TOKYO, March 16, 2015:
The Malaysian government’s focus on development of education has not only helped in the development of the country but has also assisted other countries to emulate similar success, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Muhyiddin said improvements to the national education system were the country’s biggest investment to churn out students with knowledge, skills and expertise to assist in the development of the nation.
The national education system has produced many intellectuals in almost all fields, such as doctors and engineers. That is a reason why Malaysia has progressed into an almost developed nation.
Muhyiddin said a blueprint was developed for the sake of the future of Malaysian children, who are invaluable assets as the nation’s progress would be in their hands.
He said the final goal was to produce human capital that can contribute to the rapid growth of the country. “There are about a million in the Malaysian diaspora. They are specialised professionals, experts and specialists in their respective fields. “Although Malaysia is a developing country, education is always given top priority,” he said during a meeting with the Malaysian community here on Sunday.However, Malaysia still needed professionals based overseas to come home after completing their term of contract or studies.
“We need to overcome the shortage of professionals and technical experts in the country, and to create a world-class workforce in Malaysia. Talent Corp has been formed to look at addressing talent requirements to drive the Economic Transformation Programme.”
Muhyiddin also said that although many countries had faced an economic downturn, Malaysia still registered an economic growth of more than 6% last year. “That was one of the reasons we had to ‘import’ unskilled workers. More than two million foreign workers were needed to cater for the demands of various sectors. “Malaysia offers employment for not only its own population, but also foreigners to the extent of illegal immigrants sneaking into the country in search of employment. “Malaysia is heaven for many. Only some Malaysians believe Malaysia is not good enough for them.”
Muhyiddin said the government had always taken steps to ensure Malaysia could attract foreign investment, with last year’s total foreign investment reaching RM216 billion.
“Malaysia has become an industrialised nation to attract investment and the country has a ranking internationally. “According to the Business Environment Ranking 2014, by the Economist Intelligent Unit, Malaysia was 19th out of 182 participating countries in the four-year period (2014-2018). This was up from 24th in the previous period and even better than United Kingdom, Japan and Korea.”
He said under the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) Doing Business in 2016, Malaysia ranked 18th this year, up from 20th in 2013. This key World Bank survey included 189 countries.
“Under the Institute of Management Development’s (IMD) 2014 World Talent, Malaysia ranked fifth among 60 countries, beating other notable countries like Singapore and the United States.”
The Deputy Prime Minister said under the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WYC) 2014 by IMD, Malaysia was ranked 12th among 60 countries.
“Under the 2014 Visa Restrictions Index, by Henley and Partners, the Malaysian passport was ranked the eighth best in the world for travellers.
“The 2014 Global Services Location Index (GSLI) by A.T. Kearney ranked Malaysia third.
“The 2014 Global Retirement Index, by American Publication International Living, listed Malaysia’s healthcare system as third best.
“Under the World Bank’s 2014 Ease of Doing Business, Malaysia has improved its ranking from 12th to 6th spot.”
Muhyiddin arrived in Japan on Friday on a four-day working visit.
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