CHAPTER 5

ISSUES OF NATIONAL
CONCERN
5.3.3. COMPETITIVENESS AND SELF-
CONTROL
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5.3.3.1. MORAL STRENGTH

 Competitiveness will exist if every citizen is ready to look for

technical and spiritual knowledge, which is necessary to
stabilize the national economy and to sustain peace through
high moral values.
 High moral values can overcome negative ills that can threaten
national harmony and development.
 A competitive citizen is one who is always carrying out activities
directed at quality development and who is respected,
applauded and looked upon as a role model by other countries.

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5.3.3.1. MORAL STRENGTH (CONT’D)

 Therefore, Malaysian should be able to make Malaysia an

example of success not just technologically, culturally,
economically and politically but also spiritually, based on a firm
belief in God.
 Various programmes and government policies can be adapted
and taken advantage of for moral sustenance to create
competitiveness and self-control, such as Vision 2020’s and Plan
of Action For Social Ills in Selangor (Zainal Abidin Ahmad, 1988)

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FACTORS TO STRENGTHEN
MORAL FOR DEVELOPING
COMPETITIVENESS AND SELF-
CONTROL

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No. Factors Strategy
1 Stability in life Improve the standard of living to world
standard for a stable life
2 Economic Strengthen the economy as a whole for the
development for well-being and welfare of the people
well-being
3 Overcome social Build up a strong socio-economic foundation
ills to overcome social problems
4 Productivity Increase productivity to enhance national
income
5 Political stability Build up a strong political system to create an
environment of peace in the country
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No. Factor Strategy
6 Agreement and Develop a high level of agreement and unity
integrated unity among all races in and outside the country
7 Change according Determine and implement appropriate changes
to needs and accordingly to develop the country in various
time fields such as information technology
8 Knowledge Develop skills and advancement based on
culture integrated knowledge
9 Quality Culture Priority to quality when producing a product or
service to the people
10 Health Culture Priority to a continuous high standard of
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5.3.3.2. CONTINUOUS PEACE AND HARMONY

 Continuous peace and harmony constitute the lifeblood of the

country’s development and progress.
 All manpower, skills and knowledge should be united to sustain
peace and harmony founded on wholesome values to construct
quality living.
 Malaysians brought up with high morals and ethics view a
peaceful and harmonious life as the pivot for a lasting
civilization.
 Table below contains a number of steps that can be taken
advantage of for creating social well-being and harmony.

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 Factors For Building Social Well-Being
No Factor Objective
1 Balanced basic To build intellectual quality or lifelong knowledge
qualities
2 Strong character Have perseverance and be firm in the face of
challenges
3 Expert Produce a generation that is strong in language and
knowledge to translate various fields
4 Understand history Produce a generation that understands and
practices the wholesome values of Malaysian
history for continuous peace and prosperity in the
country
5 Generation that is Create a generation with firm endurance and
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5.3.3.3. HIGH SELF RESPECT

 Every Malaysian can contribute towards the country’s progress

through qualities of self-control such as high respect for oneself.
 Respect needs to be protected and improved to achieve
excellence.
 In this age, honour can present a person or a country from
being subjugated.
 The strength of self-respect does not apply only to military
strength but also the protection of self-respect in terms of
overall political and socio-economic stability.

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5.3.3.3. HIGH SELF RESPECT (CONT’D)

 The following are behavioural values that can build up high self-
respect:
1. Not easily disappointed
2. Always proactive and looking for opportunities to pursue ambition
3. Brave
4. Fair
5. Confidence
6. Honest
7. Always improving work standards
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5.3.3.3. HIGH SELF RESPECT (CONT’D)

8. Protect and value local traditional culture

9. Dynamic and changes according to the passage of time
10. Staunch in religious teaching
11. Masters and puts into practice in an integrated manner various
areas of knowledge
12. Is patriotic to the country
13. Strives for excellence until the Malaysian nation is respected and
held in high esteem
14. Industrious, persevering and patient in the face of challenges

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5.3.3.3. HIGH SELF RESPECT (CONT’D)

 It must be remembered that fulfilling these values and

behaviours must be done in a wider perspective taking into
account national rules and social norms.
 Being brave, for example, without turning one’s back on the
country’s laws even though the act is to uphold justice or to
defend the nation’s respect.
 The freedom of speech and basic human right to form
association is allowed by the Constitution.
 However, it should be done within the limits of the country’s laws
and the norms of the society to avert any negative outcome.

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5.3.4. WHOLESOME VALUES IN THE
CONTEXT OF GLOBALISATION

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5.3.4.1. DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD STANDARD
KNOWLEDGE

 The country places great emphasis on the development of

knowledge like information technology that is sophisticated and
of world standard, as an important resource for developing the
country.
 IT has become a field of knowledge for building up the country’s
defence.
 IT can be made use of to develop the people in various aspects
of life, for example, religion, culture, economy, and politics.
 It can be made use of for disseminating information on
Malaysia’s excellence and successful achievements
internationally through the system of broadcasting using
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5.3.4.1. DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD STANDARD
KNOWLEDGE (CONT’D)

 The Multimedia Corridor (MSC) is an example of an international

arena that can exalt Malaysia’s image.
 It is the one technological arena that will balance Malaysia’s
position in the universal phenomenon of IT advancement which
will all at once push up the nation’s development status.
 Table below shows the MSC as a programme of national concern
to place the country’s IT in the global arena.

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MSC – Universal Standard IT

 Aim
 To know and to identify all advantages and disadvantages of
the universal explosion of information technology
 To develop the endurance to prepare oneself for constructing
the best mechanism to choose and to adapt information
obtained from within and outside the country to the way of
life of the people
 Make use of a smart city, that is Putrajaya, as the launching
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Programme Strategy
Electronic  Government administration centre that uses the
government concept of sophisticated multimedia
 Computerised information network that links with
various organizations through the electronic method
such as video conferencing meetings and sharing of
database, line for sharing information with
businessmen and the public, within and outside the
country
Smart School Schools obtain and share information through the
Internet
Telemedicine • Long distance medical education, diagnosis and
treatment through information network
• Making Malaysia a smart telemedicine centre
Research and Develop R&D centres in corporate bodies and
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Development universities within and outside the country
Programme Strategy
National card for Become a base for the study of the world’s first
diverse uses (I-card)national multi-applications card. The card can be used
for miscellaneous items, as a credit card, telephone
card, club-membership card and card for dealings with
the government sector
Borderless marketing  Create the best electronic services for clients in the
centre Asia Pacific market
 Functions as the best platform for electronic
commerce (EC) and technical support services
Web  Create a regional centre for control purposes and to
offer a regional network for management support
specifically in terms of designing, manufacturing and
distribution centre
 Provide daily 24 hours and 365 days operations
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throughout the world by using information network
THE END
Chapter 5 - Issues of national concern

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PROGRESS TEST (23rd Feb; 10am; Venue: W1 – W6)

 Please study according to the followings:

 Fill in the blank (3 questions)
 Section 6.1.1 & 6.1.2 (1)
 True/False (3 questions)
 Section 6.3 introduction (1 question)
 Section 6.4 (2 questions)

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FINAL EXAM (11th Mar; 0830 – 1030; W1 – W5)

 Please study according to the followings:

 Fill in the blank (2 questions)
 Section 6.2 (Hinduism) & 6.4
 True/False (1 question)
 Article 11
 Short Essay (1 question which carries 5 marks)
 Section 6.1

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