PUTRAJAYA: The Rural and Regional Development Ministry has identified five key focus areas as the foundation for the planning and implementation of rural development programmes to ensure sustainable, values-based and people-centric progress. He said under the focus on People, where social mobility is at its core, rural development efforts will begin with the empowerment of human capital. “Rural development must begin with people. He said the fourth focus, Prosperity, emphasises well-­being while Prophetic is groun­ded in the leadership values of Prophet Muhammad as guidance in rural development. Ahmad Zahid said rural deve­lopment must be managed with a corporate mindset to ensure every ringgit spent delivers value returns to the people.

Source: The Star January 07, 2026 12:10 UTC