Planners need to study our population trends and make sure policies are in place to meet future needs – from jobs to food.
IN the 1980s, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad shocked everyone by stating a 70 million population policy so that Malaysia will be a self-sustaining market, and announced various tax incentives to encourage us to have more children.
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