PETALING JAYA: Malaysians can realise a better future for the country by working hand in hand with the government and their fellow countrymen, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
The Prime Minister said a better future for Malaysia was not a mere dream but was infact within reach if everyone was willing to plan carefully and work hard to achieve the dream.
“Nothing is impossible (to achieve). Our best days are still ahead of us and it is surely not history,” he said Saturday in his 2012 New Year message posted in his 1Malaysia blog.
In wishing Malaysians a Happy New Year, Najib described 2011 as a monumental year for the country which saw the government's policy inititatives under the National Transformation Policy (2011-2020) being completely “rolled out” and the introduction of the fourth series of the Outline Perspective Plan that was first introduced in 1971.
He said the National Transformation Policy was the final component in realising the vision to become a high income nation by 2020, encompassing the Government, Economic, Political and Rural Transformation Programmes and the New Economic Model.
“All these policy initiatives are not merely empty and unrealistic announcements. If these initiatives are well implemented according to the timeframe, we will see the emergence of a New Malaysia; a nation which is not only economically progressive with its wealth shared by all segments and strata of the society, but a nation with a healthy democracy and differences of opinion,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the government was committed to reforms in all fields and aspects of life, in line with the rakyat's aspiration for a better life for themselves and their children.
“All our efforts are for the future generations of Malaysia who have the right to grow up in an environment filled with hope and not gloom. We will not bow to pressure by any party that wants to derail our noble efforts,” he said.
Najib said under the Political Transformation Programme where efforts were made to balance national security and individual rights as guaranteed under the Federal Constitution, the government had abolished three emergency proclamation that had been enforced for four decades, adding Malaysia could not afford to look ahead into the future if it continues to be strapped with historical baggage.
In the same spirit, he said, the government had also announced the abolition of several Acts related to security and public order such as the Internal Security Act, the Restricted Residence Act, the Banishment Act and Section 27 of the Police Act which was replaced with the Peaceful Assembly Act 2011 that guarantees the freedom of individuals to gather peacefully.
“Our efforts will continue in the 2012 Parliament session which will see the ISA be abolished and a new law to replace it be tabled. Amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act and the Printing Presses and Publications Act will also be made,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the 2012 Budget saw the tradition of a “welfare state” which had been practiced by the ruling government since Independence, continue to be in place, adding the government had not forgotten to look into the welfare of rural and urban dwellers, the low-income earners as well as the middle class and high income groups.
“We remain committed to defend the rakyat's fate and will continue to be sensitive to the people's pulse and listen to their aspirations,” he said
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