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News Wrap-up: Wawasan 2020, nothing but a distant memory now...

Aug 20, 2018

Tun M envisions a new 'Wawasan'

Image source: NST

The Prime Minister believes Vision 2020 is as good as gone. 

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia can still become a fully developed nation, but it may only happen by 2025, and we will need the help of Malaysian elites who've chosen to work and live abroad.

He also urged those studying in foreign countries to return home after they graduate and help build our country. 

Speaking on a working visit to China, Tun Dr Mahathir also reassured Chinese companies that they are welcome in Malaysia.

Separately, Tun M says he's keen to develop durian as a major commodity for Malaysia. 

He thinks it's doable, if the durian market is developed systematically and on a large scale like rubber and oil palm.

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Government looks to ban non-degradable plastic bags

Image source: Bernama

The government is considering a nationwide ban on non-degradable plastic bags, with an announcement expected in October. 

Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Minister, Yeo Bee Yin told Nan Yang Siang Pao, the proposed ban is different from the Selangor government's no-plastic bag ruling.

The federal government will not charge customers who request for a plastic bag, as it wants to eradicate it completely.

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Stop discriminating transgenders

Segambut MP, Hannah Yeoh has called for physical and verbal attacks against the transgender community to stop. 

She was responding to a case in Seremban, where a transgender woman was attacked by a group of men, allegedly because of her gender identity. 

Hannah said transgenders are entitled to human rights, just like any other Malaysian citizen.

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Parks could replace Highland Towers site

There will be no houses built on the site of the Highland Towers which collapsed 25 years ago, killing 48 people.

Instead, the Housing and Local Government Minister said we will be getting parks.

Zuraida Kamaruddin adds the landowner has been identified, but the redevelopment plan is still in the proposal stage.