I actively engage with media platforms to share insights and advocate for critical social and economic policy issues, leveraging my expertise to inform public discourse and foster meaningful dialogue. My media appearances span diverse topics such as social protection reforms, subsidy rationalization, pension systems, urban poverty, and sustainable development, contributing to increased awareness and understanding among policymakers and the public. Below is a selection of some media engagements:
Malaysia Now, March 17, 2025.
Low-income Malaysians must work longer for basic food items, UM study reveals.
New Straits Times, March 14, 2025
Stagnant wages, rising food costs push low-income families into poor diets, says study.
The Rakyat Post, March 12, 2025
Malaysia’s Wage Problems: We Work Almost An Hour For Milk But The Dutch Can Do It In 4 Minutes.
The Edge Malaysia, March 11, 2025
Food affordability study: Malaysian low-wage workers need to work four time.
The Edge Malaysia, June 17, 2024
The State of The Nation: Race against time to find funds for universal pension, retirement reforms.
Astro Awani TV, April 26, 2024.
Consider This: EPF Flexible Account – Restructuring and Reallocation Explained.
Alhurra TV, May 28, 2023.
الضمان الاجتماعي في الدول العربية.. التحديات والجهود المبذولة لتحقيق الشمول والعدالة
Iraq 24 TV, May 19, 2023.
الضمان الاجتماعي.. انجاز عراقي يثير حفيظة اصحاب العمل | كشف حساب مع محمد قيس .
Iraq 24 TV, February 9, 2023
عراق 24 | بالارقام.. امجد رابي يكشف اسباب البطالة الكبيرة في #العراق وعدم التحاق .كشف_حساب
Iraq 24 TV, March 24, 2023.
رابي يتحدث بتفاصيل مهمة عن قانون الضمان الاجتماعي في العراق : الهدف الاول معالجة القانون
The Edge Malaysia, June 4, 2020.
Astro Awani TV, June 23, 2018.
100 Hari Malaysia Baharu: Menjayakan pelan hala tuju kebajikan kanak-kanak
BFM Radio, May 13, 2018.
I use this space to reflect critically on policy issues and development practice, drawing on my field experience and connecting it with global debates. In each post, I offer my take on current issues, challenge prevailing narratives, and explore pathways to more inclusive and just outcomes.
The Edge Malaysia, May 19, 2025.
OP-ED. May 15, 2025
Speaking of Context, Acting Without It — How Global Development Says “No One-Size-Fits-All”—and Still Applies the Same Model to 200 Countries. This is a follow-up to my May 7 Op-Ed.
OP-ED. May 7, 2025.
When Norms Are Not Enough: Why Technical Weakness is Undermining the ILO’s Mandate.
The Edge Malaysia, March 17, 2025.
My Say: Affordable food: When markets and money decide what we eat.
The Edge Malaysia, September 9, 2024.
My Say: The sandwich generation: The case for a consumption-based contributory pension.
