Tun Salahuddin: Uphold religious moderation

Tun Salahuddin: Uphold religious moderation

Posted on December 25, 2012, Tuesday

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin yesterday called on Sarawakians to continue practising religious moderation.

He said this is the most important formula for preserving tolerance and good relationship among the multi-religious and multi-racial communities.

“Do not hold the assumption that the responsibility to preserve unity should be left to the government alone. In reality, this task should be on all our shoulders as Sarawakians because we are to share the same future and direction in order to move forward,” he said in his Christmas and New Year message yesterday.

“Therefore, I urge all Sarawakians to practise mutual respect for one another and strengthen our cooperation in line with the 1Malaysia spirit.”

He also expressed his gratitude to the state government for its success in elevating the state’s economic status.

Salahuddin noted that the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) had attracted a lot of foreign investment and that it was set to carry the state forward.

“In this respect, the state government has succeeded in implementing a long term economic plan which benefits the people of Sarawak. I call on our younger generation to take the opportunity to equip themselves with technological and technical knowledge to secure good job opportunities in SCORE.”

He also announced that several exciting activities had been planned to celebrate the state’s 50 years of independence within Malaysia next year.