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STOP QUARRELLING, FOCUS ON NATION BUILDING, PERAK REGENT TELLS LEADERS
IPOH (Malaysia), Sept 16 (Bernama) -- The northern state of Perak Regent, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, on Monday called on the country's leaders to stop quarrelling among themselves and instead to focus on developing the nation's resources for the well-being of the people.
He said the world was now facing a gloomy economic climate with the prices
of fuel and food at unprecedented levels.
"All efforts must be focused on easing the burden of the people. The
country's productivity must be raised, investors must be given confidence, new
jobs must be created and essential items must be assured.
"This is a big challenge for any government. It will not be achieved
through
political rhetoric alone. It will not be achieved if the leaders, both within
and outside the government, continue to quarrel," he said at the 162nd
Conference of the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council here Monday.
Raja Dr Nazrin said the country's leaders, both within and outside the
government, must see the grim economic situation in the world as a challenge
facing the country and people which needed their concerted thinking and efforts
to do productive work.
Raja Dr Nazrin said that if this heavy challenge was not tackled, he
feared
that stability and order in the country would be affected and all the
achievements of the last 51 years since independence would be wiped out.
He also said that the spirit of Ramadan, as the basis to mould noble
morals,
followed by the spirit of Syawal to build brotherhood, must be reflected in the
daily activities of the family, society, government and nation.
"It is such a big blessing if unity is fostered, in fact the blessing will
spill over to the people and country who are in harmony; on the other hand,
friction will result in disunity and prosperity may not be achieved," he said.
Raja Dr Nazrin, who is president of the Perak Islamic religious and Malay
Customs Council, also called on the Muslim and Malay leaders to set a good
example, spread the spirit of brotherhood, strengthen unity, stop disputes and
concentrate on developing the well-being of the Muslims.
He said the differences in approach and method, ideologies and
interpretetation should not be allowed to reach a level as to split the Malays
and Muslims.
Earlier, at another function, Raja Dr Nazrin presented donations from the
Sultan Azlan Shah Foundation to 59 voluntary organisations and charitable and
welfare bodies run by various religious and ethnic groups in the state.
He said the Sultan Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, had donated RM20,000 to each
organisation and the total amounted to RM1.18 million.(US$1=RM3.4)
He said each organisation would be asked to submit its statement of account
six months from now to show how the donations had been spent so that the
foundation's secretariat could make an assessment before recommending future
donations.
-- BERNAMA
He said the world was now facing a gloomy economic climate with the prices
of fuel and food at unprecedented levels.
"All efforts must be focused on easing the burden of the people. The
country's productivity must be raised, investors must be given confidence, new
jobs must be created and essential items must be assured.
"This is a big challenge for any government. It will not be achieved
through
political rhetoric alone. It will not be achieved if the leaders, both within
and outside the government, continue to quarrel," he said at the 162nd
Conference of the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council here Monday.
Raja Dr Nazrin said the country's leaders, both within and outside the
government, must see the grim economic situation in the world as a challenge
facing the country and people which needed their concerted thinking and efforts
to do productive work.
Raja Dr Nazrin said that if this heavy challenge was not tackled, he
feared
that stability and order in the country would be affected and all the
achievements of the last 51 years since independence would be wiped out.
He also said that the spirit of Ramadan, as the basis to mould noble
morals,
followed by the spirit of Syawal to build brotherhood, must be reflected in the
daily activities of the family, society, government and nation.
"It is such a big blessing if unity is fostered, in fact the blessing will
spill over to the people and country who are in harmony; on the other hand,
friction will result in disunity and prosperity may not be achieved," he said.
Raja Dr Nazrin, who is president of the Perak Islamic religious and Malay
Customs Council, also called on the Muslim and Malay leaders to set a good
example, spread the spirit of brotherhood, strengthen unity, stop disputes and
concentrate on developing the well-being of the Muslims.
He said the differences in approach and method, ideologies and
interpretetation should not be allowed to reach a level as to split the Malays
and Muslims.
Earlier, at another function, Raja Dr Nazrin presented donations from the
Sultan Azlan Shah Foundation to 59 voluntary organisations and charitable and
welfare bodies run by various religious and ethnic groups in the state.
He said the Sultan Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, had donated RM20,000 to each
organisation and the total amounted to RM1.18 million.(US$1=RM3.4)
He said each organisation would be asked to submit its statement of account
six months from now to show how the donations had been spent so that the
foundation's secretariat could make an assessment before recommending future
donations.
-- BERNAMA
