OUR PROMISE:
ECONOMY
Raise the nation’s productivity, income and competitiveness levels
Cushion the effects of rising prices and ensure quality living standards for the people
Strengthen private sector’s role as the main driver of economic growth
Nurture and assist 1 million SMEs and entrepreneurs over 5 years
Generate at least 2 million quality job opportunities over 5 years
Reduce the Budget deficit further –more funds for development, without increasing taxes
Follow through on 5 Development Corridors to bring equitable growth, investment and job opportunities to all parts of Malaysia
Cushion the effects of rising prices and ensure quality living standards for the people
Strengthen private sector’s role as the main driver of economic growth
Nurture and assist 1 million SMEs and entrepreneurs over 5 years
Generate at least 2 million quality job opportunities over 5 years
Reduce the Budget deficit further –more funds for development, without increasing taxes
Follow through on 5 Development Corridors to bring equitable growth, investment and job opportunities to all parts of Malaysia
DEVELOPMENT
Eradicate hardcore poverty and bring the overall poverty rate down to 2.8% by 2010
Increase quality rural jobs and incomes
Improve services and facilities for low-income urban households including rural to urban migrants
Improve provision of quality and affordable housing
Ensure access to modern quality healthcare
Upgrade urban public transport and reduce traffic congestion
Enhance road development in rural and other less developed areas
Upgrade rail and aviation infrastructure
Improve rural electricity coverage in Sabah to 81% and Sarawak to 90% by 2010
Improve water supply coverage to 70% in both Sabah and Sarawak by 2010
Continue to close the digital divide and improve broadband internet penetration via the National Broadband Plan
Continue to implement the New Villages Development Masterplan
Equitable distribution of quality opportunities in income generation, employment, business and education to all parts of Malaysia. Towards this end, the ‘Kelantan Baru, Kelantan Maju’
initiative will deliver development and better quality of life to people in the state
Increase quality rural jobs and incomes
Improve services and facilities for low-income urban households including rural to urban migrants
Improve provision of quality and affordable housing
Ensure access to modern quality healthcare
Upgrade urban public transport and reduce traffic congestion
Enhance road development in rural and other less developed areas
Upgrade rail and aviation infrastructure
Improve rural electricity coverage in Sabah to 81% and Sarawak to 90% by 2010
Improve water supply coverage to 70% in both Sabah and Sarawak by 2010
Continue to close the digital divide and improve broadband internet penetration via the National Broadband Plan
Continue to implement the New Villages Development Masterplan
Equitable distribution of quality opportunities in income generation, employment, business and education to all parts of Malaysia. Towards this end, the ‘Kelantan Baru, Kelantan Maju’
initiative will deliver development and better quality of life to people in the state
EDUCATION
Raise teachers’ minimum qualifications and provide more training opportunities
Continue to make national schools the school of choice by, among others, expanding the teaching of Mandarin and Tamil
Safeguard the position of national-type schools
Enhance national unity by fostering student interaction
Provide more scholarships at the undergraduate level for poor but deserving students
regardless of race
Identify apex universities and provide more autonomy and resources for public institutions of higher learning to attain world-class standards
Raise investment in science and technology particularly in indigenous R&D
Continue to make national schools the school of choice by, among others, expanding the teaching of Mandarin and Tamil
Safeguard the position of national-type schools
Enhance national unity by fostering student interaction
Provide more scholarships at the undergraduate level for poor but deserving students
regardless of race
Identify apex universities and provide more autonomy and resources for public institutions of higher learning to attain world-class standards
Raise investment in science and technology particularly in indigenous R&D
LAW & ORDER
Bring down the country’s crime index
Tackle drug abuse and other social ills
Address the issue of illegal immigrants
Add 60,000 Police personnel by 2011
Set up more than 150 new Police stations and beat bases to increase presence in more neighbourhoods
Improve safety in schools, playgrounds and public areas
Enhance community policing via partnerships with non-governmental organisations, the
private sector and local community
Upgrade Police communications technology, armaments, vehicles, technical aids and training
Focus Police operations and resources in crime hot-spots across the country
Redelineate Police districts to better match Police resources with community security needs
Tackle drug abuse and other social ills
Address the issue of illegal immigrants
Add 60,000 Police personnel by 2011
Set up more than 150 new Police stations and beat bases to increase presence in more neighbourhoods
Improve safety in schools, playgrounds and public areas
Enhance community policing via partnerships with non-governmental organisations, the
private sector and local community
Upgrade Police communications technology, armaments, vehicles, technical aids and training
Focus Police operations and resources in crime hot-spots across the country
Redelineate Police districts to better match Police resources with community security needs
PUBLIC SERVICES
Speed up implementation of e-government initiatives
Complete overhaul of all land offices and district offices
Speed up issuance of licences and permits
Establish rating system for local authorities to improve performance
Tie civil servants' promotions, rewards and penalties more closely to performance targets
Increase ethnic diversity in the public sector
Have a 3 to 7-day response time by all government agencies to all public queries and complaints
REDUCING CORRUPTION AND IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
Continue to enforce anti-corruption measures without fear or favour
Strengthen monitoring and enforcement by agencies such as the ACA, Customs, Inland Revenue and local authorities
Establish an effective Special Complaints Commission to act on complaints of misconduct in enforcement agencies
Continue to foster a culture of integrity and high ethical standards through the National Integrity Plan
RELIGION, UNITY
Build a better understanding of Islam among Muslims and non-Muslims through Islam Hadhari
Enhance appreciation for diverse cultures among Malaysia’s multiethnic people
Expand the teaching of J-QAF to more schools
Ensure provision of reserve land for places of worship in newly developed areas in accordance with developed guidelines
Facilitate construction, consolidation and relocation of all places of worship via state government mechanism, co-ordinated at federal level, that will protect the interests of all communities
Increase dialogue on inter-faith issues through the Department of National Unity and National Integration
Improve unity programmes, especially in schools and institutions of higher learning
Enhance appreciation for diverse cultures among Malaysia’s multiethnic people
Expand the teaching of J-QAF to more schools
Ensure provision of reserve land for places of worship in newly developed areas in accordance with developed guidelines
Facilitate construction, consolidation and relocation of all places of worship via state government mechanism, co-ordinated at federal level, that will protect the interests of all communities
Increase dialogue on inter-faith issues through the Department of National Unity and National Integration
Improve unity programmes, especially in schools and institutions of higher learning
FOREIGN POLICY
Continue to play an active, principled and impartial role in international affairs
Expand trade and investment linkages
Advance the economic agenda of the OIC through capacity-building programmes in less developed OIC countries
Promote strategic partnerships between the West and the Muslim world to advance the economic agenda of the Makkah Declaration 2005
Continue to build bridges between the Muslim world and the West through continuous dialogue
Contribute towards a development agenda for the world’s poorest countries
Expand trade and investment linkages
Advance the economic agenda of the OIC through capacity-building programmes in less developed OIC countries
Promote strategic partnerships between the West and the Muslim world to advance the economic agenda of the Makkah Declaration 2005
Continue to build bridges between the Muslim world and the West through continuous dialogue
Contribute towards a development agenda for the world’s poorest countries
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