Najib: Malaysia Economic Plan on Track

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has reminded all Malaysians that despite a challenging 2016, the government is committed to building a more prosperous and equitable Malaysia, Asia News Network reported. Najib said the country’s economic plan was working, as evidenced by independent assessments carried out by the world’s top economic experts, and urged everyone not to fall for smear campaigns carried out by certain groups for their own political gain. “Assessments such as these are independent and conducted by the world’s top experts. They reflect the true picture of Malaysia—contrary to the smear campaigns of those who have been trying to commit economic sabotage against their own country just for their own selfish political objectives,” Najib said in a New Year’s message on his blog on Saturday. He said Malaysians should be proud of the growth the country was achieving, highlighting the latest International Monetary Fund report which concluded that “despite headwinds, the Malaysian economy continues to perform well”.