Category Archives: Philosophy

IDEAS Announces CEO Transition: Farewell and Welcome

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Tricia

This press statement was released by IDEAS on 12 August 2024 here. Kuala Lumpur, 12 August 2024: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) announces that Dr Tricia Yeoh will be stepping down from her role as CEO at the … 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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Government knows best

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 29 March 2018, here. IN April 2009, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak famously pronounced that “the era where the government imposed excessive controls and adopted the attitude of ‘government knows best’ is over”. He also said … Continue reading →

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Ideas of Freedom

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 31 August 2017, here. OVER the last four years, I am proud to have been part of a young, dynamic team of people working hard to produce research-based ideas and policy proposals at a local, independent … Continue reading →

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A tougher business environment

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 25 May 2017, here. THIS time of the year is when the Treasury begins its consultation process, collating feedback to prepare the annual budget to be tabled in October, for the following year. Over the … Continue reading →

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Integration the world over

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 16 March 2017, here. IN August 2015, I visited France at a time when the Syrian refugee crisis was just unfolding, causing much uncertainty and consternation. The discussions I had with academics and policy analysts … Continue reading →

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Rights of the natives

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 22 December 2016, here. A VIDEO went viral at the end of November on social media, portraying the Temiar Orang Asli community singing Negaraku as the blockade they had set up to protest logging at … Continue reading →

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Taking back liberal

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Tricia

(first published in theSun on Thursday, 9 July 2015, here) AT an IDEAS public forum last weekend on whether or not Malaysia is ready for a liberal political party, it was evident that all three of the panel speakers acknowledged … Continue reading →

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Where values begin

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 8 January 2015, here). FOR all of our technical analysis of how to improve such-and-such a public policy, the most current of which being the deforestation decisions that may have contributed largely to the flood disaster, … Continue reading →

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A freedom conversation

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 28 November 2014, here). MEETING people for the first time, I am often asked what a think-tank is. This is followed by a question on how it is that a classical liberal think-tank can exist in … Continue reading →

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