50 years ago, everyone said Malaysia was the best, even better than Hong Kong and Japan.
30 years ago, they said Malaysia was not that bad, at least we were as good as Korea and Taiwan (they no longer mentioned Hong Kong and Japan).
20 years ago, they said Malaysia was quite okay after all, at least we were better off compared to China and Thailand (Taiwan and Korea were no longer in the same league).
10 years ago, they said Malaysia could never be like Vietnam or Indonesia no matter how bad it could be (China was not in the same category any more)
Today, Vietnam and Indonesia have far outpaced Malaysia in economic development, and the gap is fast closing in.......................read more Wake-up call
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