Encouraging farmers to make better use of technology is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Malaysia’s agriculture authorities. Boosting technology take-up is considered integral to ensuring that Malaysia is food secure for the foreseeable future. Under the National Farm Mechanisation and Automation Plan (NFMAP), which was launched in January 2012...
Financing education in Malaysia, be it through bursaries, grants or student loans, is a booming business. A variety of players – the federal government and a wide range of public and private institutions, universities, funds, charities, banks and large businesses – share this market, the expansion of which mirrors that of tertiary education. Tuition...
Fuelled by steady economic growth, and the consequent liberal capital expenditure policies of both the public and private sectors, steel manufacturing – along with the construction materials industry as a whole – is maintaining a steady upward trajectory. Since 2008 the annual growth of Malaysia’s construction sector has averaged 4.7%, while...
OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME: The Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was introduced in late 2010 by the Malaysian Government to transform Malaysia into a high-income economy by 2020. It is aimed at lifting Malaysia’s gross national income per capita from $6700 in 2009 to more than $15,000 in 2020. The ETP primarily...
A local labour shortage has had serious impacts on the agriculture sector. Just under 12% of the country’s total population is employed in the agricultural industry in some capacity, according to statistics from the Malaysia Investment Development Authority, with a great majority of these employees working as labourers in the palm oil, rubber,...
Away from the hustle and the bustle of Kuala Lumpur lies Fraser’s Hill, one of the most prominent locations of the Peninsula’s highlands. The area’s unique characteristics are a departure from the more commercialised Genting Highlands and a closer option than the considerably farther Cameron Highlands. It is the retreat of choice for those who...
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