A lot of efforts have been put in since our independence to get things in the right path. There are lot of governing policies in place to develop the country. It is to change our status from an underdeveloped to becoming a developed country. There were many policies in term of economics, equality, governance, education, health and etc.
Most of the yesteryear governing policies were sufficient to get Malaysia from the underdeveloped country to the most developed underdeveloped country. However, the long term mission is to be a developed country. The yesteryear governing policies WILL DEFINATELY NOT take Malaysia to the desired status. It takes different governing policies to be able to do it.
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Most things had changed and are changing. It needs revisions. Most of our short and medium term goals have been achieved. Some of the policies need realignment as the environment and requirement has changes. The economic environment, politics, moral, unity, life style, social obligations have change. Even in the developed countries they are changing to adapt changes. So our yesteryear policies of does not need adjustment anymore. They have to go though major overhaul.
The most important thing to be focused on is Malaysian society. Malaysian has to change their mindset. All races have to change their mindset. For the Chinese and Indian they are not working here temporarily and later to go back to India and China anymore. They are the citizen of this country. They are supposed to be thinking of the country more. The Malay are not suppose to be getting subsidies and privileges all the time. They are given such things as buffer to reach equalities with others. In time, these things have to be gradually phased out. Later everything has to be open. Only then the Malay can be at par as others. If not they will all the time asking subsidies and privileges. They will not think and grow. Malaysian, collectively have to evolve in their own perspective and grow
Malaysia now is now like an old ship sailing in the open sea. With so many leaks that have been patched. Those patches will not hold the rough seas for long. The captain should not be busy resting on his laurel in his cabin. The sail is tearing apart.
To be able to forever sail in the open sea to its destination, the captain needs to take the ship to land for major repair and overhaul. He might to evaluate the ship seriously. For at the moment, ship does not sail anymore, they run on engine!. So maybe it is good to keep the sailing patched ship for recreation once and a while (our history). We are to continue our voyage on a brand new ship.
The thing is minor revamps have been done. But it does not seem to do much good. Policies are good but most of the time the result is somewhat slow and undesirable. Most probably the orientation and the goal are wrong. I would say the aim is wrong. The standard set is low. ‘Malaysia Boleh’ but ‘Malaysia Tak Boleh’ in term of most things measured at International standards. This is why most Malaysia venture outside Malaysia fails. Construction, automotive and others fail miserable.
Malaysia is like a company. The government is the independent directors. The most important factor to be successful is the people who work in the company. It has to be the right people.
The problem is, most of the people that the work is substandard. There is abundance of potentially right people. Only that, the problem is environment and the practice does not encourage these potentially right people to be the right people. Most of these right people eventually become the main stream which is substandard. That is the reason why it needs overhaul or total revamp instead of patching. The mainstream has to be changed.
Overhaul in all aspects with regard to politic, economic, social, education and others is mandatory. The overhaul is supposed to be focused on the mechanisms and policies with human development and capabilities in mind. Period.
Most of the yesteryear governing policies were sufficient to get Malaysia from the underdeveloped country to the most developed underdeveloped country. However, the long term mission is to be a developed country. The yesteryear governing policies WILL DEFINATELY NOT take Malaysia to the desired status. It takes different governing policies to be able to do it.
The idea is
Most things had changed and are changing. It needs revisions. Most of our short and medium term goals have been achieved. Some of the policies need realignment as the environment and requirement has changes. The economic environment, politics, moral, unity, life style, social obligations have change. Even in the developed countries they are changing to adapt changes. So our yesteryear policies of does not need adjustment anymore. They have to go though major overhaul.
The most important thing to be focused on is Malaysian society. Malaysian has to change their mindset. All races have to change their mindset. For the Chinese and Indian they are not working here temporarily and later to go back to India and China anymore. They are the citizen of this country. They are supposed to be thinking of the country more. The Malay are not suppose to be getting subsidies and privileges all the time. They are given such things as buffer to reach equalities with others. In time, these things have to be gradually phased out. Later everything has to be open. Only then the Malay can be at par as others. If not they will all the time asking subsidies and privileges. They will not think and grow. Malaysian, collectively have to evolve in their own perspective and grow
Malaysia now is now like an old ship sailing in the open sea. With so many leaks that have been patched. Those patches will not hold the rough seas for long. The captain should not be busy resting on his laurel in his cabin. The sail is tearing apart.
To be able to forever sail in the open sea to its destination, the captain needs to take the ship to land for major repair and overhaul. He might to evaluate the ship seriously. For at the moment, ship does not sail anymore, they run on engine!. So maybe it is good to keep the sailing patched ship for recreation once and a while (our history). We are to continue our voyage on a brand new ship.
The thing is minor revamps have been done. But it does not seem to do much good. Policies are good but most of the time the result is somewhat slow and undesirable. Most probably the orientation and the goal are wrong. I would say the aim is wrong. The standard set is low. ‘Malaysia Boleh’ but ‘Malaysia Tak Boleh’ in term of most things measured at International standards. This is why most Malaysia venture outside Malaysia fails. Construction, automotive and others fail miserable.
Malaysia is like a company. The government is the independent directors. The most important factor to be successful is the people who work in the company. It has to be the right people.
The problem is, most of the people that the work is substandard. There is abundance of potentially right people. Only that, the problem is environment and the practice does not encourage these potentially right people to be the right people. Most of these right people eventually become the main stream which is substandard. That is the reason why it needs overhaul or total revamp instead of patching. The mainstream has to be changed.
Overhaul in all aspects with regard to politic, economic, social, education and others is mandatory. The overhaul is supposed to be focused on the mechanisms and policies with human development and capabilities in mind. Period.
nice n interesting article..
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