12MP Priorities: What Should They Be?

Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

09-Mar-21 07:47

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Tricia Yeoh, CEO of the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), discusses the importance of the to-be-launched 12th Malaysia Plan, what its priorities could be, and her reservations about any social re-engineering efforts and instead calls for an industry-needs approach.

Image Credit: Abdul Razak Latif / Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Noelle Lim, Roshan Kanesan

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