KUCHING: Retirement planning should move beyond the idea that one savings number fits everyone, said Dr Afiza Abu Bakar. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Economics and Business senior lecturer said EPF retirement planning has long revolved around Basic Savings, which helped but also created a false sense that
SOME business stories begin with a product. However, Andy Kho’s begins with a point of view: that a Sarawak-based company can move beyond common local supplies, compete on international standards and still keep home at the centre of the story. Kho, the Chairman of AHE Group, said his goal has
KUCHING: Kuching’s council smart parking system has won a clear vote of confidence, with Pay&Go saying 84 per cent of 7,120 drivers polled support continuing it. Pay&Go Chief Executive Officer, Eddie Wee, said drivers back the system because paying for council parking is now simpler than before. “People support the
KUCHING: RM390,000 should not be viewed as a comfortable retirement target, but rather as a minimum safety buffer, said Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak lecturer Dr Nivakan Sritharan. “Crucially, RM390,000, the ‘Basic’ tier, should not be misunderstood as a comfortable target,” he told Sarawak Tribune. Nivakan said the three Retirement
KUCHING: AirBorneo’s long-term case rests on how it handles a domestic oligopoly, and builds an overseas play in monopolistic competition, says a Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) academician. Senior lecturer Dzul Hadzwan Husaini said the proposal should be evaluated as an economic decision for Sarawak, rather than framed around ownership or
KUCHING: The late economist Datuk Dr Madeline Berma’s work on economics and poverty was shaped by lived experience, from childhood hardship to a career built on field research, said Dr Lutfan Jaes. The Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum dean said Madeline will always be
KUCHING: The ringgit’s rally to around 4.04 against the US dollar — its strongest level in nearly five years — has caught the attention of external observers, but what matters most now is whether Malaysia can sustain that strength, said Dr Carmelo Ferlito. The chief executive officer of the Centre
KUCHING: The passing of a respected economist, Datuk Dr Madeline Berma, is a significant loss to Malaysia’s intellectual and policy community, said Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Raduan Che Rose. The Majlis Profesor Negara (MPN) President said she was an economist of depth and conscience whose work consistently reminded Malaysians to
KUCHING: Malaysia’s post-war development stands as a notable success story, but a new chapter published by Oxford University Press argues that the country’s state-centred yet market-reliant model may now be approaching its limits. Titled Fragmented Personalistic Capitalism in Malaysia, the scholarly work appears as Chapter 3 in Southeast Asia’s Development:
KUCHING: The reduction of travel time between Kuching and Sri Aman to about one hour could reshape where economic growth concentrates in Sarawak, potentially shifting investment patterns beyond the state capital, said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) senior lecturer Dr Dzul Hadzwan Husaini. He said the shorter travel time should be