Economics A GST-SST hybrid is the answer, if businesses get their tax back on time Bring back GST's claim-back, spare essentials, and fix refunds. bySyed FarhanOctober 9, 2026
Economics Malaysian Islamic banks do not lend money. They sell you a commodity Ask for RM50,000 and the bank buys a commodity, sells it to you for RM60,000, then sells it again within minutes. Bank Negara has asked whether that is really Islamic finance. bySyed FarhanAugust 22, 2026
Economics Malaysia overstates the amount of clean energy it produces byAaron IskandarJanuary 14, 2026
Policy The Progressive Wage Policy has reached almost none of the workers eligible for it byAaron IskandarAugust 7, 2026
Policy Malaysia’s long-stay visa makes foreigners buy a house, and the tax on it has doubled byAaron IskandarAugust 22, 2026
Politics Borneo decides the government only while the peninsula stays split byAaron IskandarAugust 22, 2026
Politics MCA won back seats, not Chinese voters MCA won eight seats in Johor this year. Chinese voters hardly came back. Malay voters won the seats for it. bySyed FarhanAugust 18, 2026
Politics Sabah was promised RM1.5 billion. Only RM600 million was ever legal to pay. byAaron Iskandar