June 13, 2025

Commemorating World Refugee Day

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
February 17, 2025

IDEAS Welcomes the Government’s Effort to Grant Legal Employment Rights to UNHCR-Registered Refugees

Kuala Lumpur,  14 February 2025: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes the government’s effort to provide legal employment rights to refugees registered with the […]
February 17, 2025

IDEAS Sambut Baik Cadangan Kerajaan Membenarkan Hak Pekerjaan Kepada Golongan Pelarian Yang Berdaftar Di Bawah UNHCR

Kuala Lumpur, 14 Februari 2025: Institut untuk Demokrasi dan Hal Ehwal Ekonomi (IDEAS) menyambut baik usaha kerajaan untuk memberi hak kepada golongan pelarian yang berdaftar di bawah […]
October 2, 2024

Explaining the refugee crisis in Malaysia from root to tip

October 2, 2024

188,210 refugees in Malaysia, let’s talk about it! | World Refugee Day

October 14, 2022

IDEAS: Reconsider plans to shut down the UNHCR office in Malaysia; Priority should be to establish a legal framework for refugees

Kuala Lumpur, 13 October 2022 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia expresses concerns over a parliamentary reply on the 7th of October […]
September 28, 2022

IDEAS and UNICEF: Refugee and asylum-seeking children’s rights to education and healthcare must be protected now

Kuala Lumpur, 29 September 2022 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia, supported by the European […]
September 3, 2021

Rethinking Malaysia’s position on the refugee crisis

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