole-of-Society Response REFSA’s second webinar aimed to explore and discuss the necessary robust holistic response from the society to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, which has a…