KUCHING, Aug 30: The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) says that Malaysia needs legislative representatives and enforcement agencies to work doubly hard to eradicate corruption in all forms and to ensure that the guilty be put in jail.
In its Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day message signed by its chairman Very Reverend Philip Thomas Cor Episcopa and three vice-chairmen Archbishop Dr Simon Poh, Bishop Datuk Danald Jute and Reverend Dr Eu Hong Seng today, CFM said Malaysia needs leaders to stay united for the good of the nation.
“We need our government leaders and our elected officials to be united to focus on the good and well-being of the Malaysian Family and not be seen to bicker over their own personal and party self-interests nor add to some of the incessant voices seeking an early general election.
“For this we are thankful that there are political leaders who choose to come together in bi-partisanship by signing the Memorandum of Understanding on Transformation and Political Stability in order that the people benefit from a stable Parliament and the enactment of good legislation such as the anti-harassment law, the anti-hopping law and perhaps later on the bill to ban smoking and tobacco products and the political funding bill,” said CFM.
It also reminded politicians to follow the wise counsel of the Rulers who have time and again called on and urged the political leaders to think of the rakyat and to work together for the sake of Malaysia.
“Our Rulers have led by example to ensure the peace, harmony, unity and diversity of all their subjects.”
CFM strongly called on the government to enact policies and mechanisms to assist those who have used up much if not all of their personal and retirement savings in the past two years due to income and business losses in order that they be given opportunities to build up their finances. This is so that they may retire comfortably in the later years of their life.
It pointed out that the pandemic has shown the need to invest in and build up both the physical capacity and the healthcare personnel in the healthcare system.
“We can do this by contributing to the White Paper that is being prepared by the Ministry of Health so that we can have a world-class healthcare system that is able to meet the needs of all during a pandemic crisis and the serious challenges of caring for an ageing population in Malaysia.”
It observed that in recent times, Malaysia has faced the realities of the hugely negative impact of climate change, food and water shortages, and the need for a safe and secure environment for all in Malaysia.
“The government needs to mobilise our experts and all Malaysians to ensure we have policies and mechanisms in place to meet all eventualities. We cannot presume to live as if all is well as we are already seeing such major problems taking place annually,” said CFM. — DayakDaily
