PM: Malaysia can recover from past administrative, financial problems in three years
25 March 2019
The prime minister said the present government has many plans that he believes can overcome the administrative and financial problems left behind, and called on civil servants to be patient and work with the government to recover its position. “It is of utmost importance for all of you to understand our history and know what is being done by this new government so that you can extend close cooperation to the government in the interests of the country so that our country can once again be on the road to becoming a developed nation in 2025,” he said.
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