PM NAJIB: MSIA'S PERFORMANCE TO BE JUDGED FROM SPEEDY DECISIONS

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
said Malaysia's performance will be judged by its speedy decision making and
execution.

" For 2010, I will stress on speedy decisions, quick implementation without
sacrificing quality. This means we will stress on making fast and accurate
decisions as it will be used as a yardstick to measure the country's
competitiveness in the frontline," he said

This is because countries will be gauged based on its competitiveness index,
World Bank Report and others.

" We will be judged, if Malaysia lags behind as it will erode the peoples'
confidence. As such, we will emphasise on speed in order to deliver the peoples'
expectation," he said when interviewed on TV3's Question Answer with Prime
Minister (Soal Jawab Bersama Perdana Menteri) programme Monday night.

In the one-hour interview, the Prime Minister also stressed on the
effectiveness of the government's transformation programme which would be
incorporated into the National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) and National Key
Performance Index (KPIs).

-- BERNAMA