Growth expectations for 2021-22 may be over-optimistic, says economist
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng believes restoring potential growth may take longer than expected due to the lasting damage and loss of economic capital and productivity as a result of the pandemic and lockdowns
Fewer Malaysians on rich list
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said said the decline in the number of rich people is inevitable given the overall 5.6% drop in the nation’s real income
Leading Index growth instils confidence in economy
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said leading indicator (Leading Index) which points to sustained recovery momentum, is encouraging
Malaysia suspended its democracy to combat the virus, now it’s even worse
Prof. James Chin believes most Malaysians would give Muhyiddin the benefit of the doubt over the state of emergency but said COVID-19 had “served this backdoor government very well”.
Possible Warisan-PBS tie-up has tongues wagging in Sabah
Prof Wong Chin Huat believes Warisan’s preference to partner with PBS has nothing to do with PBS being a local party and UMNO not being local.
The rise of a new generation of ‘green collar workers’ in South-East Asia
Prof. James Chin says youth going back to their roots to start green projects is common in countries where there is a growing, and emerging middle class.
PM’s youth advisory group won’t quell discontent, says analyst
Prof Wong Chin Huat said even the proposed prime minister-level youth advisory group, will do little to quell unhappiness over the government’s performance.
Analysts: What does redelineation exercise really achieve? Do we really need more MPs?
Prof Wong Chin Huat said corrections to the electoral distribution would see 19 more parliamentary seats added to Selangor, four more for Kelantan and five for Terengganu.
Online petitions don’t always show results
Prof Wong Chin Huat says while the impact of online petitions is waning, their recent mushrooming exemplifies the desire to take ownership of politics.
Best to stay neutral in China-US trade tiff
Prof Wong Chin Huat said said that Southeast Asian countries need the Chinese market for their economic well-being but depend on the US for security.
Reforms in Umno can lead to stable new govt, say analysts
Prof Wong Chin Huat said an Umno-DAP tie-up must be based on reforms as any cooperation without a common issue would invite backlash from their grassroots.
Umno-PPBM spat won’t affect GPS ties, analysts say
Prof. James Chin says there is little loyalty in Sabah to Perikatan Nasional (PN) or Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
