Jomo KS
@ksjomo
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📣Announcing our webinar: Naming the Elephants in the Room - addressing corporate & geopolitical power in #foodsystems governance – ahead of #UNFSS+4 📅25 July | 12:00 UTC With Jennifer Clapp, @ksjomo & @CSM4CFS. 👉ipes-food.org/naming-the-ele…
Missed the lecture? Watch the recording here : youtu.be/qfPmZ0_1Orw?si… #ThePrecariat
“Work is the best route out of poverty? Not with wages that enable more debt.” – Professor Guy Standing On 19 June 2025, Khazanah Research Institute (KRI), in collaboration with the @ASBedu_official , had the privilege of hosting acclaimed economist Professor Guy Standing for a…
Dijemput oleh @501Awani minggu lalu untuk membicarakan tarif timbal balas 25% Amerika ke atas import Malaysia: youtu.be/S1DQzlJ2M9E?si…
“Fix our food policy now, or we risk a ticking time bomb of health crises.” That was the urgent call from Prof. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, our Research Advisor, at EPF’s International Social Wellbeing Conference (ISWC 2025) last week. With 1 in 4 Malaysians now living with diabetes,…
When food becomes a weapon, no one is safe, not even in times of plenty. From Gaza to Sudan, and even here in Malaysia, the true crisis is not always about food shortages, but about inequality, inaccessibility, and deliberate restriction. As global conflicts intensify and…
"Wars, economic shocks, planetary heating and aid cuts have worsened food crises in recent years, with almost 300 million people now threatened by starvation." My latest, with @dialeeyanah ipsnews.net/2025/06/weapon…
"With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation." My latest on @ipsnews: ipsnews.net/2025/06/can-ea…
📢Announcing our WEBINAR | The New Geopolitics of Food: trade wars, hunger & the case for cooperative self-reliance What happens when #food becomes a pawn in global power struggles? Join IPES-Food experts + @thinink 📆June 3 🕑14h CEST/8am EDT REGISTER: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
A recording of my talk at Ilham Gallery on 17th May is now available on their Youtube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=Xn4POI…
Bagi yang mahu mengikuti wacana bersempena 70 tahun penubuhan Persatuan Bahasa Melayu, UM bersama Prof @ksjomo & Prof Rahman Embong, lanjut ke pautan: youtube.com/live/7QfvsYGDU…
What’s at stake in this year’s ASEAN Summit: youtube.com/watch?v=m1MqXv…
Dua acara hujung minggu nanti! 24 Mei, ada Wacana - Idea, Keintelektualan & Masyarakat: Merancang Masa Hadapan melibatkan Prof Rahman Embong & Prof @ksjomo. 25 Mei pula sesi oleh @GerakBudaya di @KLIBF bagi 'Kehidupan Seterusnya - Sejarah Lisan 13 Mei'. Info di poster!
📢"As Europe celebrated the end of the Nazi-initiated World War 2 earlier in May, it does not seem to know how to sustain peace after war. Both ‘world wars’ of the 20th century started in Europe as inter-imperialist wars, killing millions" writes @ksjomo⤵️ networkideas.org/news-analysis/…
Had a brilliant discussion with Malaysian economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram! On @EmpireWatchX youtu.be/OdRFUej4ACc?si…
Spoke to Chris & Dillon of @SPERIshefuni on the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis several months ago: open.spotify.com/episode/0Oj7yQ… (Episode is also available on Apple Music and ACast)
