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Policy Paper No. 37: Upgrading Democracy: ‘Soft Laws’ and The Ombudsman

policy Policy Ideas policyideas Publications By admin|February 27, 2017 |0

Policy Paper No. 37 Upgrading Democracy: ‘Soft Laws’ and The Ombudsman Democracy is being tested and assaulted on all fronts today. Southeast Asian countries like Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam are increasingly becoming authoritarian. In t [...]

Policy Paper No. 36: A critical look into the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010

policy Policy Ideas policyideas Publications By admin|February 22, 2017 |0

Policy Paper No. 36 A critical look into the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 Despite the introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (the Act), whistleblowing is still a rare occurrence in Malaysia. In fact, the annual report from [...]

Policy IDEAS № 35: Innovations in Vector-Borne Diseases

policy Policy Ideas policyideas Publications By admin|December 25, 2016 |0

Read the paper here Since the middle of the twentieth century, the world has made great progress fighting diseases transmitted by vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies, particularly malaria. However, this progress is threatened by a surg [...]

Policy IDEAS № 34: Separating the Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor: Enhancing Rule of Law in Malaysia

Policy Ideas policyideas Publications By admin|December 12, 2016 |0

Read the paper here The removal of the former Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail at the height of investigations on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and its accumulated debt of RM42 billion raises concerns over the fragility of the Atto [...]

Policy IDEAS № 30: The Potential of Independent Religious Schools: A Case Study of Al-Amin

policyideas By admin|June 7, 2016 |0

Religious private schools have gained popularity in Malaysia but are they a viable alternative to the mainstream school system? This paper presents a case study on Sekolah Rendah and Sekolah Menengah Islam (SRI and SMI) Al-Amin, a private [...]

Special Report – The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Catalysing Reforms in Governance

Other Publications policyideas Publications Special Edition By admin|January 22, 2016 |0

This paper calls for the Parliament of Malaysia and the public to support a motion for the government to sign the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (hereafter referred to as TPPA or the agreement). The TPPA will not only bring economic benefits [...]

Policy IDEAS No 4 : Giving The Voice To The Poor

Education policyideas Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|July 10, 2013 |0

This report documents the main findings from Stage 1 (out of 4) of the “Voice of the Poor” research project, whose aim is to provide a bridge between the bottom 40% of with policymakers and other key stakeholders in education policy. As can be ex [...]