Forget 5-year plan, do something real for now, says Zaid

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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should abandon the “drama” of preparing its five-year plan and do something real for now by focusing on a few specific areas that warrant urgent attention from a responsible government, says a former minister.

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim said the previous five-year plans were a waste of time and money as they were never discussed at great length by the ruling party and were probably prepared by “some senior civil servants with the help of foreign consultants”.

Zaid said the public would have been impressed by the “breadth and depth” of the previous plans, but nothing substantial or significant was implemented fully and targets were not achieved after the five-year period.

“What happened to our great industrialisation plan, the plan for unity and rebirth of the nation? What happened to achieving the dreams of 2020 where the country will prosper like First World countries?” he asked in a Facebook post.

“What happened to science and innovation in our education system? Where are the plans for a high-income economy and the empowerment of the people?”


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