Malaysia’s current economic framework lacks the complexity needed to achieve developed nation status, resulting in low value creation and suppressed wages, says former Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.<br /><br />Debating the 13th Malaysia Plan in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Aug 4), Rafizi (PH–Pandan) said the education system fails to produce a skilled workforce for a high-value economy. <br /><br />This, he noted, was why the 13MP—drafted during his tenure—proposed mandatory early childhood education starting at age five.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yfwa6zct<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
