BN manifesto of security, peace and prosperity

The manifesto emphasised the Barisan Nasional plan in eight areas over the next five years: economy, balanced development, education, law and order, public services, reducing corruption and improving governance, religion and unity; and foreign policy. Strong economic management and a commitment to ensure no one will be left behind have put Malaysia on a solid footing.

The points outlined in BN manifesto:
Economy
 Raise the nation’s productivity, income and competitiveness levels
 Cushion the effects of rising prices
 Generate two million job opportunities
 Reduce the Budget deficit further - more development funds, without increasing taxes
 Follow through on five Development Corridors to bring equitable growth, investment and job opportunities to all parts of Malaysia

Balanced Development
 Eradicate hardcore poverty. Bring poverty rated down to 2.8 percent by 2010
 Increase quality rural jobs and incomes
 Ensure access to modern quality healthcare
 Upgrade urban public transport and reduce traffic congestion
 Affordable housing

Education
 Raise teachers’ minimum qualification and provide more training opportunities
 Continue to make national schools the school of choice by, among others, explaining the teaching of Mandarin and Tamil
 Safeguard the position of national-type schools
 Provide more scholarships for undergraduates for poor but deserving students - regardless of race

Law & Order
 Bring down the country’s crime index
 Tackle drug abuse and other social ills
 Address the issue of illegal immigrants
 Add 60,000 Police personnel by 2011
 Set up more than 150 new Police stations and beat bases to increase presence in more neighourhoods
 Improve safety in schools, playgrounds and public areas
 Focus police operations and resources in crime hot spots across the country

Public Services
 Speed up implementation of e-government initiatives
 Complete overhaul of all land offices and district offices
 Speed up issuance of licenses and permits
 Tie civil servants promotions, rewards and penalties more closely to performance targets
 Increase ethnic diversity in the public sector

Reducing Corruption and Improving Government
 Continue to enforce anti-corruption measures without fear or favour
 Strengthen monitoring and enforcement by agencies such as the ACA, Customs, Inland Revenue and local authorities

Religion & Unity
 Build better understanding of Islam among Muslims and non-Muslims through Islam Hadhari Facilitate construction, consolidation and relocation of all places of worship via state government mechanism, coordinated at federal level, that will protect the interests of all communities.
 Increase dialogue on inter-faith issues through the Department of National Unity and National Integration

Foreign Policy
 Continue to play an active, principled and impartial role in international affairs
 Expand trade and investment linkages
 Advance the economic agenda of the OIC through capacity building in less developed OIC countries
 Contribute towards a development agenda for the world’s poorest countries

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