Dr Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme, and Co-coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Senior Lecturer in development studies at the University of Malaya.
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Malaysia’s PADU Central Data Hub: Reduced Targets, Raised Stakes
Lee Hwok-Aun
Registration for Malaysia’s central data hub PADU started slow and finished strong but crucial questions that must be convincingly answered remain.
Malaysia’s Public Service Pensions: Will to Reform, Without A Roadmap
Lee Hwok-Aun
Malaysia has announced that future public service recruits will retire on accumulated Employee Provident Fund savings instead of the current, popular pension scheme. Before proceeding, the Anwar Ibrahim administration must clarify the fiscal situation and attendant reforms needed.
Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024: Seven Suggestions for the Seventh Convention
Lee Hwok-Aun
Malaysia is gearing up for 2024 Bumiputera Economic Congress. To help make it more substantive and constructive, the Anwar Ibrahim administration should take on board seven suggestions.
Anwar’s Sidestepping Ethnic Policies: Not a Way to Gain Ground
Lee Hwok-Aun
The Unity government concedes that the status quo of ethnic quotas in Malaysia cannot be changed. They are easily tarred by PN as meek and ambivalent toward Malay interests, and simultaneously disappoint non-Malays who nonetheless vote for them because PN is viewed as a worse alternative.
A Material Election: Will Malaysians Vote with Their Wallets?
Lee Hwok-Aun
Electoral campaigns in the run-up to Malaysia’s six state elections on 12 August are spinning economic success stories to tug heartstrings, but the electorate will surely reference their lived experience as they cast ballots.