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| Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers the opening speech at the Entrepreneurship Conference themed “MADANI Entrepreneurs” on August 5 in Penang state. (Source: Bernama) |
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Entrepreneurship Conference themed “MADANI Entrepreneurs” on August 5 in Penang state, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized that Malaysia is a country rich in oil, gas, palm oil and other natural resources but previous governments have ruined it with those practices.
Sadly, previous administrations have been beset by the practice of officials demanding “commissions.”
The head of the Malaysian government affirmed that he himself “does not mind being heavily criticized for trying to end that situation. If I allow this (corruption), how can our country develop?”
According to Mr. Anwar Ibrahim, these unhealthy practices existed in the past because no one dared to touch high-ranking officials.
Also at the Business Conference, when mentioning an issue of extreme poverty that the public is concerned about, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim re-emphasized the government's determination to eliminate this situation this year.
According to statistics, there are currently about 136,000 poor families in Malaysia and this makes him unhappy.
“Don’t ever think that I feel comfortable being Prime Minister at a time when some people can’t even afford milk, school uniforms… while we (politicians) are busy arguing about other issues and fighting for power,” he said.
The Malaysian leader asserted, “the fundamental issues cannot be resolved; so I said, no matter what, I will not compromise and want to eradicate poverty this year.”
He also congratulated the Penang government on its efforts to fight poverty as the state has the lowest number of poor people in the country.
About 1,000 business people and representatives from 40 federal and state agencies attended the conference here.
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