KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on the people to join him in ushering the new year by making the 1Malaysia concept a reality.“The year has certainly brought its share of rewards and challenges, but I look forward to 2010, so that we can continue to chart our path together towards realising the 1Malaysia concept in spirit and practice.
“I hope you continue to join me in this effort!” said the Prime Minister in reflecting on the year that was with three days left to enter 2010 in his 1Malaysia blog.
Najib, who assumed office in early April, said he had witnessed many occasions that proved the 1Malaysia concept was a long standing practice in Sabah and Sarawak.
“These moments give me great comfort that we are on the right path towards greater unity and prosperity,” he wrote, adding that he noted that the value of 1Malaysia was well received.
Najib, the first Malaysian leader to go cyber in touching base with the people, said he also looked forward to meeting his “internet friends and fans” in programmes scheduled for next year.
Apart from the blog, the Prime Minister tweets and has his own Facebook.
Najib said he received 400 comments and e-mails when he invited the public to share their ideas for Budget 2010, his first as the Prime Minister and Finance Minister.
He said the government was now moving forward with its transformation programme after having designed a comprehensive action for the six National Key Result Areas, among the new initiatives for the ‘People First, Performance Now’ administration.
He also highlighted the government’s second economic stimulus package worth RM60 billion in response to the global economic downturn, and in liberalising measures to shift towards a better national economic model.
“In light of our goal to survive the economic downturn and continue an upwards momentum in development, I spent a lot of time addressing diplomatic relations,” he said.
Najib also recalled his trip to China in retracing the footsteps of his father, the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, who as the country’s second prime minister established diplomatic ties with Beijing. — Bernama