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Workshop on Malaysia-Australia Paving the Way for Regional Geostrategic Resilience
On the 25th of March 2024, Bait Al Amanah and the Australian High Commission of Malaysia jointly organised a high-level discussion of...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 26, 2024


Sudden raise in minimum wage could cripple firms, warns FMM
Chong Yoong Wen, an economist with think tank Bait Al-Amanah, said raising the minimum wage would see funds intended for investment into...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 25, 2024


Sudden raise in minimum wage could cripple firms, warns FMM
Chong Yoong Wen, an economist with think tank Bait Al-Amanah, said raising the minimum wage would see funds intended for investment into...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 25, 2024


Private tuition’s proliferation: a symptom of our waning education system
It is common practice in Malaysia to send one’s child for tuition. Out stereotypically kiasu (scared to lose out) and Tiger parenting...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 15, 2024


Don’t defer implementing revised taxes, subsidy rationalisation, economists warn govt
Economists have warned the government against postponing the increase in tax rates and rationalisation of subsidies despite calls from...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 15, 2024


FMT : No significant threat of retrenchments despite Goodyear closure, says expert
Analysts are not expecting the job market to see any significant retrenchment exercises after unemployment rates remained largely stable...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 13, 2024


FMT Interview: BNM unlikely to hike OPR to strengthen ringgit
The ringgit recently fell to RM4.80 to the US dollar which is its lowest level since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. As a result, there...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 8, 2024


High-Income Aspirations: Combating Illicit Trade, Cultivating a Holistic Ecosystem
Malaysia is on track to achieve a remarkable milestone in the coming years as it progresses from being an upper-middle-income nation to...
Bait Al Amanah
Mar 7, 2024
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