SERDANG (Aug 27): National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has proposed that a one-stop agency be created to collect data on individuals and households that are truly in need of assistance. He said the agency, which also aims to coordinate all forms of assistance, could emulate the Centrelink model implemented in Australia in managing the distribution of aid to eligible recipients. He also said that an efficient, fast and uniform system of eligibility review and aid distribution is needed to ensure there is no duplication of recipients. In the meantime, Muhyiddin suggested that the country immediately switches to high-tech industries with higher added value and more lucrative salary offers. He said the Government also needs to improve the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially in increasing added value, including through the dominance of automation and digitisation, thus creating more high-income jobs for the people.
