17th EAEA International Convention Postponed to August 2021
The 17th EAEA convention has been postponed to 14-15 August 2021 due to the pandemic (COVID-19) shock.
Plenty of scheming until next Parliament session, say experts
Wong Chin Huat mentions that the current government will stay on for a while unless the economy hits bottom and erodes its legitimacy
Malaysia's king upholds PM Muhyiddin's appointment as opposition mounts challenge
Wong Chin Huat mentions that the current government will stay on for a while unless the economy hits bottom and erodes its legitimacy
Malaysia鈥檚 messy politics on show in one-day parliament session
Wong Chin Huat mentions that the current government will stay on for a while unless the economy hits bottom and erodes its legitimacy
GPS focusing on state election rather than federal politics, opines political analyst
Prof James Chin said that GPS most likely would not join the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition formally but prefer to be an ally to it.
鈥楩ocus economic strategy on production, services鈥
Prof Yeah uses the example of rice imports from our Southeast Asian neighbours to explain and argue for the concept of 鈥渃omparative advantage鈥 principle.
Comment | Malaysia鈥檚 crisis of political legitimacy
Prof Wong Chin Huat is cited, painting a picture that what could happen at the one-day sitting of the Malaysian Parliament is entirely plausible.
Caution over 2Q growth, despite 1Q GDP surprise
Prof Yeah pointed out that recession risk in trade-dependent Malaysia remains very high in light of the looming global recession where millions have been thrown out of work, notably in the US.
Can Malaysia cope with 鈥榯riple whammy鈥 economic shock?
Prof Yeah said the government urgently needed to study the 鈥渁dequacy and efficacy鈥 of the so-called National Care Assistance (Bantuan Prihatin Nasional) package.
Govt must not be hasty in finding balance between health and economy
Prof Yeah said a lockdown exit plan should be done gradually without neglecting the health aspect.
With big MP pool, prof thinks Harapan in good shape to form shadow cabinet
Prof Wong Chin Huat has urged the opposition coalition to seize the opportunity to form a shadow cabinet.
A PPBM return to PH is unlikely 鈥 for now, Muhyiddin will survive
Prof James said the prime minister鈥檚 survival was not really at risk while also ruling out the likelihood of Muhyiddin taking PPBM back to PH.
