Bait Al Amanah, in partnership with the Australian High Commission in Malaysia, recently hosted a closed-door workshop titled “Shaping Indigenous-Inclusive Governance: A Malaysia-Australia Exchange” on 12 December 2025 in Kota Kinabalu. The workshop brought together 45 participants from academia, government institutions, community leadership, think tanks, and civil society to identify practical approaches for advancing Indigenous-inclusive governance through comparative learn

We are honoured to have our Founding Director, Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, as the guest speaker for Permodalan Nasional Berhad  (PNB)’s Economics Scholars Series No. 4/2025. On 10 December 2025, Dr. Razak visited Menara Merdeka 118 to deliver a specialised talk titled "The State of Security in the Middle East". Drawing on his extensive expertise in international relations and his contributions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he provided the PNB team with critical insights into

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

Bait Al Amanah, together with The Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS) were proud to host an impactful closed-door roundtable and the official launch of our latest policy paper, “Building Resilience Through Integration: The Future of Malaysia's Maritime Strategy,” at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur on 8 October 2025. The day kicked off with a powerful Keynote Address and the official policy paper launch by YB Dato' Seri Haji Mohamed Khaled Bin Nordin, Minister o

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

Bait Al Amanah on 23 and 24 September 2025 hosted a multi-session Focus Group Discussion (FGD) titled “Beyond The Crisis: Envisioning New Myanmar” in Kuala Lumpur. A highlight of the engagement was the Opening Remarks delivered by Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, the Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah and Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister of Malaysia. We were also privileged to receive ground-level insights and real-time assessments from Dr. Zaw Oo, Board Member of the Myanmar N

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...

Bait Al Amanah on 23 July 2025 hosted a closed-door roundtable discussion titled “A Whole of Government, Whole of Society (WoGoS) Approach in the South China Sea” in Kuala Lumpur. A highlight of the RTD was the Keynote Address delivered by Vice Admiral Datuk Sabri Bin Zali, President of the National Defence Education Centre (PUSPAHANAS). We were also grateful for the Opening Remarks delivered by Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad, the Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah, which set the sta

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...