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New acts to provide balance for individual rights, civil liberties and public order safeguards

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The two new acts to replace the Internal Security Act (ISA) will provide a balance between promoting individual rights and civil liberties as well as safeguarding public order, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He told the Dewan Rakyat today that the move would allow Malaysia to move
towards a mature democracy.

"The government's machinery firmly supports the government's move to repeal
the ISA and replace it with two new acts that will take into account the need to
provide a balance between (promoting) individual rights and civil liberties, and

safeguarding public order," he said in reply to a supplementary question from
Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi (BN-Kapit) during question time, today.

Nanta had asked whether the government had any specific instrument or
legislation to deal with problems previously dealt with under the ISA and
whether the civil service was supportive of the move to repeal the security act.

To a supplementary question from Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR-Lembah Pantai) whether
the government was prepared to use the Emergency Revocation Bill prepared by the

opposition pact, Najib said the opposition should not try to take credit from
the move.

"I hope the opposition will not try to take credit from this move. We've
announced this since 2009. This (repeal of ISA) is not due to any demand by
Pakatan Rakyat, it's the BN's own initiative," he said.

The time frame for the new legislations would be announced later, the prime
minister added. "There are matters to be addressed first, including formulating
the two acts as well as consulting the parties representing the interest of the
people."

To another question by Nanta on the government's strategies to unite the
people, Najib said the 1Malaysia vision was the crucial pillar in the
government's effort to nurture unity. He said the 1Malaysia vision was being inculcated in each and every initiative and programme of the government.

"To nurture unity, programmes to promote integration has been and will
continue to be implemented, covering activities like sports, youth programmes
and national service modules, and in universities, ethnic relations course is a
must for all students," he said.

The prime minister added that the Special Committee to Promote Inter-religious Understanding and Harmony has also been set up since early last year to provide avenue to discuss inter-religious issues through consultations, dialogues and initiatives to solve inter-religious issues and issues concerning
followers of religions. -- Bernama

Budget 2012 can address hardship faced by low-income earners: Najib

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The government's initiatives to be unveiled in Budget 2012 on Friday will help ease the cost of living of low-income earners, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today.

He said every initiative to be announced would be in line with the
government's firm commitment to cut down the national fiscal deficit.

"I will explain the measurss we are taking in my budget speech. Whatever
programmes we do will be within the ambit of the government's affordability and
our commitment to reduce the fiscal deficit," said Najib, who is also Finance

Minister, when replying to a question from Dr Tan Seng Giaw (DAP-Kepong) in the
Dewan Rakyat during question time.

Dr Tan wanted to know the measures taken by the government to strengthen the
economy to tide over with the global economic slowdown and whether the country
could still register the targeted six per cent economic growth this year.

Najib said the strategies to be unveiled would take into account the hardship
faced by low-income earners with a view to help and protect them if a global

economic recession occurred, triggering a hike in the cost of living and
spiralling food prices. -- Bernama

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Ahad, 2 Oktober 2011

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