Critical projects for flood mitigation and eliminating hardcore poverty must be expedited as they involve people's lives and well-being, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He urged the secretaries-general of all ministries to study these issues and take proactive measures by visiting the affected areas, to personally assess the problems faced by the people.
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He urged the secretaries-general of all ministries to study these issues and take proactive measures by visiting the affected areas, to personally assess the problems faced by the people.
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00:00I mentioned earlier that I live in Langkawi.
00:05There are things that need to be accelerated.
00:09Repairing, cleaning,
00:13several things that need to be improved,
00:16sometimes it takes time.
00:19At the end, when KSN talks about flood control,
00:23we have a plan.
00:25Malaysia's plan,
00:27this year is the beginning,
00:29in 3 years it will be the second phase,
00:31in 6 years it will be the third phase.
00:34I agree with the discussion,
00:36we have to take care of all of that.
00:39If floods sacrifice lives,
00:42sacrifice property,
00:43don't wait for 6 years.
00:46If we need to save,
00:47instead of other expenses, we save.
00:50If we need to borrow, we borrow.
00:53But all programs like poverty and drought,
00:58flood control,
00:59must be accelerated
01:01and not follow the 5-6 year deadline.
01:04It must be accelerated now,
01:07so that in a short time,
01:09the problem can be solved as best as possible.
01:15So, these are things that need to be investigated by all KSU.
01:21If not, the new KSU will come.
01:23Then, look at the flood scheme for phase 1,
01:28the long-term flood is ready.
01:30Phase 2, in 2026.
01:32Phase 3, in 2029.
01:34So, the long-term flood has to wait 15 years before it's ready.
01:39It doesn't have to be a national effort,
01:42I don't want to hear that.
01:43What I know,
01:45we must solve it.
01:47Cooperation and change,
01:51of course, involve a lot of financial incentives.
01:55But if we need to cut the incentives from other places,
01:59we cut it.
02:00And we must solve the basic needs of the people.
02:05That's why we give priority to education, health,
02:10and of course, public safety.
02:13So, how can we think like this?
02:18If we sit down and discuss carefully,
02:23then go down and see for ourselves
02:27what the people are facing.