Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said given the current state of affairs, "it is desirable to maintain a floor price, and fuel tax goes into a stabilisation fund".

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said the hit to the country’s GDP in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak was equivalent to an estimated 120,000 to 180,000 job losses

Prof Dr James Chin says “If you look at his political history, every time there has been a political crisis he is the last one to show his hand,”

Prof Dr James Chin said he believed many were blaming Anwar for PH’s fall, particularly those in the middle class, a key demographic of support for the coalition.

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said a quick review of the stimulus package, unveiled initially by previous prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, would be useful.

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng states that the government’s priority for 1H20 should be on speedy, coordinated and efficient spending and project implementation.

Prof Dr James Chin noted that the last time there was a Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Minister was in the 1960s and 1970s.

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng believes a budget recalibration is likely needed should the oil price war keep theprice below US$40 a barrel for six or more months.

Economist Dr Yeah Kim Leng said it was inevitable for large social, political, religious and commercial gatherings and celebrations to be banned in an effort to combat the spread of the infection.

Prof Dr James Chin said the line-up shows the compromise Mr Muhyiddin has had to strike between appointing technocrats like Mr Zafrul and returning many ministers from United Malays National Organisation (Umno) previous stint in power

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said the bearish development in the energy market adds to the political and policy factors weighing negatively on the ringgit.

Prof Dr James Chin said the line-up shows the compromise Muhyiddin has had to strike between appointing technocrats like Zafrul and returning many ministers from United Malays National Organisation’s previous stint in power