Welcome!
government policies
Tong's Portfolio
Secular decline in ringgit’s value due mainly to falling relative competitiveness
Malaysians, by and large, do not want confrontation.
March 02, 2024
Tong's Portfolio
Should Malaysia force wages to rise through direct wage policy intervention?
Workers in Malaysia are lowly paid, but not underpaid.
September 28, 2023
Covid-19
Which post-pandemic government?
Even with the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, speculation has turned to what society will look like afterward. Citizens, shocked by how easily their lives can be upended, will want to reduce risk. According to the emerging new consensus, they wi
May 29, 2020
Tong's Portfolio
Cash flow relief to keep viable companies afloat
(Apr 9): Five months into the Covid-19 pandemic and there remains much that we do not know about the virus. Every government is grappling with the unknown, from the most powerful nations in the world, including the US and the UK, to the smaller, emerging
April 09, 2020
Covid-19
'Circuit breaker' no longer precautionary, but necessary as Covid-19 cases continue to surge
“The message that’s clear to all countries is that we have to take Covid-19 seriously. It spreads quickly and there is no scope for anyone, any government organisation or individual to be complacent at all,” says Minister Lawrence Wong.
April 05, 2020