Galvin Lee Kuan Sian
International Award-Winning Lecturer & Researcher in Business Studies
OPINION | Malaysia’s Scam Economy Is Not a Public Awareness Problem but a System Design Problem
Online scams have moved from being an occasional consumer risk into a structural drain on Malaysia’s households, businesses, and confidence in the digital economy. Police have recently said that around 90% of commercial...
Cash Again: RM100 to 22 Million Adults - Relief, But Where’s the Capability Building?
When Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim tabled Budget 2026 on 10 October 2025, one of the most widely discussed measures was the government’s decision to once again provide a RM100 cash payment to every Malaysian adult aged...
RM66.2 Billion for Education: Will Malaysia Finally Anchor Spending to Learning Gains?
On 10 October 2025, the Budget for 2026 was presented. The Ministry of Education (MOE) received an allocation of RM66.2 billion, making it the most among all ministries. This unequivocally indicates that the country...
Malaysia’s 2026 Carbon Tax: A Bold Step, But Can It Deliver?
On 10 October 2025, the government presented Budget 2026, highlighting a significant and anticipated announcement: Malaysia will implement a national carbon tax in 2026, initially targeting high-emission sectors such as...
Malaysia-US Trade: Turning a Headline Deal into Everyday Value
On 26 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, alongside the ASEAN Summit, Malaysia and the United States signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), a bilateral pact that formalises market-access terms and signals closer...
The Case for a Unified National Checkpoint: What Malaysia Can Learn from Sarawak’s Assessment Reform
Malaysia's abolition of the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) in 2021 was lauded as a decisive step towards alleviating examination-related stress and fostering a more comprehensive, school-centric educational...