Liew Chin Tong is Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Member of Parliament for Iskandar Puteri, and State Assemblyperson for Perling, Johor. He has served the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in various capacities and is now a member of its Central Executive Committee, serving as the Strategic Director. He was previously Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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Articles by Liew Chin Tong (9)
Manufacturing Malaysia’s Future: Hope or Hype?
Liew Chin Tong
Fulcrum editor Lee Hwok Aun and Malaysia Studies Programme Coordinator Francis Hutchinson speak with Liew Chin Tong, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry. Their conversation spans Malaysia’s challenges in engineering a second industrial take-off, implementing reforms, and navigating global uncertainties.
Malaysia’s 15th General Election: Considering the Chessboard
Liew Chin Tong|Dzulkefly Ahmad
Pakatan Harapan has to win at least 80 seats in peninsular Malaysia in order to safeguard Malaysian democracy and move the country forward.
Malaysia Must Pursue A New Order of Stability via Democracy
Liew Chin Tong
UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has publicly argued that Malaysia should return to the old order with UMNO as the singular dominant party and Barisan Nasional ruling with two-thirds majority. It is important for the nation to ask, what sort of new political order should emerge?
Malaysia’s Skewed Transport System: Rising Costs Demand Bolder Solutions
Liew Chin Tong
Malaysia’s failure to build an efficient and functioning public transport system has a price tag: a huge fuel subsidy bill, sizable accumulated public debts and a high level of household debts partly caused by car loans. Policymakers should think out of the box and consider subsidising commuters to take public transport.
Malaysia on the Cusp of a New Political Order
Liew Chin Tong
The discourse on Malaysia’s political history has been in flux for some time. This Long Read revisits the series of political, economic and social ideas that have sustained previous political eras and explores what is to come.