What Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 means for the very people it is trying to help

• Published date: 08 October 2019
• Publication title: Malay Mail Online

When a question on pursuing tertiary studies was posed to 28-year-old Adilla Zainun, her immediate response was that she had no interest in exploring this option.

Even with the suggestion that free education could be available in the near future, the STPM-graduate asserted that she simply did not want to further her studies.

Without elaborating further, Adilla said that while there were several subjects she was interested in, she was not keen to go any further with her studies.

'I don't really care about what is happening around me. I don't know, I guess I'm just not interested.

'I wanted to be an air stewardess, but my parents wouldn't allow it. Plus, are there any airlines where the female flight crew are allowed to wear a tudung while on duty?' the Kelantanese-born woman told Malay Mail.

Today, Adilla has settled for a job as a shop assistant at a convenience store in Taman Angkasa off Old Klang Road here. She decided to follow her sister to Kuala Lumpur in pursuit of a decent-paying job.

When asked if this was what she would be doing for the next five years, she expressed uncertainty.

Children are often neglected by parents who are busy working to earn a decent living. - Picture by Firdaus Latif

Children are often neglected by parents who are busy working to earn a decent living. - Picture by Firdaus Latif

Uncertain future

There are many others like Adilla, said Roslan Yusuf who lives in the same neighbourhood.

He cited the example of 17-year-old boys who immediately looked for jobs after completing their exams, with no thought of furthering their studies.

'What has become of society? Parents have no time for their children because they are tied up at work. It isn't because they love to work, but they are barely making ends meet.

'As a result, their children are left at home to do whatever they want... the parents are focused on looking for more money to support the family,' said Roslan.

He said the reason some youth are left out of the country's development could be because of avenues which are out of their reach and the isolation of certain communities.

But when told about a newly launched initiative, Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV2030), which is focused on providing a decent living standard to all Malaysians ? regardless of their ethnicity, social class and location - Roslan said, if implemented accordingly, it will definitely help those who belong to the B40 group.

'But to achieve this, the government needs to get rid of corruption. I'm not even talking...