Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1120233 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2012 | 10 Pages |
In improvising rural area, Malaysia has already achieved noteworthy standard, particularly in plummeting the frequency of poverty in both rural and urban. Throughout the process, the rural areas have been developed with many infrastructures such as school facilities, social facilities, utility, health and etc. to bear the economic development of the country as well as escalating the superiority of life of the rural community. According to (Badawi, 2006) during his speech in Dewan Rakyat when introducing the motion to table the 9th Malaysia Plan, 37 percent of Malaysia still live in the rural area and 7 states in Malaysia are holding a large portion of rural land. There are initiatives that will be taken in order to enhance the competency and productivity as well as to increase opportunities to generate wealth, increase the R&D sector, expand the usage of modern technique and technology as well as develop marketing capabilities and infrastructures. Malaysian government will also need to take part in promoting a higher level of participation from the private sectors including the GLC's companies, SMEs, graduates, and skilled workers.