This comes after Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Brics.

Jomo says real reason behind their presence in M'sia is unclear.

Prioritise domestic investments before foreign investments, he says.

'Almost quarter of labour force and you pretend they're not there?'

Economist recalls ex-PM's economic policies during the latter's tenure. 

They say it provides Asian countries with better alternative during crises.

The former PM says he will continue to be involved in politics.

Dr M rejected the advice and his party was trounced during GE15.

Council did not collaborate on such a report, says economist.

Addressing people’s plight is paramount, not personal differences. 

Jomo says two-thirds of foreign workers were not recorded.

'Such measures make a mockery of Keluarga Malaysia.'

It should learn from China, S Korea on handling pandemic: Jomo.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram says the country needs countercyclical policies.

There has to be much stricter scrutiny of govt debt, borrowing and spending.

‘Only by adhering to the SOP can we save lives and the economy.’

‘It is not a black-and-white choice between lockdown and no lockdown.’

Countries like Japan and S Korea managed to tackle Covid-19 by implementing other measures.

'Businesses cannot be closed like (flipping) a switch,' says economist Jomo Sundaram.

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He says the government agencies and industry players need to focus on the challenges facing the industry.

Employers can get migrant workers to work longer hours with lower pay compared with Malaysian workers.

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PM offers sarcastic response to suggestions that ECRL can be suspended since it was likely devised to bail out 1MDB. 

Economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram said he foresaw a global recession and stressed that an expansionary budget was necessary to weather the risks.

'The new gov't should not be complicit in covering up what the previous gov't was trying to do,' says Jomo Kwame Sundaram.