A recent paper by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) suggests that the traditional understanding of income classification, i.e. B40-M40-T20 inadequately reflects Malaysian society, and that the middle-class is more represented by the very top income groups. How should these findings inform social welfare policy plans? We discuss this with Gregory Ho of KRI.



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A recent paper by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) suggests that the traditional understanding of income classification, i.e. B40-M40-T20 inadequately reflects Malaysian society, and that the middle-class is more represented by the very top income groups. How should these findings inform social welfare policy plans? We discuss this with Gregory Ho of KRI.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

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Malaysia's Missing Middle Class

With the price of dining out continues to rise in Malaysia, reflecting an uncertain outlook for the food and beverage sector, especially as the cost of living continues to increase. With rising costs of labour, raw materials, and rent, Patrick Sim, Deputy Chief of the Food & Beverage Division at the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) shares his insights on how the F&B sector will perform in 2025.



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With the price of dining out continues to rise in Malaysia, reflecting an uncertain outlook for the food and beverage sector, especially as the cost of living continues to increase. With rising costs of labour, raw materials, and rent, Patrick Sim, Deputy Chief of the Food &amp; Beverage Division at the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) shares his insights on how the F&amp;B sector will&nbsp;perform&nbsp;in&nbsp;2025.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Resilient Outlook For F&B Sector 

Malaysia has seen the volume of foreign tourist arrivals increase from the year prior, with some 24 million visitors during January to November period. However this is lower than what the government initially targeted for 2024, which is 27 million tourist arrivals. How is the travel and tourism industry starting 2025 - are players feeling optimistic or pessimistic? We do a channel check with Nigel Wong, President of the Malaysian Travel and Tourism Association or MATTA.


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Malaysia has seen the volume of foreign tourist arrivals increase from the year prior, with some 24 million visitors during January to November period. However this is lower than what the government initially targeted for 2024, which is 27 million tourist arrivals. How is the travel and tourism industry starting 2025 - are players feeling optimistic or pessimistic? We do a channel check with Nigel Wong, President of the Malaysian Travel and Tourism Association or MATTA. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Tourism Industry Hoping For 2025 Turbo-Boost 

The market share for electric vehicles in Malaysia remains miniscule, at just 1.6% of registered vehicles as of April 2024 despite the government having a goal of 15%. We ask Amin Ashaari, CEO and Co-Founder of SoyaCincau.com as to what policy tweaks are needed to achieve that goal and can Malaysia become the regional hub for EV manufacturing.



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The market share for electric vehicles in Malaysia remains miniscule, at just 1.6% of registered vehicles as of April 2024 despite the government having a goal of 15%. We ask Amin Ashaari, CEO and Co-Founder of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://SoyaCincau.com">SoyaCincau.com</a> as to what policy tweaks are needed to achieve that goal and can Malaysia become the regional hub for EV&nbsp;manufacturing.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Malaysia's Missing Middle Class

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