Aussie builder urges Malaysian peers to come up with new ideas

Leading the way: Ahmad Phesal (second from right) walking in during the opening of the FIABCI 66th World Real Estate Congress at One World Hotel.

Will urbanisation bring peril or prosperity? One man who saw Malaysia rise out of the ashes of the Japanese Occupation and the Malayan Emergency sums it up.

“I cannot overemphasise, and I’ll repeat and I’ll repeat and I’ll repeat, the importance of education for our youngsters. Training and education play a very important part in creating an urbanised society,” said Maha Sinnathamby.