Realising Malaysia’s High-Income Aspiration: The Last Mile of Reforms
Jayant Menon
Wide-ranging reforms and within-sector specialisation are needed for Malaysia to become a productivity-driven, high-income economy.

Jayant Menon
Wide-ranging reforms and within-sector specialisation are needed for Malaysia to become a productivity-driven, high-income economy.
Ooi Kok Hin
More than a decade since its formation, how far has Amanah challenged the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, PAS, as a mass-party alternative?
Sze Fung Ng
Parti Bersama Malaysia aims to attract disenchanted voters. But it might be hindered by the country’s first-past-the-post system.
Mohd Yunus
A nature-positive approach to agriculture, and specifically palm oil plantations, can marry mandates with production.
Lee Hwok-Aun
The ruling Pakatan Harapan has been pummelled by the ethnocentric policies of its rivals. It should live up to its reformist credo.
Luna Ge Lai
Chinese firms are investing in Malaysia at record levels, but many recent entrants tend to fill key technical and managerial positions with costly expatriates rather than develop Malaysian successors.
Lee Hwok-Aun
Malaysia’s Gig Workers Act, which took effect in April 2026, is a legislative milestone for the Madani administration. Malaysia’s 1.64 million gig workers stand to gain from the introduction of contractual frameworks, mandatory injury insurance, dispute settlement mechanisms, and a consultative council for setting minimum earnings. However, various policy gaps still need to be addressed.
Koh Sin Yee
Malaysia is setting its sights on becoming a global education hub. In doing so, however, it might have overlooked its edge as a regional education hub.
Amalina Anuar
Parti Wawasan Negara is styling itself as a “bridge” from Parti Islam SeMalaysia and the United Malays National Organisation. The odds of Wawasan attaining this role are long.
Azmil Tayeb
Parti Islam SeMalaysia is unlikely to fly solo as it prepares for the upcoming 16th General Election in Malaysia.