Selangor Journal

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS NEW YEAR MESSAGE

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2018 had been a historic year as the desire of the rakyat to be free from corruption manifested in the victory of Pakatan Harapan at the 14th General Elections earlier in May. It is the culmination of decades-long struggle against the oppression that robbed generations of their future.

It is a bold step as Malaysians took the country’s future into their own hands, out of the grasps of the political elite, as they march towards rebuilding a nation that has fallen short of its true potential.

The first six months of New Malaysia under the leadership of YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have been a process of recalibration towards new directions, priorities and imperatives to move the Malaysian economy forward.

Within 100 days, the Pakatan Harapan-led Government has implemented many of the institutional reforms promised. Our priority now is to boost the nation’s economic growth for the prosperity and well-being of the people. With unity and persistent efforts, Insha Allah we will succeed.

Our journey ahead will be challenging and it will take hard work, perseverance and sacrifice to return Malaysia to greatness as an Asian Tiger once again, an economic miracle of the region that holds true to principles of democracy, justice, unity and trust as the legacy of this nation.

In the words of Thomas Edison, “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” As we welcome 2019, let us commit ourselves to hard work, perseverance and sacrifice to build the foundations of success together.

DATO’ SERI MOHAMED AZMIN ALI
Minister of Economic Affairs

31 December 2018

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