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Do we really need unity?

National Unity Opinion Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|December 6, 2016 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Published in The Star 6 December 2016 Forcing us to mix may actually cause resentment and discord, instead of promoting harmony. LAST weekend at the Putra World Trade Centre, one Umno leader after another rose to the podium [...]

Tributaries of peace

National Unity Opinion Tunku Abidin Muhriz By admin|September 23, 2016 |0

By Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin. First published in The Malay Mail Online 23 September 2016 SEPT 23 — Many are curious about the true story behind the award-winning lady of substance who did not (as some might expect) attend the 71st session of th [...]

Patriotism without disability

National Unity Opinion Tunku Abidin Muhriz By admin|September 16, 2016 |0

By Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin. Published in The MalayMail Online 16 September 2016 SEPTEMBER 16 — The past few weeks have seen the country come together in pursuit of sporting excellence at the Olympics and Paralympic Games. In both cases our co [...]

Kadar cukai negara perlu seimbang

Opinion Political Economy and Governance Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|August 17, 2016 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Published in Berita Harian 17 August 2016 PADA 21 Oktober nanti, Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak dijangka membentangkan Bajet 2017 di Parlimen. Antara isu penting yang akan disentuh ialah mengenai dasar percukaian ne [...]

Malaysia’s Brain Drain Dilemma

National Unity Opinion By admin|April 19, 2016 |0

First published in Malaymail Online By Amanda Yeo Yan Yi , (c) 2016, MALAYMAIL ONLINE (c) 2016 I would like to address an ongoing problem for Malaysia: brain drain. As our economic growth slows down, it is challenging to stem the brain drain as l [...]

Youth In Politics: Missing In Action

National Unity Opinion By admin|April 19, 2016 |0

First published in Malaymail Online By Bernard Goh Teck Yang , (c) 2016, MALAYMAIL ONLINE (c) 2016 In light of Syed Saddiq’s active involvement in current political affairs which have met with the disapproval of the government and those in power, [...]

Nothing Good Or Evil About Money

National Unity Opinion By admin|April 14, 2016 |0

First published in Malaysiakini By Arisha Auji Kamarudin , (c) 2016, Malaysiakini (c) 2016 Money is the instrument of exchange, helping in buying and selling and also in fixing a value on things and commodities. It may be in metal or in paper. Wit [...]

PRESS STATEMENT : IDEAS launches the National Unity Youth Fellowship 2016 programme

National Unity Press Statements By admin|March 25, 2016 |0

Kuala Lumpur, 25 March 2016 – The National Unity Youth Fellowship 2016 programme organised by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in partnership with the Department of National Unity and Integration (JPNIN) was launched [...]

If you want change, go for it, Nur Jazlan tells youths

National Unity By admin|March 25, 2016 |0

First published by Justin Zack, The Star on 25 March 2016. KUALA LUMPUR: The younger generation should start being more active in effecting change and not back off when faced with challenges, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. [...]

IDEAS Media Statement : Tottenham Hotspur raises RM 7,000 for IDEAS Autism Centre in a charity auction

Autism Centre News Press Statements By admin|May 28, 2015 |0

IDEAS Media Statement For immediate release 27 May 2015 Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspurs Football Club took part in a fundraising event for the IDEAS Autism Centre on 27 May 2015. The event was organised by Malaysia Spurs with sponsorship [...]

Summary Report – Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Health Panel Discussion

Event Reports Events SEANET By admin|May 25, 2015 |0

SEANET (a project of IDEAS) co-hosted an event on 21 May, in Singapore, with our friends at Geneva Network. The aim was to cast some light over the debate about Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and health, which so far has been rather apocalyptic. [...]

Ideas Autism Centre is featured in Catalyst Asia Magazine

Autism Centre Magazine News Units By admin|May 5, 2015 |0

“All in a day’s work for a teacher – except that this is not a regular kindergarten. It’s the Ideas Autism Centre (IAC) run by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas), a think-tank promoting market based solutions to public [...]