On 23 October, Bait Al Amanah successfully hosted our Multi-Actor Dialogue (MAD) on Consumer Finance, in collaboration with E3Hubs. Bringing together voices from banking, policy, and industry, the session unpacked how Malaysians are navigating today’s financial landscape, from everyday spending challenges to rapidly evolving digital finance behaviours. The rich diversity of expertise in the room sparked powerful insights, bold ideas, and practical pathways to strengthen finan

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Oct 2025 – Bait Al Amanah, in partnership with the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR), the...

Our analyst at Bait Al Amanah, Yugendran T. Kannu Sivakumaran , was recently featured in Malay Mail with his article “Vapeonomics: How a...

In a New Straits Times feature (22 May 2025), our Research Director Abel Benjamin Lim shared that any move to raise Malaysia’s...

Happy to share that Bait Al Amanah team in May 2025 had an impactful week at the 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2025. Beyond the hangars and docks, we are incredibly proud to announce a major contribution. Our researchers, E Kin Zane Ryan Seow, Karisma Putera Abd Rahman, and Fikry A. Rahman, from the Foreign Affairs Department, have contributed a chapter in a book published by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) titled Navigating The Horizon.

Last month, our Founding Director, Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, was invited to helm the 16th Meeting of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and...

Written by Mustafa Abdul Ghafoor, Guest Contributor Executive Summary Malaysia is home to over 192,200 refugees, including around 2,800...

On 30th April 2025, as a civil society partner Bait Al Amanah participated in the launch of the Multiparty Democracy Caucus (Kaukus...

On 14th April 2025, Bait Al Amanah had the opportunity to welcome a delegation from the Korea Foundation to identify our shared areas of...

Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah, emphasised the need for Malaysia and similar nations to actively influence...

On 24-26 February, Bait Al Amanah had the honour of attending the “ASEAN-IPR Regional Conference on Cybersecurity” hosted by the ASEAN...

Bait Al Amanah has recently published an opinion piece in the New Straits Times, detailing the significance of Malaysia’s role in the...

Bait Al Amanah recently published an op-ed titled "Malaysia’s Tech Ambition Amid Trump 2.0 and BRICS", authored by E Kin Zane Ryan Seow...

In March 2025, Bait Al Amanah travelled to Kuching to further our understanding of Sarawakian perceptions towards a myriad of public and...

In January 2025, Bait Al Amanah travelled to Jakarta, Indonesia to further our understanding of ASEAN, regional security, and bilateral...

Bait Al Amanah in partnership with the Australian High Commission in Malaysia recently hosted a closed-door workshop titled “Regional...

Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah, emphasized the need for Malaysia and similar nations to actively influence...

Bait Al Amanah had recently co-hosted a panel discussion titled "Dancing with the Dragon?" Indonesian and Malaysian Policies Towards China...

Fikry A Rahman, the head of foreign affairs for Malaysian think tank "Bait Al Amanah" commented that the biggest challenge for ASEAN...

Fikry Rahman, head of foreign affairs at Malaysian think tank Bait Al Amanah, said that Kuala Lumpur envisions Japan aiding in the...