Mahathir: I did not care about criticism and regretted not hurrying to build mega projects in Malaysia

The veteran politician affirmed - in the tenth episode of his testimony of the era - that he now regrets not hurrying to build these projects to meet the country's need and its revival, noting that when he was taking a decision to build a project or develop infrastructure in a region of the country, this was based on his conviction of The need in the future for this project, and this is what happened when he decided to build a new airport, as it became clear that the first airport no longer accommodated the huge increase in the number of passengers, after Malaysia turned into a first-class tourist country.

As for why Mahathir decided to build the huge towers in Kuala Lumpur, it was to meet the growing need of investors and businessmen to build offices and companies in the capital, and when Kuala Lumpur became crowded with cars and high-rise buildings, the Prime Minister decided to build the administrative capital of Putrajaya, which all government departments were transferred to, as it became A residence for government employees, which contributed to alleviating the traffic crisis in the capital.

Mahathir said that when he decided to establish an advanced transportation network linking most parts of the country, he was looking to open opportunities for farmers and industrialists from all parts of Malaysia, to easily deliver their products to all cities of the country, at a lower cost, which helped increase the income of very large sectors of the Malaysians and improve the level of Their livelihood.

Although the GDP was not more than 18 billion ringgit when Mahathir took over the government, but he managed to double this product to reach 100 billion in a few years, and for him it is up to encouraging the industry and to provide all appropriate opportunities and facilities for investors, including leniency The big thing about taxes, and providing them with all the infrastructure needs they need in their business.

Mahathir also talked about his interest in modern technical science because of his belief in its great future role in the world, and he also pointed to the auto industry that his country has entered strongly, as well as the palm oil trade that brought a lot of money and profits to the state treasury.