Malaysian cabinet approves tenth five-year plan
The Malaysian cabinet on September 4 approved in
principal the direction, strategies and implementation methods of the
Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP) which will commence in 2011.
The Malaysian cabinet on September 4 approved in
principal the direction, strategies and implementation methods of the
Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP) which will commence in 2011.
Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department, Nor Mohamed Yakop, said the 10MP would prioritise six areas including reducing crime, fighting corruption, providing access to affordable and quality education, raising the standard of living of the low-income group, upgrading of infrastructure in the rural and remote areas, and improving the public transport system.
Planning for the 10MP will begin one year earlier than previously to ensure the government receives sufficient and accurate feedback from all quarters.
Minister Nor Mohamed said the feedback would be presented to the Cabinet for better planning in the interest of the people./.
Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department, Nor Mohamed Yakop, said the 10MP would prioritise six areas including reducing crime, fighting corruption, providing access to affordable and quality education, raising the standard of living of the low-income group, upgrading of infrastructure in the rural and remote areas, and improving the public transport system.
Planning for the 10MP will begin one year earlier than previously to ensure the government receives sufficient and accurate feedback from all quarters.
Minister Nor Mohamed said the feedback would be presented to the Cabinet for better planning in the interest of the people./.
You should also see
PM calls on ASEAN to pen strategic development vision
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should have a strategic and comprehensive vision, and improve its resilience capacity to grasp opportunities and handle global headwinds for stable and sustainable development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on April 23.
See more
World
Thailand urged to increase proportion of renewable power generation
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
World
Indonesia lifts tsunami alert given after Ruang volcano’s eruption
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
World
Thailand expects to export 1 million tonnes of durian this year
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
ASEAN
ASEAN bolsters intellectual property cooperation
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
ASEAN
Food security, climate change top ASEAN agenda during Malaysia’s chairmanship
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
