Malaysia: Best kept secret? Then there is the long term Vision 2020 launched in 1991 by then-PM Mahathir Mohamad, aiming for Malaysia becoming a self-sufficient, industrialized nation by 2020. Here is how PM Mahathir assessed the outcome of Vision 2020 as reported by Bernama, the national news agency. “Although we did not fully realize the vision, we have to a certain extent achieved Vision 2020. The fact is, many aspects of Vision 2020 have been achieved.”But, he said, Malaysia has not achieved developed country status.

Source: Philippine Star January 01, 2026 16:04 UTC