December 20, 2022

IDEAS welcomes new Dewan Rakyat Speaker and congratulates Prime Minister on vote of confidence but expresses strong concern over auto-resign clause in MOU

Kuala Lumpur, 19 December 2022: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes Datuk Johari Abdul on his appointment as Dewan Rakyat Speaker. His appointment comes […]
December 3, 2022

IDEAS concerned with Cabinet lineup announcement from the Prime Minister, strongly reminds the government of high public expectations to deliver on policy reforms

Kuala Lumpur, 3 December 2022: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) expresses concern with the latest announcement made by the Prime Minister, YAB Datuk […]
November 29, 2022

Crisis Averted for Now: Malaysia’s 15th General Election and What Lies Ahead

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
November 24, 2022

IDEAS congratulates the appointment of Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister, urges the new government to uphold integrity and restore public trust towards key democratic institutions

Kuala Lumpur, 24 November 2022: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) extends its congratulations to the 10th Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and […]
November 24, 2022

Tabling Budget in Special Parliamentary session not under Caretaker’s responsibility; IDEAS reiterates the need for Caretaker Government Convention

Kuala Lumpur, 24 November 2022: With the ongoing political deadlock, looming concerns over the re-tabling of the Budget 2023 are quickly becoming the centre of attention. […]
November 22, 2022

In Hung Parliament situation, IDEAS calls for policy and not patronage-based negotiations as basis of government formation

Kuala Lumpur, 20 November 2022: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) acknowledges that the 15th General Election (GE15) has resulted in a hung Parliament […]
October 20, 2022

IDEAS: Malaysia’s Caretaker Government must be aware of its rightful limitations and responsibilities; Writing off debts beyond scope of Caretaker Government

Kuala Lumpur, 20 October 2022: Following the dissolution of Parliament last week by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the current administration is now officially acting as caretaker government […]
June 27, 2022

Manufacturing Eurekas: Innovating Political Narratives

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
April 11, 2022

Ideas: Politics as a vehicle for youth aspirations

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS