Malaysia has embarked on several ambitious transformation programs to improve policy design and delivery. One of its policy initiatives is the National Transformation Programme (NTP) which comprises of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). This chapter examines the role of a unit tasked to carry out the NTP – Malaysia’s…
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson makes clear of his intention to complete the country’s exit from Europe. More than half of his newly-formed cabinet are filled with pro-leave campaigners. Though his critics might find the new cabinet line-up discomforting, Johnson’s show of authority in the early days of his premiership serves to remove a…
At a time when issues of income inequality, redistribution, populism, terrorism are increasingly pinned on states’ inability to assume full control of globalising forces and capitalism’s failure to provide for more equitable growth, Torben Iversen and David Soskice’s (2019) latest book is a welcome addition to the political economy literature. The two eminent scholars suggest…
The Bangkok Post reports that Cambodia has given the go ahead for China to have military operation at a naval base in the country. The article quotes a Reuters news report. The report however, was shot down by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen who said that there was no such agreement. Read More
In 2015, countries agreed that come 2050, they would meet agreed-upon political,economic, social targets. The main aim of the targets is to lift billions out of poverty and to make for a sustainable global development. Are these goals realistic? Which of the countries are least capable of achieving the targets and why? This article by…
Asian stock markets are set for a better showing on speculation of a US Fed rate cut. For More….
In his first speech after being re-elected, Indonesia’s President Jokowi maps out his plan for the country in the coming years. In an inspirational speech he makes the point that Indonesia is well poised for greater things. More…
Singapore’s second minister for education says that it is not an option to move away from meritocracy for the purpose of addressing inequality Read More
