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Poor GLC governance is reflected in Corruption Perceptions Index

English Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)News Press Statements Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|February 27, 2017 |0

Kuala Lumpur, 25 January 2017 – Malaysia’s drop in rank in the Corruption Perceptions Index from 54 to 55 out of 176 countries suggests that the Malaysian government must make serious reforms to the governance of government linked companies [...]

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: REFORM NOW OR LOSE THE PEOPLE

English News Press Statements By admin|July 7, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7th July 2015 **** JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: REFORM NOW OR LOSE THE PEOPLE 7 July 2015, Kuala Lumpur – The recent revelation by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that as much as US$700 million have been channelled directly to [...]

PRESS STATEMENT : Perkasa and Utusan Malaysia issue an apology to IDEAS President

English News Press Statements By admin|July 5, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 July 2015 **** PRESS STATEMENT: Perkasa and Utusan Malaysia issue a public apology to IDEAS President 5 July 2015, Kuala Lumpur – On 2 June 2015, Utusan Malaysia published an article in which Perkasa accused IDEAS [...]

Is Malaysia ready for a liberal political party?

English Events Previous Events By admin|June 26, 2015 |1

Please note that doors will open at 9:30am. If you have registered via eventbrite, you are advised to be there by 9:45am as there are limited seats available. At 9:50am we will release seats to walk-ins. Questions? Please email : fareeza@ideas.org [...]

Government should not be in business

English Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|May 12, 2015 |3

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in the ‘Thinking Liberally’ column of The Star on 12 May 2015. Four years ago the Friedrich Naumann Foundation provided a grant that enabled me to attend a meeting called the International Confere [...]

The Bastiat Wager and a People Centred-ASEAN

English Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|May 11, 2015 |0

By Sri Murniati. First published in the Edge Magazine on 11 May 2015. If Frederic Bastiat, the French philosopher who wrote an outstanding essay on the government in 1848, lived today and joined the recently concluded ASEAN People Forum, he would [...]

Remembering the Tunku

English Governance Opinion By admin|February 12, 2015 |0

By Tricia Yeoh. First published in The Sun on 12 February 2015. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the [...]

Public Choice for Prosperity – A summary report

English Event Reports Events Outreach Units By admin|February 9, 2015 |0

On the 27th of January 2015, IDEAS in collaboration with INTI College hosted Dr. Wolfgang Kasper, Emeritus Professor at The University of New South Wales and a former economic adviser to the Malaysian treasury. Around 100 undergraduate students as [...]

IDEAS Autism Centre (IAC)

Autism Centre English By admin|August 7, 2014 |0

IDEAS Autism Centre is now opened in Taman Bukit Templer (near Bandar Baru Selayang). This centre offers an early intervention programme for autistic children. To help working parents, and to encourage parents to stay in employment, IDEAS Autism C [...]