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Thu, 03/10/2011 - 10:54
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M'sian minister wants courtesy campaign revitalised
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim wants the courtesy campaign to be revitalised nationwide especially among agencies and departments under the ministry.
He said courtesy and noble values were among important elements in the government's bid to promote the 1Malaysia vision mooted by Prime Minister Najib Razak.
He said the ministry would line up programmes and activities for the campaign, to be implemented in school as well as in private and public higher learning institutions nationwide.
Dr Rais said there were still many students as well as those manning public counters who did not observe basic courtesy such as saying thank you or extending greetings.
"It is important for us to be courteous and gracious and able to express appreciation for the kind gestures extended by others.
"We should also have a common set of values at counters like those in post offices, land offices and customs and immigrations," he told reporters after attending the ministry's monthly gathering at the National Museum, here Thursday.
Dr Rais said his ministry would collaborate with the Education Ministry and the Higher Education Ministry to carry out courtesy campaigns in schools and higher learning institutions.
He said the campaign, launched in 2005 by the then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, would be revitalised through campaigns in the print and electronic media.
"For (the east Malaysian states of) Sabah and Sarawak, we will launch the programme via the new Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) channel which will start airing on April 1. Sabah and Sarawak will be given ample room in the new channel
which will also feature the campaign.
"The same goes to the radio; we will promote the campaign in radio
broadcasts," he said.
He also urged the print media to help promote the campaign.
He said courtesy and noble values were among important elements in the government's bid to promote the 1Malaysia vision mooted by Prime Minister Najib Razak.
He said the ministry would line up programmes and activities for the campaign, to be implemented in school as well as in private and public higher learning institutions nationwide.
Dr Rais said there were still many students as well as those manning public counters who did not observe basic courtesy such as saying thank you or extending greetings.
"It is important for us to be courteous and gracious and able to express appreciation for the kind gestures extended by others.
"We should also have a common set of values at counters like those in post offices, land offices and customs and immigrations," he told reporters after attending the ministry's monthly gathering at the National Museum, here Thursday.
Dr Rais said his ministry would collaborate with the Education Ministry and the Higher Education Ministry to carry out courtesy campaigns in schools and higher learning institutions.
He said the campaign, launched in 2005 by the then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, would be revitalised through campaigns in the print and electronic media.
"For (the east Malaysian states of) Sabah and Sarawak, we will launch the programme via the new Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) channel which will start airing on April 1. Sabah and Sarawak will be given ample room in the new channel
which will also feature the campaign.
"The same goes to the radio; we will promote the campaign in radio
broadcasts," he said.
He also urged the print media to help promote the campaign.
