KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The days where there is a national airline for every country is over, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
KUALA LUMPUR : The days where there is a national airline for every country is over, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir MohamadMalaysia, he said, could still have a national airline but it did not necessarily have to be owned by the government.
He was responding to a question on whether there was still value in having a national carrier other than for patriotism or pride. To a question, Dr Mahathir recalled that he had always flown with Malaysia Airlines in those days and had enjoyed the food served on board.On the topic of tourism in Malaysia, the Prime Minister reckoned that there were too many bureaucratic procedures in the sector and these had to be reduced."We find that in some countries people are always smiling, they are very welcoming to tourists, but sometimes, Malaysians don't behave like that," Dr Mahathir observed.
Dr Mahathir pointed out that local companies now had the capability to produce microchips which were mostly produced by foreign companies before.He said there were many investment proposals but the government had to provide the necessary workforce too.
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