BFM 89.9
The Business Station
Does the Happiness Index Reflect People’s Wellbeing?
30 mins
·
15:00, 11 Aug 2022
·
Recommended
37 mins
34 mins
27 mins
Guest: James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Recently, Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah said the following in response to the Malaysia Happiness Index 2022: “We are among the happy states. Happy means that the people are satisfied, the people are happy even if there are problems. That is why we are included in the happiness index. We got a score of 7.0, slightly different from Terengganu’s 7.2. Compared to Selangor’s 5.0, it is much different. That is a state that is said to be intelligent, ruled by Pakatan Harapan, the land is abundant, the state is rich, but the people are not happy.” But is the happiness index a good tool to measure how well citizens of a particular state (or country) is doing? We discuss this with James Chai, political analyst and Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
Share:
Recent episodes
0
Latest stories
Podcasts · Jan 15 · 12:00PM
Plowing Through Snow With The Haval H9
37 mins
Podcasts · Jan 15 · 11:00AM
If Walls Could Talk: The Story of Malaysian Street Art
34 mins
Podcasts · Jan 15 · 10:00AM
From Breaking Clocks To Saving The Environment
27 mins
Does the Happiness Index Reflect People’s Wellbeing?
30 mins
·
15:00, 11 Aug 2022
Guest: James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Recently, Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah said the following in response to the Malaysia Happiness Index 2022: “We are among the happy states. Happy means that the people are satisfied, the people are happy even if there are problems. That is why we are included in the happiness index. We got a score of 7.0, slightly different from Terengganu’s 7.2. Compared to Selangor’s 5.0, it is much different. That is a state that is said to be intelligent, ruled by Pakatan Harapan, the land is abundant, the state is rich, but the people are not happy.” But is the happiness index a good tool to measure how well citizens of a particular state (or country) is doing? We discuss this with James Chai, political analyst and Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
Share:
Recommended
Jan 15
·
37 minsPlowing Through Snow With The Haval H9
Jan 15
·
34 minsIf Walls Could Talk: The Story of Malaysian Street Art
Jan 15
·
27 minsFrom Breaking Clocks To Saving The Environment
Download app
60,000 other podcasts in your hand
Recent episodes
0
Latest Stories
Podcasts · Jan 15 · 37 mins
Plowing Through Snow With The Haval H9
Podcasts · Jan 15 · 34 mins
If Walls Could Talk: The Story of Malaysian Street Art
Podcasts · Jan 15 · 27 mins
From Breaking Clocks To Saving The Environment