MALAYSIA LUCKY TO HAVE PM'S WIFE TO HELP PEOPLE AND COUNTRY

KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), July 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is fortunate to have
a prime minister's wife who has a lot of ideas and is highly committed to
helping the government develop the country, says Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman.

He said Rosmah Mansor's commitment in assisting efforts by the
government led by her husband Najib Tun Razak in putting the people
first had shown results in the creation of such programmes as Permata Negara
(Country's Gem).

Permata Negara's early childhood care and education programme are focused on
producing the country's future 'gems'.

"We can see that the objective of the Permata Negara programme is to produce
human capital that will be vital asset in developing the country.

"We need to continue to support the efforts of Rosmah who is also
concerned and pays a lot of attention to the plight of the less fortunate and
disabled, among the groups needed to be given priority."

Musa said this when officiating at the Annual Programme of the Wives of
Barisan Nasional (National Front) Elected Representatives 2010, here, Thursday.

Barisan Nasional or National Front commonly abbreviated as BN) is a major
political coalition in Malaysia and has been Malaysia's ruling political party
since independence.


Also present were Rosmah, as president of the Welfare Body of the Wives of
Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) and Musa's wife Faridah
Tussin, who is the president of the Welfare Body of Sabah BN Elected
Representatives (Bakisa).

Musa said the wives of BN elected representatives played an important role
in strengthening ties within the coalition.

"Although we have different backgrounds as we come from different states, it
does not hamper us from being truly united....we are 1Malaysia," he said.

Musa also said that the annual programme which gathered the wives of BN
elected representatives nationwide to forge understanding, unity and solidarity
would indirectly enhance the credibility and image of BN leaders and government
in the eyes of the people.

-- BERNAMA