Internet has broken down many walls, says Najib
PUTRAJAYA: Singing praises of the Internet, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said it had broken down many walls dividing the people.
“The beauty of the Internet is that it breaks down the ethnic, religious and age walls.
“We are here because we are connected via the Internet,” he said at the 1Malaysia hi-tea he hosted for his Internet friends at his official residence Seri Perdana here yesterday.
Also present were his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and their two children, Nooryana Najwa and Nor Ashman Razak.
The Prime Minister said about five million Malaysians were active on the social website Facebook, which he described as a good indication that the people used information and communications technology.
About 300 of Najib’s Internet friends of various races attended the event.
“I want all of you to feel that you have the Government that is very responsive to the needs and aspirations of the Malaysian people ... and we will use the latest technology to get connected and communicate with ‘rakyat Malaysia’,” he added.
Najib said the meeting enabled him to meet Internet friends who had taken the initiative to include him on Facebook, with the current total of 120,000 friends growing by the day.
During the dialogue at the hi-tea, Najib said a special website to display the names of successful winners of tenders would be launched soon as part of the efforts to reduce corruption.
Najib said the Government was also making efforts to have a minimum wage in the private sector to help people in the lower income group achieve the highest possible growth rate.
