The prime minister also says Malaysia’s multiracial diversity should be the country’s strength.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said arts and culture could help promote stronger ties among Malaysia’s multicultural society.
Anwar said the “Asian renaissance” of the 1990s had been centred on economic growth. “But it is important for society to have a strong arts and cultural movement,” he said at the Putrajaya Cultural Festival today. Also present at the festival were tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing and Putrajaya Corporation president Fadlun Mak Ujud.The differences among the country’s multiracial society is Malaysia’s strength, he added.
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