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| Najib Tun Razak during a groundbreaking opening Lupak Mosque in Batu Sapi Widespread |
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak said this was the reason why Barisan Nasional had made it a priority to do its best in managing the country, especially with regard to economic growth.
He said Barisan could manage the country well currently although other countries were facing problems.
"We have managed the country well while countries in Europe were being saddled with debts, the United States (US) is facing problems due to its political clashes while countries in the Middle East were undergoing uprisings.
"Malaysia, on the contrary, is recording economic growth that has received praise from the international community," he said at a gathering with the people in the Batu Sapi Parliamentary Constituency and the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kampung Lupak Meluas Mosque, near here Sunday.
Upon completion, the new mosque, built at a cost of RM5mil, will be the biggest in Batu Sapi. It is located beside the Public Housing Project area where 180 housing units are now under construction.
According to Najib, the country's economic growth rate has also received praise from International Monetary Fund (IMF) chairman Christine Lagarde, whom he had met recently.
"We have achieved good economic growth, and when the country's revenue increases, the economy improves and we distribute this wealth to the people," he said.
"That's the principle that I hold on to in the aspect of social justice. The 1Malaysia concept was introduced not merely as a slogan but it has principles and comprehensiveness," he said.
Najib said the Government implemented the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) due to the strong national economic revenue and it is being continued for BR1M2.0 next year. - Bernama
(Source: The Star Website - 16 December 2012)
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