Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has cautioned that continued debates on trivial issues will only weaken and threaten the nation's strength.
Delivering the keynote address at the Malaysia Economic Forum 2025 on Thursday (Jan 9), the premier emphasised that the nation currently has the opportunity to better manage its economy.
Anwar stressed the importance of his administration not adopting a "government knows best" approach but rather listening to the rakyat's needs when tackling national issues.
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Delivering the keynote address at the Malaysia Economic Forum 2025 on Thursday (Jan 9), the premier emphasised that the nation currently has the opportunity to better manage its economy.
Anwar stressed the importance of his administration not adopting a "government knows best" approach but rather listening to the rakyat's needs when tackling national issues.
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00:00We must pioneer through leadership, through dialogue.
00:11It is evident that any, for any civilization to thrive, it must harness and harvest ideas
00:18through dialogue, discourse and debate.
00:23Besides its intangible value as intellectual exercise, such engagement strengthens policymaking,
00:31making it more robust, comprehensive and empirically grounded.
00:38It gives more sense the meaning of democratic accountability, that we listen, we engage,
00:46we make the necessary adjustments because we do not claim that the government knows
00:53best, unless we are prepared to listen and make the necessary adjustments, admit our
01:00flaws and make the necessary adjustments.
01:05This is a tradition not stranger to us in the East.
01:11We have the spirit of Mushawarra, of Gotong Royong, and in Islam that we are instructed
01:27to consult among ourselves, but once the decision is made, then proceed with all the strength
01:35and vigour and leave the rest to Allah subhana wa ta'ala.
01:40So there is that consultation, but there is an end.
01:44Once the decision is made, we must have that political resolve and the spirit and the commitment
01:57to implement to the best of our ability.
02:00Continued debate on elementary, unnecessary issues is an important deflection, exciting
02:09to some people, but it does not resolve the issues that we face and will not ensure our
02:21growth and our success.
02:25To ensure that Malaysia remains an important player in the region, we must get our work
02:34in order and work together as a great team of Malaysians from all regions, from all states,
02:42from all communities.
03:34We must be ready to make changes and adjustments, to admit our weaknesses, including in the government,
03:44but to make changes and improvements for all.