We’re not supposed to be as successful as we are and to still have as much potential as we do today. Yet after 60 years of independence, Malaysia has been among the most successful countries in the world in terms of economic growth.
We’re not supposed to be as successful as we are and to still have as much potential as we do today. Yet after 60 years of independence, Malaysia has been among the most successful countries in the world in terms of economic growth.
I would go all-in on the bet that taxes, whether defined in quantum or in type, are just going to increase as we move into the future.
“Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes?” To be a bit more specific, given that we are now in the holy month of Ramadan, I would like to narrow this discussion down to the role of religion in economic growth.
Highly paid foreign workers (interchangeable with expatriates) do not consume the same things that the median Malaysian consumes.
We can presume that as machine intelligence continues to grow exponentially, especially when it can learn on its own, the threat of machines to human jobs is more and more imminent.
what does it mean to be a Malaysian today? With that, we can then tackle the TN50 question – what would it mean to be a Malaysian in 2050?
In the circumstance of limited resources, can we not envisage a way in which the JPA scholarship allocation could be stretched further?
I do not – or at least I try my best not to – choose topics because of strong emotional reactions. This column is different.
what exactly is ‘productivity’ and what does it really mean to boost ‘productivity’?
A world without unemployment is not as radical as we might think. A policy is already in the works to enable such a world, breaking the link between jobs and livelihood.
I am a big believer that technology – especially machine learning and artificial intelligence – will make this future a reality. Against this backdrop, how should we move forward?
If we fail to understand and empathise with those who do not see things the way we do, especially if they are the majority, we create a society that is not sustainable.