LID MOVES TO PUTRAJAYA FROM LANGKAWI ON REQUEST

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) -- For the first time ever the government
will host the 9th Langkawi International Dialogue (LID) in the administrative
capital, Putrajaya, instead of Langkawi island based on request from
participating countries.

The participating countries had requested to see the developments of
Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and Kuala Lumpur, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a
statement Monday.

This Dialogue will also be Prime Ministe Najib Razak's first LID, said
the ministry, which is organising the event in collaboration with the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Themed "Enhancing Smart Partnership for Socio-Economic Transformation," the
three-day LID which will begin on June 19 at the Putrajaya International
Convention Centre, is expected to draw 500 participants both international and
local.

LID is part of the Smart Partnership Dialogue series, which promotes the
principles, and practice of the 'Smart Partnership' approach to creative
cooperation between Government and other sectors contributing to socio-economic
activities.

'Smart Partnership' is an innovative concept that is based on a positive
ethos of 'prosper thy neighbour' for 'win-win' situations.

Since the first LID in 1995, the Dialogue has become an important platform
for a free-flow of ideas and exchange of information among the participating
countries.

For LID 2011, Malaysia’s home grown concepts/pillars of 1Malaysia which
focuses of People First, Performance Now; Government Transformation Programme
(GTP); Economic Transformation Programme (ETP); and the New Economic Model (NEM)
will be showcased to the leaders.

The ministry said Malaysia believed that new and innovative ideas on
transformation and socio-economic policies will emerge from the LID 2011 for
mutual benefit.

In order for LID to be relevant for the new global challenges, LID 2011 will
be conducted based on a new modality among others, introduction of Retreat and
Plenary sessions for the Heads of State/Government, it added.
-- BERNAMA