Infrastructure and Rural Development in Malaysia

In Malaysia, agriculture remains an important sector and it plays role as food providers, create employments and generate earnings from export products. The development of the agricultural sector is generally governed by a comprehensive and market driven agricultural policies. The agricultural policies were formulated and have enabled the agricultural sector to grow sustainably and also contributed to economy development in Malaysia. The agricultural policy set the direction for the agricultural sector. As a result, this sector has been transformed from a conventional and passive sector that focused on single commodity to a dynamic, diversified and modern sector.

I was born and raised in developing country, Indonesia, the situation made me observed less progressive basic infrastructure such as roads, bridges, electricity, and mass transportation availability in many Indonesia’s rural regions or even cities, because I witnessed by myself during the time I lived in my hometown South Tangerang City and the village

Strategic Goal 1 fosters development of rural communities in order to make them more self-sustainable and become economically

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The urban agriculture development succeeded due to structural changes implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in coordination with local and municipal governments, the efforts of research centers, national and international non-governmental organization (NGO’S), collaborative projects, and not to mention the determination of the farmers. (Murphy, 1999) The government’s department of

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In the United States, utility systems (water and electric), highways, and bridges are in critical shape due to poor maintenance, adverse weather conditions, needed technological upgrades, and a lack of financial security. There is no doubt that our country is in an emergent state of need for improvements to its infrastructure. The systems in place that were only dated to last fifty to one hundred years, have been failing for the last forty years. With the amount of money that has already been invested, and the amount of time and manpower, the United States is still fighting a losing battle to revive the utilities, highways and bridges that are crumbling before our eyes.

Main Point 2. The leading causes for substandard education in rustic areas of the United States are common and readily identifiable.

Masyarakat Cina di Malaysia merujuk kepada sekelompok manusia iaitu orang Cina yang mengamalkan budaya yang hampir seragam, termasuk adat resam, pakaian, bahasa, dan kegiatan ekonomi di negara kita. Mereka biasanya berasal dari luar negara yang menjadi warganegara atau penduduk tetap di Malaysia. Kebanyakan daripada mereka adalah pendatang dari China yang tiba di Malaysia sekitar abad ke-15 hingga pertengahan abad ke-20.

We, in Malaysia, as mentioned earlier, have also adopted planned developmental economy and introduced five year plans. For example, our National Development Plan.

“Proponents and analysts of SD [sustainable development] need to clearly reject the attempts to focus on economic growth as a means to poverty removal and/or environmental sustainability” (Lele 1991: 618). Do you agree with this statement? Explain your position.

Growth in the agricultural sector has been driven by increased production of major food crops such as maize, sorghum and cassava, but the sector’s performance remains below potential. In turn, the services and industrial sectors have shown strong growth. The nascent banking sector and expanding telecommunications sector are key drivers behind services growth, while construction, electricity generation, manufacturing and mining are salient sub-sectors in industrial activity. Looking ahead, the banking and telecommunication sectors will continue to support services growth, while increased electricity generation capacity will benefit the expansion of the manufacturing

The millennium Development agenda of the economy’s policymakers includes the attainment of a middle income status. One of the significant characteristics of this state of an economy is the planned nature of the physical structures in the economy.

According to Dr. Allan Bernardo, a Filipino professor and a cognitive and educational psychologist who received his training from Yale University in the United States, “A curriculum needs to be updated regularly, not only to incorporate new knowledge but also to adapt to changing environmental, social, technological and global contexts.”