KUALA LUMPUR: Bad values among certain quarters prevented the country from tapping into its actual potential in achieving greater economic growth.

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said actions by certain groups relying on ‘foreigners’ hindered the progress of the nation.

“I used to tell people this – if you have gold in the ground under your house, you need to dig (the ground) before the gold loses its value to become rich.

“However, if you are unwilling to do so, the other person who digs the gold will eventually become rich.

“Malaysia is a very rich country. But if you do not know how to exploit your wealth, you can never be rich.

“The country also has a lot of wealth. However, today, we are asking foreigners to take away our wealth from us because we are not willing to dig (work hard),” Dr Mahathir said during a panel session held in conjunction with Bank Rakyat Integrity Forum 2020 here today.

The Bank Rakyat Conversation Session 1: Legacies in Transition – Reinvent or Retain was moderated by the bank’s chairman Datuk Noripah Kamso.

Earlier, Dr Mahathir said the potential and capability of a nation depended on the character and value system upheld by people of the respective countries.

He cited how Japan had become one of the powerful economies around the world after the World War II as an example where people determined the progress of a nation.

Dr Mahathir shared with the audience his trip to Japan in 1961 to support his point.

“In the early stages, workers in Japan were willing to work for a bowl of rice and some soya sauce because they knew their bosses were unable to provide handsome salaries.

“They did not demand so much but worked very hard. As a result, Japan recovered very quickly compared to many other countries that were crippled by war.

“As you know, Japan was the only nation devastated by a nuclear bomb. They, however, recovered to the extent that they became one of the biggest economies in the world.

“Even after the strong economy of the West forced them to revalue their Yen (currency), it was only after a short period of time that Japan rebounded and was able to compete in the world market,” he said.

Dr Mahathir also urged people in the country to emulate the values of people in Japan, South Korea as well as China.

“These people (Japan, South Korea and China) work very hard. They are relatively more honest than some of us are. We have too many cases of dishonesty in the country.

“And because of all these bad values, we (Malaysia) are unable to grow as fast as we should,” he said.

Dr Mahathir also assured all quarters that the current Pakatan Harapan administration was working towards reducing the income gap among people under the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) economic blueprint.

He said the wealth gap, if left unchecked, would result in the existence of socialism and communism that had taken place in some other countries around the world.

“SPV 2030 is aimed at narrowing the income gap between the rich and the poor. And in Malaysia, such situations related to race, and whether you are in the urban or rural areas.

“That is why the government is ready and wants to do all that it can to develop the rural areas to ensure that no one is left behind,” he said.

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u all should makan nasi putih with soy sauce aje la

This post has been edited by M4A1: Jan 14 2020, 06:03 PM

bangla min wage up?

This mamak sure can talk.

This i agree. Mamak tokok until sawit price down.

tongkat > all

Truth hurts

Everyday put 1 arm out ask tolong

Some people even have two low pay jobs cos denied chance to get better one. Crony ftw.

Who ask you to pursue NEP last time?

This. If not for his cronies, we will have a bigger cakes to be shared.

salahan siapa bagi tongkat sampai pemalas...

Stating the obvious.

It is true what he said. He even tried to help them since the 80s. Give aids to fishermen and farmers but the lazy dungus sell off the fuel, etc for a quick profit.

Same shit with AP and all tongkats.

you heard him

“siapa suruh tak exploit?”

Give aids with hopes that they will be able to stand on their own one day

Little did cobra commander know, all those aids really destroy them in the long run, now majority of them have been accustomed to that rent seeking culture that cobra started, or else they won’t survive. Or at least they thought that way.

fact is the melayu not greedy.

aiseh this article

cronyism

tongkat

ketuanan

lowyat plaza full of banggala boss , meanwhike mara digitsl mall rental free to attrack tenant

This post has been edited by bereev: Jan 14 2020, 06:20 PM

rakyat malas, he and his cronies songlap all okay.

He forgot NEP? Lol.

he do the crony , he do the NEP all because forbUmno and BN not forbhis own , he success to let BN ruls fir another 20 over years

are you saying your boss jib and rosy not malay？

system quota > malas.

He paved the good road for cronysm

I'm sick already sick of all this...
Can we have a better news that can boost the nation...!??

Give more tongkat can liao. So easy to handle this country

i rather watch this guy's talk

You give tongkat, of course la become lazy. lol.

bijan, hamsor say HELLO



This post has been edited by Bug Juice: Jan 14 2020, 06:37 PM

Why need to work hard if got tongkat and “wealth on earth doesn’t matter since you’ll return to god in heaven?”

they politicians, Regular people not greedy at all.

who dunno mother is women meh

equating najib as the perfect malay example lol

i work hard but then the harder i work, the harder the gomen tax.

so - machiam mana?

Dr Mahathir shared with the audience his trip to Japan in 1961 to support his point.

“In the early stages, workers in Japan were willing to work for a bowl of rice and some soya sauce because they knew their bosses were unable to provide handsome salaries.

“They did not demand so much but worked very hard. As a result, Japan recovered very quickly compared to many other countries that were crippled by war....

Bullshit, Japan stop paying victims reparison. And without the US aide they hardly able to climb to the current level. Probably only ended like Taiwan.

NEP & R&R card
Ppl set high achievement, he pull it down and cause brain dead.
Then allow continuous low labour job with foreign labour.
Even talent come back they just stay few months before going back to previous country due to high mismatch job opportunity.
The best I recalled a NASA scientist comeback to Malaysia only being bog down by own skin colour in education line. If i not mistaken she resign after few months working with gomen

Still doesn't deny that you can earn more income when you work harder.

He started all the racing shit, tongkat, AP, crony.. now talk cock again.

It's true, ayam malas babi

Work hard and eat rice with soysauce or sell integrity to eat rice with egg? Hmmm

M: create foundations for malas

Nobody:

M: ko semua malas aduh

Isn't this normal. You work harder, you earn more, you pay more tax. It's no specific to Malaysia whether its BN or PH.

lemme get this straight
so Tun wants us to behave like a 1940s japan? in 2020?

true. how many boss have lembugini? Work harder you dogs.

i want anwar pm

true but the underlying principle as to why people want to earn more money (willing to work harder) is so that they would be able to enjoy spending it.

the economic fact remains now is that the majority of Malaysians are barely earning enough just to get by and maybe for some lucky ones, slightly more than enough but never enough to be loose in terms of spending. I am excluding the T20s.

citing an elementary hypothetical example, RM100.00 could probably get you a week's worth of household groceries 2 years ago whereas now, you'd probably get 2 days out of the same amount spent.

people used to be able to survive based on their normal 9-5 salaries and only put in more effort if they want something off the top like that semi-detached house or that brand new BMW. this is an economic model where it rewards the diligent. at the moment, the extra hours (that was supposed to get your WANTS now becomes mandatory to get what you NEED).

so while it remains true that everyone could earn a bit more income if they put in more hours BUT at what costs.

the utility for every money earned has dwindled so drastically over the years that it appears to be more rewarding to be "lazy".

the point is this, unless the economy is fixed and the government stop doing nonsensical things to further deteriorate the already messed up climate - there is no point (incentives) strong enough to drive the people to work the extra hours.

if you knew that your company is not paying out year end bonuses to you despite all the amazing efforts that you have contributed, would you still be amazing? I doubt it.

this is the bigger picture.

so BN no songlap and all suci. really joke of the day.

For how farking long he wants to keep saying this?!

People ended up pandai menyamun instead over the years

#TruthHurts

This post has been edited by ladytarot99: Jan 14 2020, 07:47 PM

So he is asking us do 3D gali jamban???

Gali Jamban, you will dapat 'Emas'.

Enjoy your Emas!

This post has been edited by 8bitguy: Jan 14 2020, 07:21 PM

Pokok pokok di tumbang only crony Sarawak, Bukit di bomb setiap hari untuk membina perumahan .. Tun M dan kawan kawan yg songlap.

rakyat kena malas so they can songlap.

1/3rd of the regular people are of the kuat dengki, senang cemburu dan iri hati type.

1/4th of the regular people are of the "cepat guna keganasan untuk menindas puak / kaum lain" type.

2/5th of the regular people are of the "senang percaya fitnah" type.

Still quite tinder box material overall, LOL!

The afterlife is all that matters to them

Bangla with minimum wage in Malaysia can build house in kampung. Malaysian with minimum wage can barely survive alone here. that's why many malaysian berebut rebut do 3d jobs illegally in other countries

His fault for not controlling the rise of cost of living compared to wages for few decades he is in power

The gomen can start by NOT putting religion as numba wan. Dare?

okay boomer

siapa suruh x kroni

dulu melayu malas, sekarang cina, india pun malas - tun M

he forgot he's the one who gave them the fish...instead of fishing rod

But no matter how hard the low skilled guys work, they wont be rich enough.

The key to become richer is through innovation and r&d. Not simply work harder suddenly country become top economic power house.

And hows his own brainchild project. Still struggling and asking for help.