The Truth About The Gender Gap In The Modern Workplace
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.
Inequality
The State Of The Nation: Funding and execution major hurdles to BN’s proposed Assistive Basic Income, experts stress
The execution of BN's proposed Assistive Basic Income (ABI) is the most pressing facet of its manifesto should it come into play after GE15. As our unity government steps forward, Researcher Jaideep Singh addresses this and provides his insight over on The Edge.
Same Job, Different Pay?
Are Malaysians paid fairly for the work they do? That is the question many Malaysians are asking after an article on World of Buzz highlighted the large wage disparity between Malaysia and Singapore. While there are many factors such as cost of living that might have been a factor here, there are other granular reasons that also play a role in enlarging the gap. We speak to Tan E-Hun from REFSA to understand the causes behind this wage disparity.
Thinking beyond the current housing financialisation model: rental housing and the way forward
In a closed-door roundtable held on 21st July 2022, REFSA brought together a collective of policymakers, architects, urban planners, elected representatives and finance professionals to drive the exploration of this topic further.
Let Them Eat Chicken (… But Not At Reduced Prices)
Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said that the reduced chicken subsidy was to enable the money to be chanelled directly as cash aid to Malaysians, since previously the reduced price was benefitting not just Malaysians, but also foreign workers and refugees. First, we discuss whether 'Malaysian-only' policies might end up pushing away foreign workers, and whether Malaysia can survive without them. Next, we get into the kind of aid foreign workers have access to, and what needs to be done here.
Think City’s Public Housing Liveability Conference
Our reflections on Think City's Public Housing Liveability Conference.
药物的价格控管，和走不完的那一步
马来西亚应如何更好地准备，并制定长期的政策路线，以逐步增长经济？首先，我们必须打破一些阻碍发展的旧思维。
【说好的】缩小贫富差距呢？｜优内容《伟美观点》
The Melaka state elections look like it’s going to be a three-cornered fight at least, all around. Listen to the full discussion between Iskandar Fareez and BFM on the political dynamics ahead of the polls.
从复苏到改革， 我们该何去何从？
马来西亚应如何更好地准备，并制定长期的政策路线，以逐步增长经济？首先，我们必须打破一些阻碍发展的旧思维。
Not only skin deep: The Multifaceted Nature of Socio-economic Inequalities in Malaysia
Malaysia's tendency to look at the world through the lens of ethnicity naturally colours the discourse on inequality. Inter-ethnic inequalities are held to be self-evident, an unending legacy of the colonial policy of divide and rule.