| PM: MANY FOREIGNERS IMPRESSED WITH MALAYSIA`S SUCCESS Many foreigners who visit Malaysia are surprised to find that their perceptions belie the reality on the ground, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said many indicators in the country provide a clear picture of the nation`s success, achieved through the various initiatives of the government.t strong. Read more ‘STRONG PRIVATE SECTOR BEHIND ROBUST ECONOMY` Malaysia`s economy remains strong and robust, Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said yesterday, a view supported elsewhere by rating agency Moody’s Investor Service, which gave the country a “stable” outlook. Zeti attributed Malaysia’s solid economy to a rigorous private sector that had kept demand and investment strong. Read more MALAYSIA LEAVES A LASTING IMPRESSION ON US SENATORS Veteran American senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman, who are the first members of the Senate to come to Malaysia in a long time, said they were impressed with the country. McCain said Malaysia, being a Muslim nation that embraced free enterprise, democracy and showing amazing progress economically, could be a model to the rest of the world. Read more MUSTAPA EXPECTS EXPORTS TO REBOUND Malaysia is optimistic its exports will rebound in May and help meet 2012 growth target of five per cent to six per cent, after slowing by 0.1 per cent in March and April this year. "We are on track. The numbers obtained in May indicate that we are well within the target of five per cent to six per cent," International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed told reporters after the launch of Smidex 2012, Asean-India SME conference and SME Week by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak here yesterday. Read more TOURISM RECEIPTS HIT US$18.3b Two of Malaysia`s closest neighbours, Thailand and Singapore, have advanced in their ranking in terms of annual tourist receipts. Malaysia, meanwhile, maintained its 14th place ranking. Read more NKEAS HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED 2011 TARGETS: NAJIB All 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) have either exceeded or met their last year`s targets, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak."While it is natural that some Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will outperform others due to the dynamism of the economy, we are taking steps to address the issues to ensure we achieve the set targets," he said in "A Note from the Prime Minister" in the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) Annual Report 2011. Read more MALAYSIA IN 20TH SPOT ON PEACE SURVEY MALAYSIA is the 20th most peaceful country out of 158 nations, according to a report released yesterday. The 2012 Global Peace Index (GPI) compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) scored Malaysia at 1.485, ahead of 158 countries, including Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Iceland, for the second successive year, is the most peaceful nation, with a score of 1.113, followed by Denmark and New Zealand, which share second place with a score 1.239. Read more FIVE NEW INITIATIVES TO KEEP MALAYSIAN CAPITAL MARKET COMPETITIVE Five new initiatives will be in place to ensure Malaysia`s capital market remains competitive and has what it takes to continue driving the economic and national growth agendas. Announcing this Tuesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the initiatives were core issues that needed to be tackled and which, if left unaddressed, would risk undermining the country`s sustainable growth. Read more CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TO PROSPER, URGES PM
Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak has called for the creation of the opportunities and the environment to put Malaysia`s creative industries "in the strongest possible position on the global stage". "So we must invest in local brands with a creative impetus. We must engage with our country`s hottest young talents in a bid to slow the brain drain," the Prime Minister said in his speech at the Putra Brand Awards 2012 here which was read by his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Najib said the government cannot achieve this on its own and it will take the combined efforts of all Malaysians working together. Read more POISED TO BECOME GLOBAL EDUCATION HUB The Malaysian higher education sector has grown tremendously in the past decade and Malaysia is fast becoming an educational hub for excellence in the Asian region. The country today is the world’s 11th largest exporter of educational services with over 90,000 international students from over 100 nations studying at its schools, colleges, university colleges and universities. This has been achieved due to the Government’s dedicated efforts in strengthening competitiveness and championing Malaysia’s international education brand in its endeavours to achieve a high-income nation status by 2020. Read more COUNTRY`S LITERACY RATE ABOVE 93 PER CENT The number of children enrolled in preschools has climbed steadily since 2005, according to the Malaysian Quality of Life Index 2011 (MQLI). The MQLI, launched by Minister in the Prime Minister`s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop here yesterday, revealed that the percentage of 5 to 6-year-olds registered for preschool had increased from 16.2 in 2005 to 44.5 in 2010. Nor said education had recorded the highest level of growth over the past five years. Read more FOR MALAYSIA, NATURE COMES FIRST MALAYSIA, in its pursuit to become a developed and high-income nation, will not pursue the goal at the cost of the environment and its natural treasure, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday.He said the government had introduced various laws and policies to preserve the country`s fauna and flora, including the implementation of the National Policy on Biological Diversity and Common Vision on Biodiversity. Read more | 
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