Question 1: Appropriate theme for the current development in Malaysia

Malaysia has developed massively for the past few years. Its theme has changed rapidly with the changes done in the country. It has its ups and down in developing the country.
In the political development, people's participation in election or politic issues has increased greatly. The citizens are more aware to the political development. The number of voters arises as well as the number of the candidates. As the rising of the number of voters, this shows that Malaysia citizens are increasing day by day.
The lifestyle of the citizens in Malaysia are increasing as well. The government focuses more on the modernization of life in its people. As we know, there are many of them who are still living in the rural area. There are not enough of facilities provided to them such as education, health centre and electricity. The government has launched many activities in order to increase the welfare and lifestyle of the society. For instance, building up more schools in the rural area, provides more health centre or clinics and giving more scholarships to rural area students.This may enhance the students desire to pursue his or her studies to a higher level of education. Recently, the Ministry of Education has changed the language in learning Mathematics and Science in primary and secondary school. The syllabus of primary school has also changed. The Ministry has included Science subject to be learn by the Standard 1,2 and 3 students. School kids must also learn Civic subject in school.
The Ministry of Education has also launched the Blueprint project. The Blueprint project is mainly to increase access to education, increase equity in education, increase quality of education, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of education management. It focuses on the development of preschool, primary, secondary, and tertiary education levels which will be strengthened through the development of support programmes, funding, management, and integration of information and communication
technology (ICT).
In social development, the government implements many programs to enhance development in social through various ministries such as the Ministry of Youth, Ministry of National Unity and Social Development and Ministry of Human Resource. For example, the Ministry of Human Resource play role to protect the interest of workers through the concept of industrial relations. In fact there are many NGOs existed in Malaysia in order to protect the welfare of workers such as Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC). MTUC are mainly formed to settle any disputes between the worker and public or private sector employer.
In the economy development, Malaysia's Small Medium Entreprenuer (SME) has increased highly these days. The development in the rural area had been improved since they gained a lot from the small medium industry. Some of them are from the sales of budu, handicraft and 'keropok'.

Question 2: The impact of securing foreign aid and how far should the government comply with the rules put by the borrower.

USSR, China, and few others countries are well known for aiding Malaysia in various aspects, whether in economic, defences and politics. the impacts of having all those aid can apply the new technology from the developed countries to our technology for the expansion in the aspect of education (science and technology). It is also to access the development in a big project for example, the construction of Kuala Lumpur Convension Centre (KLCC) which was supported by the foreign country.
once Malaysia received the aid by the borrower, of course, they will be given certain rules and conditions by the borrower. Usually, the rules which were given are profitable to the borrower sides. Therefore, Malaysia should have their own limits in gaining aid from the foreigners. For example, lets go back in the year 1997. When ASEAN countries were facing financial crisis, Malaysian former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad had accused one economist from United Stated, George Soros, from using the wealth under his control until Malaysia and Indonesia suffered from inflation.
During Tun's administration, to overcome the inflation crisis in 1997, IMF had offered Tun foreign aid in term of loan. However Tun refused to accept the offer. The reason was Tun did not want Malaysia to be burden by the interest from the loan as the IMF are well known for their high interest charge and Tun did not want to depend only from the IMF.
That is why the goverment must careful in accepting the aid and they should examine whether the rules can make us Malaysian gain loss or benefits. They also should comply the rules if they want to accept the aid as long Malaysia would not affected by the deals between both parties.