Time to take stock of Malaysia, change mindsets, says Rafidah

by **Cals** Tue 27 Oct 2015, 23:27

Time to take stock of Malaysia, change mindsets, says Rafidah

By Jennifer Gomez / themalaysianinsider.com | October 27, 2015 : 10:21 PM MYT

(Oct 27): Malaysia must identify what has made it fall behind and determine whether such factors were reality or people's perceptions, outspoken former minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said today.

She said the country must take stock of what areas needed to be transformed, adding that transformation could not take place in conferences, seminars or laboratories.

"You must have a developed society that is matched by a society that can think forward, that is not lagging behind in terms of expectations of a developed country," she told reporters after speaking at a conference by the [size=16]Malaysian Institute of Accountants in Kuala Lumpur.

The former minister of international trade and industry added that mindsets needed to be transformed first, and that Malaysia had to move away from politicising important issues.

"Mindset moves everything.

"We are politicising education to the disadvantage of our future generation, we are politicising issued based on the racial divide.

"We are politicising issues based on the gallery we speak to which is very divisive, we are politicising issues, which are far removed from the good of the people and the country."

Rafidah has of late been vocal on social media about current issues affecting Malaysia, including the country's political turmoil and lack of confidence towards the government.

She has urged national leaders to provide clear answers to alleged wrongdoing involving the government, and only yesterday said Malaysia, which once enjoyed rapid economic growth, needed to rebrand itself.

Rafidah today said the school system must also be revamped so that students were taught correct values such as integrity and honesty. – The Malaysian Insider
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