JASON LOH

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Head of Social, Law & Human Rights, EMIR Research

Ex-Senior Director of ASLI Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS)
Supervisors: Dr Khadijah Md Khalid, Dr Geoffrey A Williams , Datuk Dr Rais Hussin, and Mr Jamari Mohtar

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University of Central Florida

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UNL - New University of Lisbon

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The Australian National University

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University of Genova

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Universidad Iberoamericana - Mexico

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Stockholm University

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South China Sea & Joint-Development

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Malaysia -D-8 Relations: The Case of an Under-Rated Dimension in Our Foreign Economic Policy and Trade & Investment Diplomacy

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"Water Restructuring Exercise in Selangor: Policy Problems and Implications"

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"THE POLITICS OF TECHNOCRACY -A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ELITE (1957 -PRESENT-DAY)"

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The legal dimension of fiat currency and its implications for monetary and fiscal policy

A) The first 'postulate': National currency presupposes and implies-and therefore gives realised ... more A) The first 'postulate': National currency presupposes and implies-and therefore gives realised expression (albeit mainly unacknowledged)-to monetary sovereignty which in turn means operational constraints are self-imposed or voluntary rather than from necessity The basic or fundamental principle underlying the first postulate is a nation which issues its own currency enjoys monetary sovereignty and therefore the government thereof will never face any constraints-monetary 1 or fiscal 2. This is, both in theory and in fact, a legal truism even if obscured or encrusted with real-world operational practices that deviate from the principle. 3

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"The Punggol East by-election: Lessons and policy implications for Malaysia"

Parallels? Much has been commented about the recent Punggol East by-election in Singapore in both... more Parallels? Much has been commented about the recent Punggol East by-election in Singapore in both the Malaysian mainstream mass and alternative media. Parallels have been drawn between the electoral situation there with the electoral prospects here in view of the forthcoming 13 th general election. Indeed, the unexpected defeat of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) candidate evokes the tantalising plausibility or suggests the increasing probability of an equivalent setback across the Causeway but replicated on a larger scale. Presupposed and implied in this abstract proposition, however, is the concrete significance of the Punggol East by-election and the lessons it offers to Malaysian politicians and policy-makers alike. One may well debate the merits and demerits of applying the electoral outcome of the Punggol East by-election to the Malaysian situation until the cows come home. However, the real-world factors and conditions that shaped the electoral outcome cannot be so easily dismissed as an exercise in theoretical debate or discourse. And it is here that we find striking parallels and similarities between the Singapore (as a city-state) and Malaysia (particularly in the urban conurbations of the Klang Valley and Penang)-which could be summarised under two categories or variables, namely political demography and political socialisation.

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Tackling cost of living and inflation

The Malaysian Reserve, 2018

Malaysia's monetary, fiscal policy in current economic context

Malay Mail, 2017

Growth, inflation, & macro-economic policy

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THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES IN BILATERAL COOPERATION DURING THE MAHATHIR AND ABDULLAH YEARS

by JASON LOH and K. Khalid

JEBAT: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics & Strategic Studies, 2017

THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES IN BILATERAL COOPERATION DURING THE MAHATHIR AND ABDULLAH YEARS Malaysia's... more THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES IN BILATERAL COOPERATION DURING THE MAHATHIR AND ABDULLAH YEARS Malaysia's relations with Thailand can be described as paradoxical. On the one hand, bilateral ties had been the least 'problematic.' On the other, the situation in the Southern Provinces had constrained relations and this could be seen during the administrations of Mahathir and Abdullah which became preoccupied with finding solutions. In 'aggregating' these two polar states together ('superposition'), one could construe or amplify bilateral relations within a broader range of so-called overall 'benign neglect' that to a certain extent-characterised the approach of successive administrations of both countries. The objective of this paper as conditioned by archival sources as well as interviews seeks, therefore, to highlight the under-appreciated and overlooked role of the leadership factor in bilateral relations. This is in turn co-related to developments in political contestations and reconfigurations centred in Bangkok ("national politics") which whilst promising little hope on the resolution for peace and stability in the Southern Provinces-contributes to the (unchanging) broader narrative. In short, directions in bilateral relations have been-to a critical extent-determined, influenced and constrained by the inability to achieve a breakthrough to the situation in the Southern Provinces.

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MALAYSIA-EGYPT RELATIONS: EARLY YEARS, PRESENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Egypt has historically been highly esteemed in the Malay Archipelagoparticularly in Malaysiaas a ... more Egypt has historically been highly esteemed in the Malay Archipelagoparticularly in Malaysiaas a prominent centre for Islamic scholarship and learning. Many of the intelligentsia during the colonial period of the 19 th and 20 th centuries not only studied but also received their ideological and political inspiration at the renowned Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Thus, although people-to-people contacts were limited, the exposure was significant for it spawned the Kaum Muda ("Young Faction") movement which sought to promote authentic Islamic consciousness and Malay nationalism as a single identity. Thus, Egypt "indirectly" contributed to the shaping of modern Malaysia, at least vis-à-vis the Malay Muslim community. Ironically, a more ambivalent and inconsistent attitude had developed in bilateral (i.e. diplomatic) relations motivated by rivalry; and where different leadership personality functioned as a decisive factor. Although Malaysia and Egypt belong to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as founding members, both countries under Tunku Abdul Rahman and Gamal Abdel Nasser pursued divergent developmental trajectories until at least after the latter's death in 1970. The underlying suspicion between Mahathir Mohamad and Hosni Mubarak despite the similar focus on GDP growth, and economic liberalisation policies, and the authoritarian style of their regimesreinforced the rather benign neglect and, by extension, tension that exists between government-togovernment and people-to-people ties. Lately, Malaysia has been making a more concerted effort aimed at exploring bilateral cooperation. This paper discusses the developments in bilateral relations (both past and present) and offer scenarios and futuribles (i.e. potential options) on the future prospects.

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