Publications

Policy Paper No. 38: Malaysia’s Tax System Friend or Foe to Prosperity?

Publications By admin|May 9, 2017 |0

Policy Paper No. 38 Malaysia’s Tax System Friend or Foe to Prosperity? Malaysia has the capacity to grow more rapidly and become a high-income nation. But is its tax system holding it back? According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ma [...]

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 № 33: Strengthening the Royal Malaysia Police by Enhancing Accountability

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|November 4, 2016 |0

This paper examines the structural design and institutional features that empower Malaysia’s top cop, the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The IGP wields considerable power: he sits atop a hierarchical structure that spans multiple policing comp [...]

Natural Resource Revenue Sharing

Publications Report By admin|November 1, 2016 |0

IDEAS was a peer reviewer for part of the report. This Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) policy paper represents a comprehensive global survey of natural resource revenue sharing regimes. [...]

Brief IDEAS № 5: Governing State-Owned Enterprises: Lessons learned from 1MDB

Brief IDEAS Publications By admin|October 24, 2016 |0

Download the policy paper here. On 7 April 2016, sixteen months after commencing investigations, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad1 (1MDB). The report reviewed the management and administration [...]

Policy IDEAS № 25 Edisi BM: Pembebasan Ekonomi di Asia

Policy Ideas By admin|June 29, 2016 |0

Kebebasan kian dikikis saban hari di serata dunia, sepertimana yang boleh dilihat di Timur Tengah, Asia Selatan, dan Eropah. Namun, masih terdapat sinar harapan untuk kebebasan dari segi ekonomi. Pengarang Dr. Razeen Sally bermula dengan mengimbas [...]

Policy IDEAS № 28: Financial Burden of Living with Autism

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|June 21, 2016 |0

Financial Burden of Living with Autism: A case study of parents at IDEAS Autism Centre Caring for a child with special needs results in increased spending for families. In addition to direct costs of intervention such as healthcare, educati [...]

Brief IDEAS № 4: The Potential of Independent Religious Schools

Brief IDEAS Education Publications By admin|June 8, 2016 |0

Download the policy paper here. Private religious schools have gained popularity in Malaysia over the past few years, but are they a viable alternative to the mainstream school system? Author Atlaf Deviyati analyses whether Islamic private [...]

Policy IDEAS № 29: The Principles of Political Finance Regulations

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|May 20, 2016 |0

Click to download Political parties lie at the heart of every democracy in the 21st century, championing the interests of different voters and contributing to society. Central to their continued growth is political financing and its regulation, w [...]