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Deputy Country Representative, Malaysia
The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives and expanding opportunities across Asia and the Pacific. Informed by 70 years of experience and deep local […]
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Professionalizing Care Work in Malaysia
Malaysia’s aging population is expected to surpass 6 million by 2040, and the growing exit of women from the workforce due to caregiving responsibilities highlights the critical need for comprehensive care services by both the government and civil society. The Asia Foundation, through the Australia-Malaysia Reform Partnership (AMRP) is addressing these challenges by fostering collaborations…
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Striving Digitally: Understanding the Challenges of Malaysian Women Entrepreneurs
This report assesses the digitalization challenges and limitations faced by micro and small women entrepreneurs (MSWEs) in Malaysia. The insights gained will inform the design of the Mastercard Strive Malaysia […]
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Go Digital ASEAN Workshop Featured in Malaysia’s Daily Express
The largest daily newspaper in Sabah, Malaysia, The Daily Express, highlighted the Foundation’s Go Digital ASEAN initiative workshop, “Canva Basics of Designing and Video Making.” In collaboration with several organizations, […]
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Malaysia-Australia Care Economy Partnership Highlighted in BFM’s Beyond the Ballot Box
BFM: The Business Station, a Malaysia-based independent radio station, featured a discussion on “Care Economy: What can Malaysia learn from Australia.” Facilitated by The Asia Foundation in Malaysia, this episode […]
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The Asia Foundation Named as Key Contributor to Malaysia’s Care Industry Action Plan
Bernama, Malaysia’s National News Agency, highlighted the May 13 inauguration of Malaysia’s Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development’s Care Industry Action Plan Development Lab.The Asia Foundation, in partnership with […]
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The Asia Foundation Hosts Australia’s Care Economy Research Institute visit in Malaysia
Creating equitable care ecosystems is a cornerstone of women’s empowerment and advancement in the workforce. The Asia Foundation supports this vision under the Australia- Malaysia Reform Partnership (AMRP). It works […]
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APAC Cybersecurity Fund Overview
Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, has provided $15M to The Asia Foundation to launch the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in partnership with CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance to bolster the cyber […]
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Accelerate My Business Impact: Somi Bhagat Guragain’s Story
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are vital to Nepal’s economy, comprising 90% of businesses and 45% of jobs, employing 2.7 million people. However, despite their significance, women-led enterprises often […]
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Malaysia
News from Malaysia Learn about our latest work and development approaches. View all news and insights What We Do Climate Action in Malaysia Malaysia has ambitious climate aspirations and the […]
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The Asia Foundation Malaysia Calls for Social Inclusion in Sabah’s Blue Economy Development
On December 14, the government of Sabah in Malaysia hosted the Sabah State Blue Economy Conference, gathering stakeholders from the government, civil society, and nonprofit organizations to share perspectives on […]
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The State of Carbon Pricing in Southeast Asia
Carbon pricing has become an increasingly popular policy measure used to support growing global efforts to address the causes of climate change and adapt to its consequences. While historically the […]
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Li Yang Lau
Li Yang Lau is a program officer for The Asia Foundation in Malaysia. Prior to joining The Asia Foundation, he worked with the Government Affairs team at Shopee Malaysia, managing […]
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The Asia Foundation Leads Key Discussions at Asia-Pacific Care Economy Forum in Malaysia
Unpaid caregiving has become an insupportable burden for economies in Asia and the Pacific. Last November, the Foundation hosted the Bali Care Economy Dialogue to leverage global momentum around transforming […]
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Care Economy Dialogue: Toward a Resilient and Sustainable Care Economy in Malaysia
In partnership with the Australian High Commission in Malaysia, The Asia Foundation convened “Care Economy Dialogue: Toward a Resilient and Sustainable Care Economy in Malaysia” on March 28, 2023, in […]
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Tengku Nur Qistina
Tengku Nur Qistina is the program officer for policy at The Asia Foundation in Malaysia. Her areas are care economy and upskilling women. Before joining The Asia Foundation in 2023, […]
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Skills2Work caps Customer Experience Training Pilot in Malaysia to Address Talent Gap
On June 2, 2023, Skills2Work welcomed 32 Malaysian graduates of the Customer Experience (CX) Pathway to its alum network after completing the three-week training program. Despite the disruption of the […]
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Anthea Mulakala
Anthea Mulakala is an accomplished development leader, manager, and policy specialist with more than 25 years of experience living and working in Asia. She has led and managed diverse teams, […]
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Anith Simaa Binti Karim
Simaa Karim is an accounts and finance officer for The Asia Foundation in Malaysia. She has twelve years of experience in accounts and finance management in the private and non-profit […]
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Carbon Pricing and the Business Case for Emissions Reductions and Nature Conservation in Malaysia
In the context of climate change mitigation, two market failures stand out: an oversupply of “negative externalities” in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and an undersupply of “positive externalities” in the form of the protection and conservation of natural capital. The failure to address these market failures plays an important role in the…
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Towards a Community-based Green Economy in Sabah
Sabah is a natural resource-rich state in Malaysia faced with many environmental, socioeconomic, and political challenges. It is home to a large indigenous population with a self-sustaining economy long depending on the extractive industry, timber, and palm oil, with the base-level dependence on natural resources growing at a steady pace. The hallmarks of a green…
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Malaysia’s Skills2Work Initiative Highlighted in BFM’s Evening Edition
BFM: The Business Station‘s “Evening Edition” spotlights The Asia Foundation’s Skills2Work program in an interview with Foundation Program Manager Anusuya Krishnan. Last month, we celebrated International Women’s Day and this […]
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The Asia Foundation and Visa Partner to Bridge the Gender Digital Skills Gap in Asia and the Pacific
The Asia Foundation, through its Future Skills Alliance, is collaborating with Visa to address the growing gender digital skills divide in Asia and the Pacific. The partnership aims to broaden […]
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The Asia Foundation Discuss Key Takeways from Carbon Pricing Report on BFM Radio
BFM: The Business Station, a Malaysia-based independent radio station, discusses key takeaways from The Asia Foundation’s recent policy report “Carbon Pricing and the Business Case for Emissions Reduction and Natural […]
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STEM ConnectHer Celebrates International Women’s Day in Malaysia
BFM: The Business Station, a Malaysia-based independent radio station, highlights The Asia Foundation’s STEM ConnecterHER program and the Foundation’s Qistina Kamarudin, in an episode of “Inside Story”. In line with […]
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Looking Ahead in Malaysia’s Carbon-Pricing Journey
A new report makes the case for a national carbon-pricing policy in Malaysia.
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Climate Governance Malaysia Partners with The Asia Foundation for Study Assessing Carbon Pricing
Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM), the Malaysian chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative, spotlights key findings from the study “Carbon Pricing and the Business Case for Emissions Reductions […]
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Carbon Pricing and the Business Case for Emissions Reductions and Nature Conservation in Malaysia: Research Summary and Policy Recommendations
Two market failures stand out in the context of climate change adaptation. First is the oversupply of negative externalities that arise from otherwise productive economic activity. These negative externalities, in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are driving the global average surface temperature increase. Second is the undersupply of positive externalities in the form…
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Malaysia
Since 1954, The Asia Foundation has supported Malaysia’s aspiration to achieve equitable and inclusive economic growth. The Foundation works with governments, the private sector, and local communities to create access […]
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Asia Foundation Spotlights Evolution of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Malaysia
Penang Monthly, a publication owned by the Penang Institute, features an article co-authored by The Asia Foundation’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) expert Nadya Subramaniam on how the […]
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Mazreen Nordin
Mazreen Noordin is a program administration officer with The Asia Foundation in Malaysia, with five years of experience in impact programs. She works with the Go Digital ASEAN and Australia […]
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Accelerate My Business Executive Summary Report 2022
Disruption to labor markets brought by Covid-19, alongside rapid digitalization, created a ‘double disruption’ for marginalized sectors in the Asia-Pacific region. The micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector has […]
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The Future Forecast: Asia in 2023
At the end of each year, we ask our experts across Asia to reveal what the New Year has in store. Here’s what they told us about 2023.
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The Edge Malaysia Features The Asia Foundation in Cover Story on the Future of Carbon Pricing
The Edge Malaysia, a business and financial publication, quotes The Asia Foundation’s climate consultant Darshan Joshi in a cover story on how carbon pricing works and how it will impact […]
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Accelerate My Business Provides Vital Digital Skills for 6000 Women Across Malaysia and Indonesia
Over 6,000 women across Malaysia and Indonesia have gained access to vital digital skills to grow their small businesses through the Accelerate My Business program. Designed to address the challenges […]
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The Asia Foundation’s Robin Bush Makes an Economic Case for Environmental Conservation
The Edge Malaysia, a business and financial publication, features an article co-written by The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Malaysia, Robin Bush, and climate consultant Darshan Joshi, “Climate and Environmental […]
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Norhudayati Mustapha
Norhudayati Mustapha serves as director for Finance and Grants for The Asia Foundation in Malaysia, where her primary responsibility is ensuring accountable financial and grants management functions in the Malaysia […]
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Go Digital ASEAN Develops Specialized Curricula for ASEAN Countries
Implemented by The Asia Foundation, with support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, the initiative trained over 225,000 people from rural regions and underserved communities—including entrepreneurs, underemployed youth, and women. Launched […]
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Future Skills Alliance
Economic recovery in Asia post-Covid-19 will require businesses, governments, and nonprofits to collaborate to future-proof and re-skill people for new opportunities in the digital economy. Together with rapid digitalization and […]
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Social Impact and Community Perception of Belt and Road Initiative Projects in Malaysia
Much has been written about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from a high-level perspective, utilizing a macro lens. While these narratives serve as drivers for institutional change associated with […]
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Selvamalar Selvaraju
Selvamalar Selvaraju is passionate about unleashing people’s potential. She has over 15 years of multifaceted experience championing the development and empowerment of underprivileged women, children, and minorities in Malaysia. She […]
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Asia Foundation partners with AT&T and Visa to launch “Accelerate” in Malaysia and Indonesia
The Asia Foundation is collaborating with AT&T and Visa to launch the Accelerate program, an initiative that will help 6,000 women-led micro, small and medium-sized (MSMEs) enterprises in rural and […]
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Virtual Seminar: The Impact of Covid-19 on Small Businesses in Southeast Asia: A Deeper Look at the Women’s Workforce in Thailand and Malaysia (English Only)
18:30-20:00 (JST) The Asia Foundation Japan presents this webinar co-hosted by Shizenkan University. The presentations will highlight the recent report Barely Staying Afloat: The Impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in […]
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Ahmad Ikram Bin Abdullah
Ahmad Ikram Bin Abdullah (Ji) is the senior policy advisor for The Asia Foundation in Malaysia. He has 30 years of working experience spanning in different sectors including government, the […]
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Recommendations Towards Improving Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Malaysia
As part of The Asia Foundation’s commitment to supporting sustainable development in Malaysia, with funding from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Foundation has undertaken a project […]
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Peering into the Year Ahead in Asia
The year is still young, but our country representatives are looking ahead to the trends and developments that will affect the course of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific in 2022.
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InAsia’s Greatest Hits of 2021
As 2022 beckons, it’s time to take a fond look back at the best of InAsia from the year gone by.
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Asia Foundation and APEC Announce Winner of APEC Digital Prosperity Award
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) announce the winners of the fifth APEC App Challenge at the ministerial meeting in New Zealand. A joint initiative of The Asia Foundation, APEC Secretariat, […]
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Sharifah Shahirah Idid
Sharifah Shahirah Idid is a program manager for The Asia Foundation in Malaysia. She manages programs related to technology, women’s empowerment, economic development, and the Books for Asia program. She […]
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Eyeing Post-Covid Recovery, Malaysia’s Small Businesses Go Digital
In the baffling post-Covid economy, where bricks-and-mortar firms stand empty and laid-off workers and small entrepreneurs struggle for a livelihood, the importance of online business skills has skyrocketed.
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Robin Bush
Robin Bush is the Asia Foundation’s country representative in Malaysia, where she oversees programs in support of Malaysia’s development as an advanced middle-income country. Robin has over twenty years of […]
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Asia Foundation Appoints Robin Bush as Country Representative in Malaysia
The Asia Foundation announces the appointment of Robin Bush as country representative in Malaysia. She will oversee the programs and operations for the Malaysia office to strengthen entrepreneurship and international […]
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Enduring the Pandemic: Surveys on the Impact of Covid-19 to the Livelihoods Of Malaysian MSMEs & Workers
The Covid-19 outbreak led to severe repercussions in Malaysia, and the local micro, small, and medium- sized enterprises (MSMEs) appear to have been badly affected. In order to evaluate the […]
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Our Predictions for 2021, Following a Year That Defied Prediction
From a pandemic that quickly swept the globe, to the storming of the U.S. capital, 2020 was a year that defied prediction. So, what can we say about 2021? After a year that derailed development trajectories across Asia, our experts look to the year ahead.
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2020 APEC App Challenge Bolsters Region’s Tourism Industry Amid Covid-19
This month, The Asia Foundation, together with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Google hosted the fourth annual APEC App Challenge. This year’s APEC App Challenge is the first to take […]
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Herizal Hazri to Lead Malaysian Institute of Strategic and International Studies
The Asia Foundation alum describes a career spent working on democracy and Islam, resilience against violent extremism, the challenges faced by advanced middle-income countries, and forging the historic peace agreement between the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
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Hannah Najar
Hannah Najar is regional program manager for Go Digital ASEAN, based in The Asia Foundation’s Malaysia office. She supports the strategic vision and oversees the implementation of Go Digital ASEAN, […]
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The Visa Foundation and The Asia Foundation Partner to Respond to the Impact of Covid-19 on Women and Girls in Asia
The Visa Foundation and The Asia Foundation launched a new partnership to support women’s economic advancement and address rising incidences of gender-based violence (GBV) across Malaysia, Myanmar, and Nepal. This […]
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Malaysia’s Marginalized and Covid-19
Covid-19 is putting governance in Malaysia to the test, particularly in how it treats marginalized and undocumented migrants and refugees.