An Island Without a Beach: Land Reclamation in Bahrain as Boon and Bane

The minuscule island kingdom of Bahrain has experienced a population increase of 31% in the past three decades, growing from roughly 496,000 in 1990 to 1.57 million in 2018. Demand for housing has skyrocketed accordingly. A similarly drastic increase in land area from 650 km² (250 sq mi) in 1987 to 765 km² (295 sq […]

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Emerging donors in an ever-changing development’s game

In the foreign aid seminar at the International Development Department this week, Professor Amis talked about emerging donors in international development assistance. The emergence of new donors including China, the Arab’s countries and the BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) among others in recent years has changed in what I defined as ‘development’s …

What’s next in Malaysia’s democracy sequence?

Malaysian democracy entered a new phase after the appointment of a new government promising the restoration of justice and rule of law in place of 61 years of Barisan Nasional rule. What model will shape our democracy now? Will it be a better democracy? The word democracy, from demos means “common people” and kratos means …

Platform Banking: The way to the future for Islamic Banking

Islamic banking is entering the state of irrelevance, or impasse. Many countries adopting dual banking system are witnessing the growth of Islamic banking sector stagnating. Indonesia for instance is growing at single digit in 2017, much lower than its peak of 47% in 2011, or 15-20% in the last three years. The growth of innovative …

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