KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Economic development and promoting investment are the focus of the Madani government this year in restoring Malaysia’s status as a respected country, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The prime minister said to realise this, the Cabinet will emphasise on and implement several measures, including increasing investment and developing the country’s capabilities in all areas such as education, health and culture.
“With political stability and a strong Madani government, we must focus on economic development, increase investment and expand our capabilities in all areas.
“For 2024, the Cabinet is very focused on ensuring that these are implemented so that Malaysia returns to being a great country and is respected in the region,” he said at the Chinese New Year celebration hosted by the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Council (KLSCAH), here, today.
Also present were Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu; Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh; Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang; KLSCAH president Ngan Teng Ye and Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing.
Anwar said with the strength of racial unity in this country, he is confident that all parties will continue to play a role in making the aspiration to enhance the country’s progress a success, thus restoring Malaysia’s status as a great country in the region.
Meanwhile, Anwar, who is also finance minister, said the Malaysia-China relations are now at a strategic level and that this would help in bringing more investment into this country.
He added that the good relations between the two nations will continue to be maintained for the good of the people.
“We use the long history of Malaysia-China relations to show that this relationship is a peaceful one, and now we focus on economic relations.
“China is one of the main countries which invests in this Malaysia’s economic sector, and now we continue to develop that relationship, covering the fields of education, culture, and cooperation between universities and big companies,” he said.
Anwar also expressed his appreciation to the KLSCAH management for the continuous cooperation and support given to the government and himself, from his active involvement in students’ movement to the reform era in the 1990s.
Describing the cooperation as extraordinary, the prime minister said KLSCAH has always been there when needed, and now fully supports the government’s efforts to develop the economy and fight corruption.
“I would like to thank KLSCAH for continuing to support the fight against corruption, which I say is a major crime in the country, which must be stopped,” he said.
— Bernama
