PM’s plan for escaping middle-income trap old fashioned, say economists Nicholas Chung © Provided by Free Malaysia Today While Malaysia wants to become a global export player, it has to reduce its dependence on cheap foreign labour just to stay competitive, says economists
PETALING JAYA: Two economists have scoffed at Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s ideas for springing Malaysia out of the middle-income trap, saying they reflect a mindset that is too traditional.
The project required fresher ideas, said Geoffrey Williams of Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Mohamed Aslam Haneef of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
Muhyiddin said at a recent economic forum that Malaysia needed to become a global export player producing new, sophisticated and high-value products.
PM s plan for escaping middle-income trap old fashioned, say economists
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PETALING JAYA: Drinking ice-cold water during sweltering weather poses no health hazard as claimed by some, say health experts.
International Islamic University Malaysia public health medicine specialist Assistant Prof Dr Mohammad Farhan Rusli said there is nothing wrong with drinking cold fluids during hot weather as the principle of keeping oneself hydrated at all times should always be the emphasis.
“I know a lot of messages has been going around saying that (it is harmful). But the only thing you will get if you drink ice-cold water is a sensitive tooth.
“In the case of a heatstroke, our first priority is to always cool down the body, ” said Dr Farhan, who advised Malaysians to stay indoors as much as possible, while ensuring these places have good ventilation.