The current lockdown is hurting the livelihood of Malaysians. Government must move past arbitrary distinctions between “essential” & “non-essential sectors, focusing instead on applying dynamic SOPs & targeted economic assistance…
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More cash injection needed to save businesses
Iskandar Fareez opined that fiscal measures in PEMULIH are insufficient, calling for more injections. Instead of categorising businesses as ‘essential/‘non-essential’, mass preventive testing and risk-based assessments should be carried out…
Moratorium Insufficient for Prolonged Lockdown, Government Urged to Increase Fiscal Intervention
REFSA Communications Director Iskandar Fareez shares with The Malaysian Reserve that the recently-announced moratorium is insufficient and more fiscal measures are needed.
To address human trafficking issue, Malaysia needs a more empathetic approach to protect its victims
Political will is needed for a more human-centric and empathetic approach that protects the victims of human trafficking instead of criminalizing them; to get these unscrupulous employers to be brought…
Beri lebih ruang kepada anak muda berpolitik demi segarkan demokrasi - Pakar
Fakhrurrazi Rashid, Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA manyatakan anak muda tidak boleh asingkan diri mereka daripada politik untuk memastikan politik berjalan lancar, kita perlukan lebih ramai dalam politik bukan di luar Parlimen.
Economic experts say sector expected to stay buoyant
As the gig economy was already on the rise before the pandemic, the sector would be expected to remain buoyant overall, said REFSA Economic Advisor, Frederik Paulus.
Pemulih lacks initiative to help businesses, say industry players
REFSA Communications Director Iskandar Fareez noted that a more systemic approach should be considered to protect both lives and livelihoods in the latest PEMULIH package.
Threshold indicators, mass vaccinations way out of Covid crisis, say economists
REFSA communications director Raja Ahmad Iskandar Fareez and IMAN Research director of programmes Badrul Hisham Ismail quote on the need for strategies to prevent any arising outbreak from potential cases…
12MP takes into account National Recovery Plan - Mustapa
Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP) will take into account all factors related to the ongoing situation and post-COVID-19, including the National Recovery Plan (NRP), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department…
REFSA proposes 10 strategies for Covid-19 exit blueprint
The National Recovery Plan lacks a clear strategy to flatten the curve. In light of this issue, Dr. Ong Kian Ming and Frederik Paulus outlined the comprehensive policy approach called…