Ringgit-denominated IRS by non-resident banks a positive signal by BNM to global investors
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng welcomes the initiative to enable foreign banks to participate in the onshore interest rate swap (IRS) market
鈥楨xplore NEP factor in poverty eradication plans鈥
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said under the 12th Malaysia Plan, more opportunities must be created to help the poor get out of the poverty trap
Govt assistance goes a long way in uplifting those in need
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said the revision in the national poverty line income (PLI) is helpful in terms of allowing more households to fall under the new threshold and be included in government aid and targeted programmes
Why millennials still can鈥檛 save
Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said millennials should strive to have adequate savings first to meet unforeseen emergencies and then expand over time to meet their other needs.
Malaysia suspended its democracy to combat the virus, now it鈥檚 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 鈥渟erved this backdoor government very well鈥.
Possible Warisan-PBS tie-up has tongues wagging in Sabah
Prof Wong Chin Huat believes Warisan鈥檚 preference to partner with PBS has nothing to do with PBS being a local party and UMNO not being local.
PM鈥檚 youth advisory group won鈥檛 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鈥檚 performance.
The rise of a new generation of 鈥榞reen collar workers鈥 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.
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鈥檛 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.
