My wish for 2011 Budget - Wish # 3

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Wish # 3 

My next wish for 2011 budget, is very much related to the following article of Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak, and allow me to extract the article ;

"SERDANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today appealed to motorists to drive safely and help prevent roads from becoming "rivers of death". 

In his road safety message, he urged Malaysians to always give priority to personal safety as well as that of other road users. 

The prime minister made the reminder in a special video message launched by Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor in conjunction with the coming festive season. 

"Let's discipline ourselves by adhering to the road safety regulations," Najib said. 

"Careful and prudent driving will greatly minimise the risk of accident. Let's travel home in happiness and thankfulness that we can celebrate the Aidilfitri with none of our family members being involved in accidents." 

Read more: River of Deaths

Yes, it is that scary - " river of deaths" and if nothing proactive actions taken by the government and the authority, this river of deaths will continue to flow. While advise after advise were given and initiatives after initiatives being taken, all are gone to the deaf ears and blind eyes, still Malaysia is experiencing " river of deaths" every day especially during the festive season and it is very sad. Why all the efforts are useless ? Are Malaysians are so stubborn and hard headed ? Orang kata " degil " ? Let us not dwell into this, and of course continue blaming the road worthiness ?  and other factors.

Yes, RTD will conduct and monitor the situation along the highways and roads, but trust me people will share information upfront as to the locations of the enforcement officers. Sg Buaya , Rawang, KM 20 after Ipoh, exit , KM 30 PLUS highway and the list are going on.  

For this upcoming budget, please Prime Minister to increase allocation for Road Transport Department , for the latter to leverage on technology and improve the remuneration package of RTD/JPJ officers to make it more attractive, as these are the group who make sacrifices during the festive seasons, during rush hour be it shining or raining  and they perform the job diligently.

By having the most sophisticated surveillance system in the world, where summons are immediately issued and make the penalty amount the highest in the region if not in the world, for serious traffic offender such as beating the red traffic light shall be given serious consideration. Time to balance between creating awareness, reminders and educating the public with a more stricter and tougher system and law in place.

I have read from the news that the RTD was proposing to impose higher penalty, and enforcing the demerit system, but I do not know and understand why it is being stopped by the "law makers" ? From what I read, the law makers felt that the penalty and the systems are not " people" friendly !!! For God's sake, which one is more critical and important here, system friendliness to the people or that " river of deaths" will continue to flow and we are losing our "best, good and innocent people" because of the road accidents almost everyday. The spirit of 1Malaysia shall consider people first, performance now ! Why shall people get worried getting summonses, if they are law abiding citizens while driving ?  It is common sense.

With regards to the technology, the amount may be huge to put such an investment, for now, but over long run it will benefit the country. However, focus shall be given to the accident prone roads and high risk areas. This will also reduce dependency on having more enforcement officers [ often I heard lacking of enforcement officers are one of the reasons for not enforcing the law effectively and efficiently].  But, please maintain the system and put an effective maintenance system, for the investment to worth the money,. It is tax payers money, in the end of the day. RTD shall be held responsible and accountable for the system to work as it intended to be.

In the meantime, road safety and other aspect of Safety, Health and Environment shall be part of the school co-curriculum, and it shall start from the very young and tender age. School, as an institution together with PIBG can play its role to promote safety , health and environment as a way of life and culture among Malaysians. Make it a mandatory requirement for all the institutions from early until tertiary level to have SHE as part of the syllabus, and requirement to graduate.

Another consideration , JPJ shall introduce defensive driving techniques as part of the syllabus , both theory and practical in all of driving schools as part of the curriculum and part of the test to obtain the driving license. 
My personal observation as road users, often I saw " ageing" trucks and heavy vehicles cruising the road, "emitting thick black smoke" of which can cause safety hazard to the other road users. The road worthiness of those heavy vehicles and trucks are questionable ! My view on this, for RTD to amend the law to increase the insurance premium after the vehicles reaching certain age, obtain road worthiness certification by PUSPAKOM every year [ mandatory], increase the road tax amount and etc to make sure it is safe to be driven on the road. 

Learn from the best on the best practices to make the road safer. I heard in German, the government does not impose the maximum speed limit on the highway, and yet they have the least road accidents recorded in the world. Why ? Common sense, right mindset and safety as part of the culture, and ensure the vehicles are road worthy to be driven on the road.

Send our officers to learn from the best , and implement the best system in this wonderful country of Malaysia. Again, exchange program with them may enrich the experience and exposures of our people. There is no one single perfect system, in the world but any good system that will stop this river of deaths from continuously flowing is considered already an achievement.

Another consideration, is to introduce "cashless" transactions in all RTD offices. I know one country, Qatar required all the transactions to be made via debit card or credit card. The country does not allow cash transactions, which is something for Malaysia to take queue and learn from.  

 In my view too, the government shall make mandatory for all radios and TVs station to play their part as part of corporate social responsibility to promote road safety among Malaysians. For instance, make a mandatory from 7 a.m to 7.30 a.m every day all radios and TV channels [ Mix Fm. Hits FM, Selangor Fm, KL Fm, TV3, TV1 , TV 2 ] simultaneously to air programs about road safety and SHE related programs. Be creative and make the program interesting and interactive so that people will awake and feel good and will not switch it their radio off !

Again, it take the will to make it happens !

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My Wish for 2011 Budget- Wish # 2

Image via WikipediaTo :          Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak
                Prime Minister, of Malaysia
From :      Eone
                Ordinary Joe

Wish # 2

I may not be popular among them, but my wish is for their own goods and sake. I do not have anything  against the person as an individual, but what they are doing cause more harm than good, not only for themselves, but also for someone dearest to their heart and society in general. Increase the excise duty for cigarettes, cigar, alcoholic drinks and anything that falls into the category . This shall be applicable to  companies who produce, distributes and sells those items. Instead of normal 25 % of corporate income tax, perhaps it is high time to tax them the max of 50-55 % of corporate income tax.  My rational is very simple, that those things do more harm than goods to the society in general, and I believe this is against our Vision 2010 and 1Malaysia spirit. How many dies everyday because of cancer, drink and drive related accidents, domestic problems because of addicted to the alcohol and other social problems. The statistics is the proof and increasing. No signs of slowing down. 

I am not saying, they the sole cause of the problem, but it is identified and acknowledge as one of the root cause of the problems. By addressing and tackling one of the root cause, more focus on the other root causes. Of course, by increasing the excise duty and tax will not stop people from smoking and drinking, but at the very least will make them think twice before venturing into it.

Surely, it will encourage more illegal and smuggling activities of the related item as these groups will do anything to make sure they are not so called being "discriminated", but through and effective enforcement with the cooperation from the public, this will be addressed. Once they get caught, fine them to the maximum worth to millions instead of few hundred thousands. This will help with the government coffer too.
How about those poor farmers that involve in producing this tobacco leaves. My next question, how many of them will be affected out of 27 million of the population ? The next thing to do is to help them venture into more value adding business venture, and help them during the transition period.
It all can be done, but with strong will and determination to make Malaysians a more healthy society, thus reducing the government bills in treating the illness related to those products, and focus on more critical illness.

Frankly, from my observation, by having this Malaysia will not going back to the "Flinstone Age" or " Zaman Batu" and how this will affect tourism dollar ? Do not worry, tourists come to visit Malaysia for something that is not available in their country and something unique and different, that we are offering. They will still survive for few days without cigarette and beer or wine, and my view they will spend whatever the money they have for other things that value adding and value for money. But still, they can still got those at the counter, but a bit more pricey, that is all :)

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My wish for 2011 Budget- Wish # 1

Image via WikipediaTo :       Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak
             Prime Minister of Malaysia
From :   Eone
             Ordinary Joe

Alhamdulillah, I am blessed to be born as a Malaysian. I have been traveling around the world, and proud to be Malaysian. There is a saying, " Jauh perjalanan luas pandangan " and there is truth in it. Malaysians are being envied by other nationalities in may respects. We have Proton cars on the roads outside Malaysia, we have Petronas,  Malaysians do not require VISA to enter many countries, even better than our counterparts in USA and Europe. When I mentioned that I am Malaysian, I received so many good words from perfect strangers and the next name that being mentioned by these perfect strangers is none other than " Mahathir Mohamad" . I was once shown an email by my Syrian friend that he received from his friend. The email mentioned, how Malaysians used to live in the jungle and remote areas and do no have greater civilization like them, and within a time span of 53 years after Independence, we have gone so far and done a great job in developing the country, much to the envy of others. The rest are still struggling to become one, and in trying to emulate Malaysia. Kudos to the previous leaders and it is a real challenge to the existing leaders to match if not better the performance of their predecessors. Every single news in Malaysia always received great attention from these people-politically, economically and socially, and Malaysia have always been in their radar.Malaysia is very closed in their heart, and not to much to say they love Malaysia so much. A good example, was the Imam Muda program. This program received  wide coverage in the medias in the Middle East and Europe, USA and even in was aired in BBC Arabic. 

While we have achieved so much, that shall not result us being complacent and an "arrogant "nation. We shall continue being humble, continue progressing and improving and help others to develop themselves and prospering our neighbors. If the Prime Minister asks me, what are my wish for 2011 Budget, here are the some of the things, that Malaysia could do better and I hope this will be incorporated in the budget ;

1. Improvised the education system in Malaysia.

There is nothing wrong with our education system. We managed to produce good leaders, outstanding businessmen, good bureaucrats, efficient and effective administrators. However, the education system fit for those generations, shall I say Generation X. We now have Generation Y and in the future we may have generation XYZ.  I would like to see a more " holistic approach "in our education system, balance between the physical or worldly needs and spiritual needs of the students. These two (2) shall be integrated, as we have seen so many failures when one is only focusing on the physical or worldly needs of  the students.  This shall start at the very young age, to mold students with the right mindset, right behavior and at the same time focusing on the physical or worldly aspects of development. We have to produce generations who are "like a fish in the ocean, living in salty sea water and yet the fish taste so good  and provide the required protein for human being".

Another aspect of education system that I would like to see, is to make education and learning as a fun process, not something that being put on the students throat to swallow. These require thinking and mindset change on the teachers and those educators circle. People have to be creative in coming out with curriculum and syllabus that have the elements of fun in learning. Gone those days, students are afraid of the teacher. I would like to see an environment when students are eager to go to school to learn, and school provides the environment that stimulates the interest of the students.

There shall be a excellent rapport between the school and the association of parents [PIBG] and mutual understanding or a contract between the parties with regards to the roles and responsibilities of the two parties. PIBG is not all about meetings and meetings and place to point fingers to each others. It is how one play his roles for the sake of the students. I would expect the teacher to visit the students home, see how they live and who are the parents are, and parents shall make this happen and have an open mind that the teachers are doing the responsibility. PIBG shall initiate, programs that goes beyond the " school formal framework" such as working together to initiate students exchange programs with students from other parts of the world, social responsibility [ raise funds to help the need] as a way giving back to the community, involve in the entrepreneurial programs, conducting drama classes, learning music, learning foreign languages, spiritual activities according to one's believe, going to cinema together " wayang tancap" [ Indonesian called it ] every month [ like good old days in the school football field] and so much more. This must be happening at all school and not only at selected few. So much collaboration between the school and teachers, that will make the symbiosis and synergy to produce 1Malaysia school children and generations. It requires mindset both for teachers and parents.

AUKU as excuses for not being able to excel in the area and shall use it as a challenge to be more creative in producing quality graduates. The government is one hand, shall listen to the university, and the fact time has changed to make the management of educational institute more transparent, effective and efficient.

Having said the above, what are the successful factors to make it happen ;

1. Make teaching profession as the first choice of employment. I believe so many people are passionate about being an educator, but due other considerations, teaching or educator as the last resort of career for failure to get better opportunity in the corporate world. The government shall treat school as "another corporation "or "virtual entity" where its has its own performance indicator. While profit is not the main motivation, effectiveness and efficiency is the key. Make the teacher's and educator, attractive enough at par if not better than the others to attract the best talents pool with passion to be in the school. This also include for teachers to have a career ladder, and promotions are not based on seniority but rather performance based and capability based teachers. We can no longer afford " excess luggage or baggage " in the school and non performing teacher shall be dealt appropriately and accordingly. Above all, make the package attractive !

2. Separate between school administrator and school teacher- Teachers focus on the students capability building and mindset change, and administrator focus on the effectiveness and efficiency of the government fund allocation to the school, and eliminate waste permanently. School shall be managed professionally, if we would like to see the future generations succeed in developing Malaysia. It shall be managed by professional. Education system shall be seen as an investment for the future benefits, producing quality generations, as such it shall not be seen as cost centers, but rather " profit center" in the sense, managing the funds and resources provided by the government in the most effective and efficient way.

3. The government shall encourage teacher's exchange programs with other develop countries especially in the subject where the country are strong at and do have a good quality of education system like Norway , Finland, Austria, UK and Australia, USA, Singapore , Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, and other countries deem fit the bill. This will expose the teachers to different environment and learn from the best, and will bring the ideas and implemented at the school.

4. School as playing ground for the kids to grow and mature, and ready physically, mentally and spiritually for them to face the world. These play ground shall be fun and stimulate the interest for them to learn and be creative. Leverage on the technology and encourage each students to have one lap top, and encourage them to leverage on technology to stimulate their interest, like producing their own movie, software, animation, album music, phone application, own radio station, and those that can stimulate the interest in learning. Stimulating the innovation culture shall begin at the very young age.

5. Institute of higher learning- if we have good ranking university in the world, it will attract the cream of the crops to study at our universities and shore, and will benefit the country should this best people decide to contribute to Malaysian success stories. With the Greater Kuala Lumpur initiative, the best talent may choose Malaysia as a place to work, live and play. Malaysians shall not be felt threaten, as they shall raise their bar to the be at the same playing level field of competition, and the government however shall have policy to protect the interest of Malaysian are well protected and taken care off. The opportunity to mingle around and knowing other people from different background shall be leveraged by the students, not to be missed. Imagine, with the network that this people have from all over the world, will make Malaysia more prosper. This will generate income to Malaysian government in terms of the personal and business income tax, and provide Malaysians with job opportunities, and its spill over to the politic, economic and social is just tremendous.

6. Institute of higher learning shall be responsible and accountable for their accounts and funds allocation, to make it effective and efficient and eliminate waste permanently. University shall be managed by professionals and offers good learning facilities to produce qualities graduates and workforce.

As such, I would propose the government Education sector shall receive the highest budget allocation in 2011 budget, as part of initiative to improving the education system in Malaysia to be at par if not better and the best in the world. Let us rewrite the history, by making Malaysia as education hub, incubator, knowledge base economy of the world, and make our university among the best in the world.

I will write my other wish in my next entry .........

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MAHB will not rush KLIA2 construction

Image via WikipediaMAHB will not rush KLIA2 construction
For one, I am glad that the project is finally kicked-off ! It is KLIA2 , a catching name at least for me. Indication from the Prime Minister that it will be a "mega low cost terminal in the world " is something has yet to be seen. As I understood from various newspaper reports, the development will not purely on construction of airport terminal, but with end in mind of giving passengers " a totally new airport experiences " similar to London Heathrow Terminal and Amsterdam, Schipol International Airport.
As Malaysian, and as one of my "2010 Merdeka" wish, I would love to see KLIA to be at par or better than its competitor none other than Suvarnabhumi Airport and Changi International Airport. My wish, KLIA shall be either No. 1 or No. 2 airport at the very least in SEA region for a start, and then No. 1 airport in the world, providing the stakeholders " a totally new airport experiences ". I believe that KLIA has so much value propositions to the stakeholders, better than its regional competitors.

I have no doubt and I do have faith in Malaysia Airport Berhad's management to deliver only the best for KLIA specifically, and Malaysia in general.


Coming back to the " totally new airport experiences " concept , below are some points that in my points of view MAHB may want to include as part of the" experiences " for its stakeholders ;

Branding - this is very critical for all the stakeholders to have a matching between "how they perceive KLIA" and "what they experience" while @ KLIA. What is the KLIA 's "Soul" ? My "to be" perception as frequent user of KLIA  are as follow ;

1. KLIA is a metropolis and duty free zone city .

This will address the chicken-egg situation [ i.e. EITHER number of airlines OR number of passengers [ volumes]. As a frequent traveler, flight connection of flight is the ONE most critical element when I decide which airline shall I travel with, as I do not want to spend hours waiting at the airport  doing nothing especially if I travel with my kids or my parents. As frequent transit passenger at the same airport to travel to the city perhaps is not an option, so what are the other factors for me to consider using KLIA as my transit airport ? None other that " total airport experiences" .

Perhaps a typical transit experience in KLIA :-

a. Checked-in at the hotels with "home-stay concept" or "rumah kampung" of all the 13 states- something Malaysians with 5 star facilities. Relax by the swimming pool, sauna, Moroccan or Turkish Hammam, Balinese spas OR/AND

b. Watching the latest movies at cinema city or at open areas under the shining stars , play bowling OR/AND

c. Kids play and enjoying themselves KLIA's own kid's world and wonderland OR/AND

d. Ladies shopping and shopping branded items at duty free shops till dead drop ! offering quality products from Malaysian own designers or well known brand like Gucci, Prada, LuisVuitton and why not having Boxing Day in KLIA ??  OR/AND

e. Enjoying the cafes [ with cafes and tea from all over the world ] or lunch or dinner with international of choices  in  KLIA own botanical garden with superb scenery, birds chirping OR/AND

f. Window shopping at similar to Jonker's Walk in Malacca, OR/AND

g. Enjoying mini civilizations of the world, world of Malaysia or 7 wonders of the world OR /AND

h. Enjoying the green yet modern metropolis city with no cars and smokes as all facilities within walking distance or mode transportation using bicycle or electric buggy or electric car OR/AND

i. Visit Little Paris, Arabian Square, Little Prairie, Fifth Avenue, Madison Square, Tianamen Square, Amazon and etc OR/AND

j. Watch Formula 1 at Sepang, and take next flight to any destinations ! OR/AND

k. Airlines loyal members can redeem their points at KLIA Planet outlets and establishments OR/AND

l. Visit "tropical fish aquariums" and dolphin shows OR/AND

A lot more, under one sun and KLIA planet, an integrated and well connected Metropolis City  !
Imagine , All the above, within 10-15 minutes from the main terminal by train ! Shall I call it like " Travel around the world in eight(8) hours. Experience KLIA Planet  "  ?

Marketing and Promotions - MAHB shall work together with all the airlines that land at KLIA to package the tours and always have promotions to have always something different every time of the year. It is all about packaging of products, great products come with value for money prices !

An alternative, or passengers can experience shopping experience at the terminal without going out or opt to travel to the downtown of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Truly Asia. If those facilities are available at KLIA, without doubt I will always use KLIA as my transit airport ! 

2. Obviously, if the number of passengers choose KLIA as the transit airport of choice and Malaysia as top 10 places to visit combine with promotion and packages from MAHB, no doubt more airlines will make KLIA as their hub for the Far East region.

3, With Open Skies Agreement will eventually take place in 2015, encourage low cost carriers to have JV with local companies similar of what Air Asia, Air Arabia and Jetstar are doing, and given the regions will be the next economic growth with HUGE populations, the time is NOW or NEVER. Why wait till 2015 and this will create healthy competition and trust that Malaysia Airlines and Air Asia will be able to survive the competition !

4. Then, seamless check-in of luggage and self check in that they can check in their luggage without carrying them at the airport similar to the Sky Terminal concept !

Wow ! This is what I call " Total New Airport Experience" ! 

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My Friday Note : What is next for Malaysia ?

Image via WikipediaI read an article written by an expatriate in Malaysia about his view on Malaysia. A perspective from expatriate living in Malaysia and fond of Malaysia. He wrote, what are the next big things in Malaysia i.e. places to visit in Malaysia ? He admitted that he loves Malaysia so much. He made comparison with Malaysia's neighbor none other than Singapore with Marina Sand Resort and Universal Studio were recently opened for visitors.

I read also an article written by one of Raslan's brother, Karim Raslan about similar heading, how he would like to see Malaysia in the next year to come politically.

Having working outside Malaysia, I heard so many remarks and comments about Malaysia. Following are remarks that was made to me about their experiences in Malaysia ;

Qatari # 1: "Malaysia is a good place to visit for family, but boring for singles."
Qatari #2 : " Malaysia is a nice country and I like it "
Qatari # 3 : " Malaysia offers more choices and cheaper compared to Singapore "
Indonesia # 1 : " What I do not like about Malaysia is the taxi drivers and I was approached by "an uncle" that offers portfolios of " prostitutes " "
Egyptian # 1 : " I was approached by "an uncle" in the bus who showed me portfolios of " prostitutes " and I did not believe myself it is happening in Malaysia "
Palestinian # 1 : " You have such a wonderful and beautiful country, my friend "
British # 1 : " I thought Twin Towers is such an ugly building, yet I was wrong ! and traveling with Air Asia is damn cheap "
Philippines #1 : " Oh my sister visited Kuala Lumpur and she said, it is a wonderful city, and I plan to visit Kuala Lumpur to see myself "
Moroccan # 1 : " You have such a beautiful country. Yes, I did have bad experience with taxi driver , but it happened everywhere "
Indian #1 : " My husband was in Kuala Lumpur, and he loves the city very much "
Indonesian # 2 : " Oh , Vincci shoes in Malaysia is so cheap and affordable with good quality "
Palestinian # 2 :" My wife was in Paradise shopping in Malaysia, and Vincci was her favourite shop "

So, based on the above, I can deduce that majority of the people who I bumped into have a good experiences to tell about Malaysia, but what are next big things about Malaysia ? Is it reasonable enough to envision that Malaysia is "Paris of the East" i.e. the most visited country in the world one day ? If that day ever to happen, when it will be ? What it takes to be Paris of the East ? Paris boasts herself as city of Romance, Culture, Fashion, Parks, Shopping and etc. So much to see in Paris and France despite strong and stiff competition from its neighbors like London,Rome, Madrid, Berlin and Frankfurt, just to name a few.
Personally, in my view I believe Malaysia or Kuala Lumpur can be Paris of the East or " Pearl of the East " sooner or later if the following are taken into considerations ;

1. Greater Kuala Lumpur Project is a reality

If the project and initiative by the government will become a reality, there is no doubt Kuala Lumpur will be one of the most visited city in the world. I would imagine traveling around Kuala Lumpur is a breeze, convenient

2. Kuala Lumpur or Malaysia needs an identity

Kuala Lumpur needs an identity and a brand to call its own. It is like when people mention Kuala Lumpur, one shall have flashes of images playing in his/her mind. Just like Paris , city of love and its cafe, fashions, art and museums. Me ? I have image of Twin Towers and the traffic, and the former is very unfortunate. As for now, Kuala Lumpur is neither here nor there.I must say a mix of Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta and Vietnam to certain extent.

3. More shopping complexes would not do justice !

Unique shopping experiences do ! Some quarters think that having more shopping complexes with help to drive tourism in the country. Yes, it is one aspects of it as it has its multiplier effects, but shopping complexes are not all about Kuala Lumpur or Malaysia. What different shopping experiences it made in Dubai ? London? Singapore ? Jakarta ? Bangkok ? Basically, the brands in Kuala Lumpur are the same in everywhere, and some brands even not available in Kuala Lumpur and price wise, Kuala Lumpur are not much different from other shopping destinations.

Kuala Lumpur has to establish itself as city that provide different shopping experiences to the tourist, catering from back packers to the high income and rich shoppers. That is what we call shopping heavens, when you can find anything under the sun with such a competitive price and quality of products which are unique. We are not lack of pool of talented designers.

While building and constructing shopping complexes are not wrong at all, the design of the those shopping complexes shall be unique - fushion of traditional Malays, Chinese, Indians which align to the concept of Malaysia Truly Asia ! Why not taking queue design from from Islamic, Indian and Chinese civilization with elements of modernity and environmental friendly to make it unique appeals to the shoppers, at the same time something that the shoppers are looking forward to enjoy the whole experiences of shopping in Malaysia.

3. Integrated Unique Development

I must say , Malaysia can be divided into few main part with its own attractions and uniqueness. The Greater Kuala Lumpur, The Northern , Southern and East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and also the East Malaysia. Yes, we have the so called economic corridor, and my view this economic corridor shall have it own unique identity. I have heard so much about Iskandar development and how about the rest ? These economic corridor shall not stand on its own, and in one way or another shall be integrated development, complementing each others. I know there is Legoland project is coming out in Iskandar Malaysia, and I have yet to hear similar attractions in other economic corridor. Malaysia is a country with so much to offer, but I do not see we are really exploiting it to the maximum. From my personal experiences, for example Morocco - each of the states offers its own attraction to the tourists at large for example Agadir - with its beach and wind surfing activities, Marrakech- with its unique red colours and its park & outdoor activities, Fes and Meknes- Medieval Cities, Ouazarzate- desert related tourism and Hollywood of the Africa, Tangiers- port city and its night life, Casablanca- the heart of business in Morocco. Yes, Malaysia is doing the bit of it, but not a wholesome and integrated approaches. People do know Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi but only certain segments knows about Sabah & Sarawak, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Johor and Perak, simply because there is no establish identity for the mentioned states. That where I am coming from when I did mention that each of the corridor shall have its own uniqueness and attractions to make people keep coming back to Malaysia for different reasons.One might argue, Paris or Morocco do have decades of long civilization dated centuries ago but my argument , why not we create our own civilization for the future generations. It is about sustainable and responsible development.

4. Recreating and Rewriting history
Great civilizations happened not in Malaysia as compared to the Europeans, Rome, Turkey, Morocco, Iraq, Syria [ Muayyad], Iran [ Parsi], Egypt and etc. However, Malaysia shall recreate and rewrite the history in accordance to own versions like America is doing. We shall balance the civilization with spiritual aspects of it. Learn from those histories and rewrite it by taking the best practices and not to repeat the same that bring down those civilizations. Each of the corridors, shall have their own civilization for future generations.

5. People and human capital development

Another thing, Malaysia shall be the centre of excellent in the Far East, standing in the eyes of other great universities like Harvard, Standford, Oxford, Cambridge and Al-Azhar.
It takes the political will to do all those. Yes, at one time it is easier said than done but with all concerted efforts, it can be done. Rome is not build in one day, so do Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur. Put Kuala Lumpur in the world map, and one day I wish I read in the newspaper ;
" Malaysia the Pearl of the East- Most visited country in the world "- New Straits Times
" Kuala Lumpur a role model for sustainable and responsible development "- United Nations
" Kuala Lumpur ranks No. 1 as the most livable city in the world "- NST
" Malaysia ranks No. 1 as country to live in "- Newsweek
" Malaysia is a model for OIC countries development "- AlJazeera International
" Malaysia is a model of the concept of prospering the neighbor "- World Bank
" Malaysia ranks No. 1 in attracting investment and doing business in the world "- CNN
" Malaysia is the centre of excellent in Islamic Banking and Finance "- The Star Malaysia
Incha Allah......one day !

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