Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said one of the main things on his agenda in regard to improving relations with Indonesia was the problem of illegal Indonesian migrant workers in his country. Speaking at a press conference after a cordial get-together with Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Union (ICMI) figures, Ibrahim also promised he would abolish the caning law in Malaysia, saying it was an inhuman way of punishing wrongdoers. He said relations with Indonesia, including the country’s Muslim organisations, were important. Ibrahim also expressed thanks to the foreign media, including Indonesian media, for the support they had given him at a time when Malaysian media had put him in a tight spot. He said when he had come to power in Malaysia, he would also revoke discriminatory policies which had put Muslim Malays in a controversial position. Another thing he would dismantle was the New Economic Policy (NEP) launched in the early 1970s, and replace it with a system that would empower all poor Malaysians regardless of whether they belonged to the Malay majority or the ethnic Chinese or Indian minorities.
ANWAR IBRAHIM EXPOUNDS POLICIES
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said one of the main things on his agenda in regard to improving relations with Indonesia was the problem of illegal Indonesian migrant workers in his country. Speaking at a press conference after a cordial get-together with Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Union (ICMI) figures,
