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Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 1 1MALAYSIA: CHARTING DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS
A HIGH-INCOME NATION 2

10 BIG IDEAS 8
1. INTERNALLY DRIVEN, EXTERNALLY AWARE 9
2. LEVERAGING ON OUR DIVERSITY INTERNATIONALLY 11
3. TRANSFORMING TO HIGH INCOME-THROUGH SPECIALISATION 14
4. UNLEASHING PRODUCTIVITY LED-GROWTH AND INNOVATION 16
5. NURTURING, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TOP TALENT 17
6. ENSURING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND SAFEGUARDING
THE VULNERABLE 18
7. CONCENTRATED GROWTH, INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT 20
8. SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE AND SMART PARTNERSHIPS 24
Catalysing and Accelerating Strategic Private Investments 24
Partnering to Advance Industry and Economic Development 24
Collaborating to Support Public Delivery and Social Development 25
9. VALUING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENTS 26
10. GOVERNMENT AS A COMPETITIVE CORPORATION 29

CHAPTER 2 BUILDING ON THE NATION’S STRENGTHS 34

LOOKING BACK: ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER THE NINTH MALAYSIA PLAN 36

Macroeconomic Performance During the Ninth Plan 36
Growth Predominantly Driven by Domestic Demand 37
Slower External Sector Performance 39
Sectoral Performance Led by the Services Sector 40
Challenges in Fiscal Consolidation 42
Progress of the National Mission 44
Thrust 1: Moving the Economy Up the Value Chain 44
Thrust 2: Raising the Capacity for Knowledge and Innovation and Nurture ‘First Class
Mentality’ 46
Thrust 3: Addressing Persistant Socio-Economic Inequalities Constructively and
Productively 47
Thrust 4: Improving the Standard and Sustainability of Quality of Life 48
Thrust 5: Strengthening Institutional and Implementation Capacity 51
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PROSPECTS DURING THE TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN, 2011-2015 52

Facing a Challenging Global Economy 52
Transforming the Malaysian Economy 53
Maintaining Full Employment 55
Pushing for Productivity-led Growth 55
Enabling Greater Dynamism of the Private Sector 56
Sustaining Growth in Private Consumption 57
Diversifying Export Markets 58
Sustaining a Surplus in the Balance of Payments 59
Achieving Sectoral Targets 60
Enhancing Efficiency of Fiscal Policy 61

MOVING FORWARD 64

CHAPTER 3 CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR UNLEASHING

ECONOMIC GROWTH 68

CREATING A PRIVATE SECTOR-LED ECONOMY 72

Modernising Business Regulation 72
Liberalising the Services Sector 75
Removing Market Distortions by Rationalising Subsidies 76
Introducing Competition Legislation 77
Improving the Interface Between Government And Business 77

SUPPORTING INNOVATION-LED GROWTH 80

Shaping a Supportive Ecosystem for Innovation 80
Education and Training 81
K-infrastructure 81
Trade and Investment Policy 81
Insolvency Law 82
Incubator Programme 82
K-SMEs 82
Creating Innovation Opportunities 83
Public Procurement 83
Regulation 83
Putting In Place Innovation Enablers 85
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Institutions 85
Intellectual Property 86
Funding Innovation 86

RATIONALISING THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS 90

Increasing Privatisation and Public-Private Partnerships 90
Establishing a Facilitation Fund 91
Achieving an Appropriate Balance Between Government, GLCs and the Private Sector 91
Rationalising the Role of GLCs in the Economy 91
Rationalising the Role of the Government in the Economy 92
Separating the Role of Regulator and Operator 92

DEVELOPING SMEs AS AN ENGINE OF GROWTH AND INNOVATION 94

Reducing Regulatory Costs Borne by SMEs 95
Building Capacity and Capability 96
Supporting the Creation of an Entrepreneurial Culture 97
Strengthening Support Systems for SMEs 97
Enhancing Access to Financing for SMEs 98

COMPETING GLOBALLY 100

Competing in Global Markets 100
Expanding Export Markets 101
Assisting Malaysian Firms to Break into Export Markets 101
Building Trade Momentum from FTAs 102
Reducing Transaction Costs 103
Competing to Attract Foreign Investment and Talent to Malaysia 104
Benchmarking Malaysia’s Attractiveness 105
Empowering MIDA to Attract Investment 106
Investing in Talent Recruitment 106

ESTABLISHING WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT GROWTH

AND ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY 108
Increasing Broadband Penetration 108
Continuing to Upgrade Physical Infrastructure to Enhance Access and Connectivity 110
Multimodal Transport Network 111
Rail Development 111
Maritime Infrastructure 111
Airport Development 112
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Ensuring Effective Sourcing and Delivery of Energy 112

Initiatives to Secure and Manage Reliable Energy Supply 112
Measures to Encourage Efficient Use of Energy 113
Adoption of Market-based Energy Pricing 113
Stronger Governance 114
Managing Change 114

FOCUSING ON KEY GROWTH ENGINES 116

Driving Growth by Urban Agglomerations 116
Focusing Corridors around Clusters 118
Iskandar Malaysia 119
Northern Corridor Economic Region 119
East Coast Economic Region 120
Sarawak Corridor Renewable Energy 120
Sabah Development Corridor 121
National Key Economic Areas 122
1) Oil and gas 123
2) Palm oil and related products 124
3) Financial services 125
4) Wholesale and retail 127
5) Tourism 128
6) Information and communications technology 129
7) Education 130
8) Electrical and electronic 131
9) Business services 132
10) Private healthcare 133
11) Agriculture 134
12) Greater Kuala Lumpur 135

CONCLUSION 136

CHAPTER 4 MOVING TOWARDS INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 140

ELEVATING THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE BOTTOM 40% HOUSEHOLDS 149

Raising the Income Generation Potential of Bottom 40% Households 152
Elevating the Quality of Life of Rural Households 153
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Enhancing the Economic Participation of Urban Households 156

Assisting Children in Bottom 40% Households to Boost Their Education
and Skills Attainment 158
Strengthening Social Safety Net to Reduce Vulnerability of Disadvantaged Groups 159
Providing Housing Assistance Programmes to Deserving Poor Households
in Rural and Urban Areas 160
Providing Income Support, Subsidies and Improved Access to Healthcare 160
Addressing the Needs of Special Target Groups with Integrated Programmes 162
Strengthening the Capabilities of Bumiputera in Sabah and Sarawak
and Orang Asli Communities in Peninsular Malaysia 162
Providing Financial Assistance to Chinese New Villages’ Residents to Upgrade
Their Homes and Fund Their Business Activities 163
Enhancing Access to Basic Amenities and Infrastructure for Estate Workers
to Improve Their Living Standards 163

ENHANCING BUMIPUTERA ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION 164

Strengthening Bumiputera Entrepreneurship to Create Competitive
Businesses in High-Impact Sectors 165
Creating Stronger and More Competitive Industry Champions 168
Strengthening Capacity and Capability for Entrepreneurship in Higher
Value-Added Segments 169
Broadening and Increasing Bumiputera Wealth Ownership to Ensure Sustainability 171
Promoting Bumiputera Representation in High Paying Jobs through Enhanced
Capability Building and Demand-Side Incentives 173

ENSURING BASIC PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL 174

BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE AND MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY 178

Empowering Women to Enhance Their Economic Contribution 178
Moulding Youth to Become Dynamic and Inspired Future Leaders 182
Ensuring the Protection and Well-Being of Children 184
Supporting Older Persons to Lead Productive and Fulfilling Societal Roles 185
Integrating Persons with Disabilities into Society 186
Strengthening the Family Institution to Overcome Challenges of Modern Living 186

CONCLUSION 188
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CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPING AND RETAINING A FIRST-WORLD TALENT BASE 192

REVAMPING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE

STUDENT OUTCOMES 196
Ensuring Every Child Can Succeed 198
Providing a Stronger Head-Start for More Children 198
Expanding Pre-School Enrolment and Improving Quality 198
Lowering Entry Age for Schooling 199
Ensuring Literacy and Numeracy 200
Upholding Bahasa Melayu and Strengthening English Proficiency 201
Holding Schools Accountable for Changes in Student Outcomes 201
Lifting Performance of All Schools with a Comprehensive School Improvement
Programme 201
Raising Standards to International Levels with the High Performing Schools
Programme 202
Investing in Great Leaders for Every School 203
Introducing the Bai’ah or New Deal for Head Teachers and Principals 203
Enhancing Support and Coaching for Head Teachers and Principals 205
Attracting and Developing Top Talent in Teaching 205
Significantly Improving the Quality of New Teacher Recruits 206
Making Teaching the Profession of Choice 207
Improving Teaching Training Through an Enhanced Practicum Component 207
Removing Guaranteed Placement of Trainees 209
Transitioning to a Full ‘Open System’ of Teacher Training 209
Lifting the Quality of Current Teachers to Deliver Outstanding Education
through a New Deal for All Teachers 209
Implementing a Competency Based Career Track with Faster Progression 210
Delivering Tailored Continuous Professional Development for Career Progression 210
Launching a New Instrument and Process for Teacher Evaluations and Assessments 211
Transforming the Effectiveness of Delivery 211
Delivering Service Lines to Support School Improvement 211
Implementing a New Curriculum to Nurture Creativity and Innovation 211
Private Pre-School and Basic Education 212
Public-Private Partnerships in Developing Pre-Schools 213
Public-Private Partnerships in Basic Education 213
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RAISING THE SKILLS OF MALAYSIANS TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY 215

Mainstreaming and Broadening Access to Quality Technical Education
and Vocational Training 216
Improving the Perception of TEVT and Attracting More Trainees 217
Developing Highly Effective Instructors 218
Upgrading and Harmonising TEVT Curriculum Quality in Line with Industry 220
Requirements
Streamlining Delivery of TEVT 222
Enhancing the Competency of Tertiary Graduates to Prepare Them
for Entering the Labour Market 223
Strengthening Industry and Research Collaboration 224
Providing Greater Autonomy and Strengthening Performance Culture to Universities 225
Instituting Greater Autonomy in Universities 225
Strengthening Performance Culture in Universities 226
Upgrading Course Curricula to Balance Academic Content and Soft Skills 227
Hiring and Retaining the Best Faculty Members 228

REFORMING THE LABOUR MARKET TO TRANSFORM MALAYSIA INTO A

HIGH-INCOME NATION 229
Making the Labour Market More Flexible 229
Revising Legal and Institutional Framework to Provide Flexibility in Hiring and Firing 229
Enhancing Employment Services to Improve Job Mobility 230
Reforming Unskilled Foreign Labour Policy 231
Encouraging Greater Participation in the Workforce 231
Upgrading the Skills and Capabilities of the Existing Workforce 232
Encouraging Cost Sharing for Training 232
Leveraging the Industry to Upskill the Workforce 233
Upgrading and Broadening Access to Community Colleges 235
Attracting and Retaining Talent 236
Simplifying Procedures and Providing Better Incentives to Attract Skilled
Foreign Talent 236
Making Cities More Liveable for Global Talent 237
Creating a Pipeline of Talent for the Future 237
Engaging the Diaspora of Malaysians 238
Creating a Talent Corporation to Deliver the Talent that Malaysia Most Needs 239

CONCLUSION 242
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CHAPTER 6 BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE 246

BUILDING VIBRANT AND ATTRACTIVE LIVING SPACES 248

Building Vibrant and Liveable Cities 250
Making Cities Compact and Efficient 254
Managing Growth 254
Mixed-use Developments 255
Creating Attractive and Pleasant Cities 256
Open spaces and Green Corridors 257
Waterfront Rejuvenation 257
Arts, Culture and Leisure 257
Expanding Essential Services in Rural Areas 259

DEVELOPING A RAKYAT-CENTRIC PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM 262

Driving Regulatory and Industry Reform 263
Increasing Investments in Transport Capacity to Keep Pace with Urban Growth 265
Greater Kuala Lumpur Initiatives 265
Other Cities and Urban Areas 266
Intercity Systems 267
Promoting a Seamless System Across Modes and Operators 267
Establishing a Robust Monitoring and Enforcement Regime 268

TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND PROVIDE

UNIVERSAL ACCESS 269
Transforming Delivery of the Healthcare System 272
Increasing Quality, Capacity and Coverage of Healthcare Infrastructure 272
Shifting Towards Wellness and Disease Prevention 273
Increasing the Quality of Human Resource for Health 275

ENSURING ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING 277

Streamlining the Affordable Housing Delivery System 278
Strengthening Efforts to Deliver High Quality and Environmentally
Sustainable Housing 279
Cultivating a Healthy and Sustainable Housing Industry 280

PROVIDING EFFICIENT PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES 281

Managing Water Endowment and Supply 281
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Developing a Long-Term Strategy for Water Resource Management to Achieve

Water Security 282
Continuing Efforts to Restructure the Water Services Industry 283
Protecting Rivers from Pollution 285
Ensuring the Reliability of Electricity Supply 286
Increasing and Diversifying Generation Capacity 287
Strengthening Transmission and Distribution Networks 287
Restructuring the Electricity Supply Industry 287
Improving Customer Services 288
Significantly Increasing Broadband Penetration 288
Restructuring Solid Waste Management 288
Providing Support to Local Authorities 290
Delivering Comprehensive and Sanitary Services 290
Ensuring Waste is Managed in a Sustainable Manner 291

MAKING STREETS AND COMMUNITIES SAFER 292

Strengthening Efforts to Fight Crime 294
Forging a New Relationship between the Police, the Public and the Private Sector 294
Creating a Safer and More Secure Environment 295
Providing Transparency on Performance and Perception of Performance 296

VALUING THE NATION’S ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENTS 297

Developing a Climate Resilient Growth Strategy 300
Climate Adaptation: Protecting the Nation from the Risks of Climate Change 300
Climate Mitigation: Reducing Malaysia’s Carbon Footprint 301
Creating Stronger Incentives for Investments in Renewable Energy 302
Promoting Energy Efficiency to Encourage Productive Use of Energy 303
Improving Solid Waste Management 303
Conserving Forests 305
Reducing Emissions to Improve Air Quality 306
Enhancing Conservation of the Nation’s Ecological Assets 306
Enhancing Forest and Wildlife Conservation Efforts 306
Ensuring Equitable and Sustainable Utilisation of Resources 307

CONCLUSION 309
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CHAPTER 7 TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT TO TRANSFORM MALAYSIA 314

Whole-of-Government Approach 314
Principles of Government Transformation 314

DESIGNING PUBLIC SERVICES AROUND PEOPLE AND BUSINESS 316

Designing Efficient and Convenient Services for People and Business 316
Adopting a More Consultative Approach and Proactively Seeking Input and Feedback 322
Devolving Powers to Agencies at the Frontline of Delivery 323
Introducing Competition and Market Mechanisms within Public Services 324
Combating Corruption for Effective Delivery 326

ACCELERATING DELIVERY THROUGH TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE

MANAGEMENT OF PRIORITY OUTCOMES 329
Enabling the Outcome-Based Approach 330
Shifting Funding from Physical Infrastructure to Soft Infrastructure
to Achieve Outcomes 332

POSITIONING GOVERNMENT TO BE AN EFFECTIVE FACILITATOR OF PRIVATE

SECTOR-LED GROWTH 333
Strengthening Government’s Role as Policy-Maker and Independent Regulator 334
Increasing the Role of the Private Sector in National Investments and Delivery of
Public Services 335
Systematically Reducing Government Ownership and Control of Non-Core Assets 336

DRIVING PRODUCTIVITY TO ENSURE PRUDENT USE OF PUBLIC FINANCES 337

RATIONALISING AND BUILDING CAPACITY IN GOVERNMENT 340

Rationalising Existing Government Organisations and Structures 340
Building Capacity in Organisations Focused on National Priorities 341
Establishing High Performance Monitoring Units 342
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Top Talent in the Public Service 343
Strengthening the performance culture 344
Attracting talent 344
Injecting best practices into the public sector 345
Designing flexible schemes 345
Realigning capacity-building programmes 346

CONCLUSION 347
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION

Federal Government Allocation by Physical And Non-Physical 352
Federal Government Allocation by Sector 353

APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1: STATISTICAL TABLES 356

APPENDIX 2: PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NINTH MALAYSIA PLAN,

2006-2010 386

Glossary of Acronyms 416

Index 422
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List of Tables
CHAPTER 2 BUILDING ON THE NATION’S STRENGTHS
Table 2-1 World Economic Outlook, 2006-2015 53
Table 2-2 Balance of Payments, 2010 and 2015 59

CHAPTER 3 CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR UNLEASHING

ECONOMIC GROWTH
Table 3-1 Applying a business-centric approach and facilitating trade 78

CHAPTER 4 MOVING TOWARDS INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Table 4-1 Policy Instruments - Before and After 143

CHAPTER 6 Building an Environment That Enhances Quality Of Life
Table 6-1 A New Approach to Building Vibrant and Liveable Cities 252
Table 6-2  rogressive National Policies on Environmental Protection and
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Conservation 298
Table 6-3 Initiatives to Drive Energy Efficiency Efforts 304

CHAPTER 7 Transforming Government to Transform Malaysia
Table 7-1 Facilitating people, business and trade 318
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List of Charts
CHAPTER 1 1MALAYSIA: CHARTING DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS
A HIGH-INCOME NATION
Chart 1-1 Malaysia is facing intense competition for investment and exports 3
Chart 1-2  alaysia enjoyed strong growth in the past, but has lost momentum
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since the Asian Financial Crisis 4
Chart 1-3 Malaysia’s productivity lags Asian high income economies 5

CHAPTER 2 BUILDING ON THE NATION’S STRENGTHS

Chart 2-1 Real GDP growth slowed down in the Ninth Plan compared to the Eighth Plan 37
Chart 2-2 Low private investment compensated by robust public investment 38
Chart 2-3 Balance of Payments, 2000-2010 40
Chart 2-4 Sectoral performance under the Eighth and Ninth Plan 41
Chart 2-5 Federal Government accounts, 2000-2010 43
Chart 2-6 Real GDP and GNI Per capita towards a high-income economy 54
Chart 2-7 Total Factor Productivity is expected to increase 55
Chart 2-8  rowth in private investment and consumption will be much
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faster than during the Ninth Plan period 56
Chart 2-9 Comparison of private consumption between selected countries 58
Chart 2-10 Sectoral growth to be led by services sector 60
Chart 2-11 Reducing Federal Government fiscal deficit 61
Chart 2-12 Towards a sustainable Federal Government debt position 62
Chart 2-13  he Tenth Malaysia Plan will encapsulate all efforts to transform
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Malaysia into a developed high-income nation 64

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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Chart 3-1 Malaysia’s productivity growth has declined post-1997 68
Chart 3-2  ar reaching programme of reforms will provide the enabling
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environment for NKEAs to deliver the targeted economic growth 70
Chart 3-3 Malaysia ranks 23rd in the World Bank Doing Business 2010 report 73
Chart 3-4 Services sector is expected to grow at 7.2% annually until 2015 75
Chart 3-5 Institutional structure supporting innovation and R&D 85
Chart 3-6 84% of firms state lack of funding as hampering innovation 87
Chart 3-7  overnment research and development and commercialisation
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funding under the Plan period 88
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Chart 3-8  ME contribution to GDP has increased, with 87% of Malaysian

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SMEs in the services sector 94
Chart 3-9  ontribution to GDP of Malaysian SMEs is relatively low compared to
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other countries 95
Chart 3-10 Malaysia ranks 10th in the World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2010 100
Chart 3-11 Supply chain environment matters more than tariffs 103
Chart 3-12 Malaysian annual FDI inflow has grown by only 1% CAGR 104
Chart 3-13 The overall number of expatriates in Malaysia has declined since 2000 105
Chart 3-14  10% increase in broadband penetration can support more than 1%
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increase in GDP growth 108
Chart 3-15  alaysia’s broadband penetration reached 31% of households in 2009
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and is expected to reach 75% in 2015 109
Chart 3-16 2015 Broadband coverage map 110
Chart 3-17 Five strategic pillars of the new energy policy 113
Chart 3-18  uala Lumpur has relatively lower economic output per square
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kilometre than some other Asian cities 116
Chart 3-19  uala Lumpur contributes 8 times the GDP of any other geographic
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cluster in Malaysia 117
Chart 3-20 5 corridors were established during the Ninth Plan 118

CHAPTER 4 MOVING TOWARDS INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Chart 4-1  argets have been set within the Tenth Plan period to ensure that
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inclusiveness will be addressed from multiple angles 141
Chart 4-2  overty has been declining significantly since 1970 in both urban and
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rural areas 149
Chart 4-3 Income distribution in Malaysia improved since 1990, with the
population now more evenly distributed across income class 150
Chart 4-4  elected characteristics of heads of households among the bottom
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40% indicate various challenges that need to be addressed 151
Chart 4-5 Establishing of the Tenth Plan programmes, bottom 40% households
can look forward to new opportunities and improved living standards 152
Chart 4-6 Whilst the majority of rural households are self-employed, the main
source of income is mainly from paid employment 154
Chart 4-7  espite considerable progress, there is potential for improvement in
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Bumiputera’s position of wealth 165
Chart 4-8  olicy instruments will be segmented to better meet requirements
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at the different business stages 167
Chart 4-9  ampong Bharu is strategically located in close proximity to
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surrounding prime real estate 172
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Chart 4-10  ignificant progress has been achieved in providing basic physical
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infrastructure in the rural areas 174
Chart 4-11  omen in Malaysia have high education attainment, however labour
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force participation is still low 179

CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPING AND RETAINING A FIRST-WORLD TALENT BASE

Chart 5-1  alaysia needs to close the gap to achieve the characteristics of
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a first-world talent base 192
Chart 5-2 Integrated human capital and talent development framework for
Malaysia 194
Chart 5-3  re-schools enrolment rate for 4+ and 5+ year-old children is targeted
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to reach 87% by 2012 199
Chart 5-4  he nationwide LINUS programme is aimed at improving literacy and
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numeracy for primary school students 200
Chart 5-5  igh Performing Schools programme: The inaugural batch of 20 HPS
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announced in January 2010 203
Chart 5-6  ew Deal for Principals: All primary schools across Malaysia have
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been ranked by performance 204
Chart 5-7  eacher quality is the most important lever for changing student
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outcomes 206
Chart 5-8  ainstreaming Technical Education and Vocational Training: Dual-
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pathway to employment 217
Chart 5-9  umber of foreign workers in Malaysia has increased significantly
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over the past decade 234
Chart 5-10  ectors with high reliance on unskilled foreign workers have low
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productivity 234

CHAPTER 6 BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE

Chart 6-1 Over 70% of Malaysia’s population will be urban by the year 2020 249
Chart 6-2  here is a strong linkage between the wealth of cities and the quality
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of life within cities 250
Chart 6-3 Growth will be concentrated in urban conurbations 253
Chart 6-4 Case study: New Urbanism, a shift towards compact urban models 256
Chart 6-5  ther Asian cities have recognized the importance of vibrant arts and
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culture scene 258
Chart 6-6 Focus in rural areas will be on upgrading basic infrastructure 260
Chart 6-7 The mass rapid transit system will be a landmark project for Greater KL 266
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Chart 6-8 Malaysia has shown progress in improving the health of its citizens 269
Chart 6-9  enchmarked against countries at a comparable income level,
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Malaysia has been efficient at achieving improved health outcomes 270
Chart 6-10  ublic healthcare has a higher share of beds and admissions but
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only moderately higher proportion of doctors than the private sector 271
Chart 6-11  hanges in lifestyle are linked to increasing prevalence of chronic
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diseases 274
Chart 6-12  uring the Tenth Plan period, there will be significant increase in the
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capacity of human resources for health 275
Chart 6-13  pproximately 111,000 units of public affordable housing built during
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the Ninth Plan period 277
Chart 6-14  estructuring of the water services industry towards improving
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efficiency in operations and management 283
Chart 6-15 Addressing pollution of river basins to be a focus during the Plan period 285
Chart 6-16  ederalisation of solid waste management and public cleansing
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functions to drive improved outcomes for the public and environment 289
Chart 6-17 Overall index crime in recent years 292
Chart 6-18 Safe City initiatives will promote crime prevention 296
Chart 6-19  or the energy sector in 2007, Malaysian’s emission intensity was
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higher than the global average 301
Chart 6-20 Renewable
 energy will increase from <1% in 2009 to 5.5% of
Malaysia’s total electricity generated by 2015 303

CHAPTER 7 TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT TO TRANSFORM MALAYSIA

Chart 7-1  IDA will be empowered with additional decision-making authority
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in negotiations with investors 323
Chart 7-2 Introduction of competitive pressure in the UK healthcare system
has contributed towards improved patient outcomes 325
Chart 7-3  osition role of government as an effective facilitator to unleash
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private sector-led growth 333
Chart 7-4  erformance-oriented units monitor and track the delivery of priority
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areas 343

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION

FGA-1 Federal Government Allocation by Physical And Non-Physical 352
FGA-2 Federal Government Allocation by Sector 353
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