Category Archives: Economics

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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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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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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The political economy that Perikatan Nasional inherits – and will have to tackle

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Tricia

This article was first published on New Mandala on 6 March 2020 here. As the dust settles on the political machinations from the top that threw Malaysia into unchartered territory – this was the first time since 1969 that the … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s New Perikatan Nasional Government: A Return of Barisan Nasional Policies?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Tricia

This article was first published on FORSEA on 2 March 2020 here and republished on Malaysiakini on 3 March 2020 here. Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan coalition will go down in history as the shortest-lived government in the country. Since its ‘stunning’ … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the Corrupt

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Tricia

First published in theSun here, on 17 May 2018. IN Ayi Kwei Armah’s book, The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born, the protagonist is a civil servant who chooses not to take bribes for favours at the expense of his children’s education … Continue reading →

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Notes on a New Nation, Day 7

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Tricia

Notes on a New Nation Day 7 Post GE-14 (16 May 2018) and Concluding Thoughts (for now) How apt it is to end the week with what most would consider to be sweet justice. Just seven short days following the … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s new leadership line-up strengthens Mahathir’s hand

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Tricia

First published on the Channel NewsAsia website on 14 May 2018, here. Mahathir Mohamad named three Cabinet ministers and announced the establishment of a Council of Elders on Saturday (May 12), in a move that strengthens his position within the … Continue reading →

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Competition for better political and policy outcomes

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 26 April 2018 under the title “Competition for better outcomes”, here. GRAB, the Malaysian home-grown riding app, recently bought over Uber in several Southeast Asian countries. Some of us avid users have already noticed a … Continue reading →

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