By :
ELAINE MAH
PRIME
Minister Najib Razak's policies came under scrutiny at a recent seminar organized
by Universiti Teknoloji Mara, Sabah. 35 students from various institutions of
higher learning turned up to take a critical look at the government's
programmes and policies under Najib's administration.
40
papers by academics were presented at the seminar, focusing on Najib's
programmes and policies. The topics covered by the seminar are wide-ranging
touching on issues such as international relations between Malaysia and
Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as the bread-and-butter domestic issues
such as the economic transformation programme, the government transformation
programme, the 1Malaysia concept, the thorny minimum wage issue, the political
polemics relating to voting and the 13th General Election, and a whole host of
other topics.
In
his speech read by State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi
Manjun, Chief Minister Musa Aman praised Najib for the many programs that he
introduced in the three years he has been Prime Minister.
"All
of them are aimed at strengthening unity, improving the living standard, and
looking after the welfare of the people generally, while pursuing programmes to
achieve the goal of becoming a high-income nation." Musa said.
Adding
his own views, Masidi praised Najib, calling him a thinker and a hardworking
person. Masidi considers Najib as an open-minded person who is ever ready to
listen and accept differences of opinions.
"He
is willing to accept the fact that you may not agree with him," Masidi
said.
Masidi
praised the seminar as a public forum and an avenue to train critical thinking
skill, which he said was still lacking in today's generation. (Insight Sabah)
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