In a co-authored opinion piece, “We need a plan for greater coherence, confidence and legitimacy” (together with Nazihah Muhamad Noor) our guest argues that “to better manage confidence amongst stakeholders, the government must firmly communicate that it has an overarching plan to deal with the public health and economic fallout of Covid-19. The plan must synchronise public health measures with well-timed financial relief, because Covid-19 restrictions in the name of public health typically equate to economic restrictions.” Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Yin Shao Loong, Senior Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute.