Mar 25, 2012

Malaysia - Malaysian PM hints polls drawing close

Malaysian PM Najib Razak has dropped another strong hint that the general election is drawing close.

“I feel that when there is plenty of talk about it, then it looks like the election is near,” the Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional chairman said, adding that he was pleased to see growing support for the ruling coalition based on the people's trust.

He said the government had made changes in line with the people's wishes and was banking on this to carry the Barisan through.

He said the Barisan's approach in gaining the people's trust and confidence was by presenting them with facts and undertaking changes they wanted, adding that this was contrary to the opposition's lies and “fiction”.

“The Barisan is not out to just gain popularity. We want to do good for the people and country,” he said at a luncheon hosted for the local community at the Dataran Kompleks Daerah and Tanah Port Dickson by the beachfront in Teluk Kemang.

Najib said it was a fact that the country's revenue had increased significantly and because of this, the government could distribute RM500 aid to families earning below 3,000 ringgit (US$968).

He added that the opposition created “fiction” by claiming otherwise.

Earlier, the Prime Minister witnessed the handing over of 70 units of affordable homes to the state government.

The 1,100sq ft houses, with three rooms, cost 42,000 ringgit ($14,000) each.

Najib said the by-election for Bagan Pinang state seat in Negri Sembilan was a turning point for the Barisan after the 2008 political tsunami.

“I hope to see even greater victories. We have done a lot of changes for the people in the past three years and there will be more to come if we are given the mandate again,” he said.

Mazwin Nik Anis and Sarban Singh
The Star

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