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- PM wants creative ideas, solutions to help achieve developed nation status by 2020
- Hishammuddin: Home Ministry will investigate Suaram allegations
- Perlis prepares for floods
| PM wants creative ideas, solutions to help achieve developed nation status by 2020 Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:32 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on the support of all Malaysians as the country undergoes its last but challenging phase of transformation into a developed country by 2020. He also called for creative thinking and methodology to achieve this. "I want creative ideas and solutions. I know the next and final stage of this Malaysian journey will be the most challenging part undertaken with all Malaysians. "For that journey to be successful, I need your support and I need your mandate when the time comes," he said in his speech before launching the three-day 'MalaysiaKu Expo 'Land of Countless Blessings' at the Putra World Trade Centre here Friday. The country, he added, had come a long way both economically and socially since it first achieved independence with the poverty rates declining drastically. However, he said the Government would not rest on its laurels and would continue to strive to fulfil the people's needs despite the challenges faced. "We are not a Government that is not willing to change. "We have a clarity of direction. "We know how to get there but we need to work hard and think creatively in order to get there," he said, adding that the expo renewed their strength and dedication to achieve the vision. |
| Hishammuddin: Home Ministry will investigate Suaram allegations Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:25 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said allegations of a civil servant having received bribes from Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) in return for national secrets will be investigated. "I cannot confirm or deny the allegations but we will monitor sensitive matters pertaining to national interest be it information, funds or outsiders," he told reporters after launching a Women's Safety Campaign at a school here Friday. He was commenting on yesterday's newspaper statement by Jaringan Melayu Malaysia president, Azwanddin Hamzah, who claimed that RM100mil in foreign funds were believed to have been brought into the country since Suaram's establishment. Several Government servants were also believed to have been bribed with the funds to make decisions in favour of Suaram associates and for government information and secrets. Meanwhile, Hishammuddin, who is also Umno vice president, advised the public not to be influenced by certain parties politicising the wedding dinner of Malacca chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam's son. "I want to remind people that there are limits and boundaries in politics too, so let's not be influenced by hatred and personal attacks, with even weddings being politicised," he said. - Bernama |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:51 AM PDT KANGAR: Perlis has made preparation for the possibility of floods due to the heavy rain that had started to fall in the state, said its Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu. He said that the preparation included creating temporary flood shelters and providing adequate food supply for the flood victims. "So far, there has been no evacuation of flood victims although several low-lying areas have been inundated," he told reporters after attending a meeting with residents, who are involved in the West Diversion Flood Mitigation project, here Friday. He said the flash flood that occurred this morning was attributed to the heavy rain that started from midnight last night to 8am Friday, which was made worse by the high tide in Sungai Perlis, causing clogs in drains and culverts in certain areas. He said the water level at Timah Tasoh Dam was still at 28.34 metres, which was below the alert level at 29.6 metres. - Bernama |
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