The Malaysian Prime Minister and other government leaders have recently been highlighting the nation’s goal of ending hardcore poverty,...

On the 9th of May 2024, Bait Al Amanah organised a closed-door roundtable discussion on The Future of Myanmar’s Quagmire and Malaysia’s...

In an unexpected decision, Indonesia’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% on April 24, aiming...

Foreign investors have been ditching Malaysian equities over the past two months because of a worsening in the global economic climate,...

War and conflict are terrible things. In recent months, we have seen the rising conflict between Iran and Israel due to the situation in...

The government and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) are currently taking various remedial measures to strengthen the value of the ringgit,...

Bait Al Amanah has published a policy paper titled “Breaking The Cycle: Alleviating Urban Child Poverty”, prepared by Humaira Nur Taqiah...

Fikry A. Rahman, Head of Foreign Affairs at Bait Al Amanah, wrote for the Pacific Forum on Malaysia-China’s ambivalent relations on...

Fikry A. Rahman, Head of Foreign Affairs at Bait Al Amanah, was invited as a delegate for the Regional Maritime Security Symposium 2024...

Malaysia’s surging household debt, which has now touched RM1.53 trillion, has been driven by increasing home ownership and exacerbated by...

The Evolving Treatment Methodologies in Addiction (ETMA) 2024 Conference was held recently on the 20th and 21st of March at Sofitel Kuala...

Bursa Malaysia’s decision to exclude cryptocurrencies (crypto) on its multi-asset exchange may hamper it from attracting young working...

On the 25th of March 2024, Bait Al Amanah and the Australian High Commission of Malaysia jointly organised a high-level discussion of...

Chong Yoong Wen, an economist with think tank Bait Al-Amanah, said raising the minimum wage would see funds intended for investment into...

Chong Yoong Wen, an economist with think tank Bait Al-Amanah, said raising the minimum wage would see funds intended for investment into...

It is common practice in Malaysia to send one’s child for tuition. Out stereotypically kiasu (scared to lose out) and Tiger parenting...

Economists have warned the government against postponing the increase in tax rates and rationalisation of subsidies despite calls from...

Analysts are not expecting the job market to see any significant retrenchment exercises after unemployment rates remained largely stable...

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...

Malaysia is on track to achieve a remarkable milestone in the coming years as it progresses from being an upper-middle-income nation to...