Author Archives: Tricia

Federalism and the COVID-19 Crisis: State-Federal Tensions Arise in Malaysia

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Tricia

I have been using the Forum of Federations website quite a bit in my research, so very pleased to have written this piece for their “Federalism and the COVID-19 Crisis” series for Malaysia. This was first published on the Forum … Continue reading →

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The Political Economy of Federal-State Relations: How the centre influences resource distribution to the periphery

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Tricia

IDEAS has just released my policy paper, which can be downloaded here. The media statement released together with the paper is pasted below. IDEAS: The federal government must distribute resources fairly, regardless of political affiliation KUALA LUMPUR, 14 MAY 2020: … Continue reading →

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Reporting on the Reporters (in August Man Magazine)

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Tricia

Thank you August Man Magazine for including me in its feature in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. The full piece can be found on its website here. They also kindly sent me a PDF version of … Continue reading →

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What actually happened at the 28th April NSC meeting?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Tricia

I am trying to reconstruct what transpired at the National Security Council meeting on 28th April, which was chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by all states’ Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers. Were the states consulted? Did they know … Continue reading →

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Infusing federalism into public health decision-making

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Tricia

First published on Malaysiakini here on 5 May 2020. The federal government’s decision to ease the movement control order (MCO) from May 4 to 12 was abruptly announced just three days earlier, on Labour Day.  Almost immediately, the Sarawak and … Continue reading →

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Recent Webinars on Covid-19

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Tricia

I spoke and moderated several IDEAS webinars recently, on Covid-19. I have published them on my website here. These may be useful for those following developments on how the Malaysian government is tackling the Covid-19 crisis. Thanks for following. The … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s Federalism Reverts to a Vanishing Past

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Tricia

By Tricia Yeoh, Fellow, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) First published on Asialink, The University of Melbourne, on 6 April 2020, here. The Malaysian government’s National Action Council, set up to address the Covid-19 emergency, held a … Continue reading →

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Approve an interim protocol for government to work with NGOs — Altaf Deviyati, Tricia Yeoh

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Tricia

First published in The Malay Mail on 31 March, here. MARCH 31 — As the novel cornavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread in an unpredictable manner it presents a growing risk to all stakeholders involved in food assistance, particularly in the … Continue reading →

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Fiscal transparency should not be missed out in the “Prihatin” Stimulus Package

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Tricia

First published on the IDEAS website here on 30 March 2020, and reported on in The Edge Markets on the same day here. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 27 March 2020 announced a RM250 billion economic stimulus package intended to … Continue reading →

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Government must take specific steps to ensure food security during the MCO ― Projek Wawasan Rakyat

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Tricia

This is something I drafted alongside several others (names below the article) for Projek Wawasan Rakyat, published in the Malay Mail on 26 March 2020. Also available here. MARCH 26 ― The extension of the movement control order (MCO) until … Continue reading →

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