Malaysia's Success Proof Multi-cultural Nation Can Flourish, Says PM
PUTRAJAYA, May 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's success in all fields, including the economy, is proof that a multi-cultural and multi-religious nation can flourish provided the people live in peace and harmony for the good of the country, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. He said the cultural diversity of Malaysia provided the nation with a capability and dexterity unheard of in any other country.
"We cherish in ethnicity, we cherish in multi-diversity. This gives us the diverse capability and dexterity from the various races in the country. They are prepared to provide varying contributions for the nation's good and development," he said when launching Citrawarna Malaysia 2007 or Colours of Malaysia 2007, a festival celebrating the ethnic diversity of Malaysia's arts, cultures and traditions, here. Abdullah said the various strategies drawn up by the government to draw tourists to the country would not have been successful without the people's support.
"We can draw up strategies but their success depends on the people. If the people do not participate where we want them to, surely we will not achieve the desired success," he said. Abdullah also said that Malaysians should exercise good behaviour and their readiness to help not only during certain periods such as Visit Malaysia Year, which is being held this year, but at all times for the good of the country.
"We have to show that we can live peacefully despite our cultural diversity. In this way, we have been able to prove that despite being a small nation we have achieved major successes. These successes are also due to the contributions of former generations as well as past leaders," he said.He said the exceptional success had surprised many other countries and that such success could only be sustained if the nation continued to be peaceful.
Abdullah said the government would continue to draw up good policies for the sake of national development and prosperity of the people. He said if Malaysia continued to develop in peace, it would always be a destination sought after by foreign tourists, adding that this was evident from the RM31 billion the country earned from the tourism industry in 2005 and RM36.2 billion last year. Abdullah expressed happiness in seeing that Citrawarna Malaysia 2007 had received a bigger response than in previous years.
"This is the ninth series (of Citrawarna), and every year we have seen more tourists coming to our country. This shows that people out there are impressed with how we live together in cultural diversity. We ourselves are proud of the diversity that exists in our country," he said. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, in his speech, called on Malaysians to be sincere with tourists. "This event is witnessed by more than 7,000 tourists from 43 countries. It is being beamed to more than 40 television stations around the world. They can sample the various races of different religions living in this country," he said.
-- BERNAMA
"We cherish in ethnicity, we cherish in multi-diversity. This gives us the diverse capability and dexterity from the various races in the country. They are prepared to provide varying contributions for the nation's good and development," he said when launching Citrawarna Malaysia 2007 or Colours of Malaysia 2007, a festival celebrating the ethnic diversity of Malaysia's arts, cultures and traditions, here. Abdullah said the various strategies drawn up by the government to draw tourists to the country would not have been successful without the people's support.
"We can draw up strategies but their success depends on the people. If the people do not participate where we want them to, surely we will not achieve the desired success," he said. Abdullah also said that Malaysians should exercise good behaviour and their readiness to help not only during certain periods such as Visit Malaysia Year, which is being held this year, but at all times for the good of the country.
"We have to show that we can live peacefully despite our cultural diversity. In this way, we have been able to prove that despite being a small nation we have achieved major successes. These successes are also due to the contributions of former generations as well as past leaders," he said.He said the exceptional success had surprised many other countries and that such success could only be sustained if the nation continued to be peaceful.
Abdullah said the government would continue to draw up good policies for the sake of national development and prosperity of the people. He said if Malaysia continued to develop in peace, it would always be a destination sought after by foreign tourists, adding that this was evident from the RM31 billion the country earned from the tourism industry in 2005 and RM36.2 billion last year. Abdullah expressed happiness in seeing that Citrawarna Malaysia 2007 had received a bigger response than in previous years.
"This is the ninth series (of Citrawarna), and every year we have seen more tourists coming to our country. This shows that people out there are impressed with how we live together in cultural diversity. We ourselves are proud of the diversity that exists in our country," he said. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, in his speech, called on Malaysians to be sincere with tourists. "This event is witnessed by more than 7,000 tourists from 43 countries. It is being beamed to more than 40 television stations around the world. They can sample the various races of different religions living in this country," he said.
-- BERNAMA
No comments:
Post a Comment