Go Green Podcast by MHIRA latest episode featuring Tricia Yeoh, CEO of Ideas talks on Public Policy Challenges in relation to advance National and State policy towards allowing hemp/cannabis as a sustainable crop to be cultivated in Malaysia.
Tricia Yeoh is the CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS). She is also a Ph.D. Candidate in political studies at the University of Nottingham Malaysia and a Visiting Research Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
She is a former Research Officer to the Selangor Menteri Besar at the Selangor State Government and has served as Director of the ASLI Centre for Public Policy Studies and Research Director of Institut Rakyat, a think tank linked to Parti Keadilan Rakyat. She was a columnist at The Sun, the Penang Monthly, and Selangor Times.
She is editor of "The Road to Reform: Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor" and author of the new book, “States of Reform: Governing Selangor and Penang”. Her latest documentary, “The Rights of the Dead”, tells the story of Teoh Beng Hock who died in 2009 under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s watch.
She was formerly Southeast Asia Regional Co-ordinator at Revenue Watch Institute, a non-profit international organization based in New York City. She is the recipient of the Meritorious Service Award, conferred by the Selangor Sultan (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, PJK).
She is qualified in Econometrics and Marketing from Monash University and holds an MSc. in Research Methods in Psychology from the University of Warwick. She sits on the Board of Directors of Dynamic Search Sdn. Bhd. and the Monash Business School Industry Advisory Board. She is a qualified yoga teacher.