Malaysia's creative industry is largely untapped

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Creative sector in neighbouring countries contributes up to 7.0 pct to national GDPs. In M'sia, it is only around 2.0 pct.

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The creative industry has all it takes to enkindle income to the country, provided it is well tapped.Its contribution remains dismal at about 2.0 percent to the gross domestic product in the last five years.Malaysia's singer/songwriter Yuna, actor Chew Kin Wah, who is now making his acting career in Indonesia, actress Michelle Yeoh...

 

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Pretty late to the party lol

The government doesn’t invest enough in creativity, and they keep controlling or placing restrictions on what comes out of it. Instead it should be encouraged and supported.

TBT and sorry for all the doom and gloom; most have left and will leave in search of bigger markets that are less thin skinned and wrought with bureaucracy.

Censorship kills our creativity.

How can they proceed with their creativity? They get sued and also arrested for expressing their ideas. Sikit2 sensitive. Grow up la

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