I wish to thank the organisers for inviting me to declare open this conference. It is indeed a great honour that the first POLMET conference to be held in the new millennium is taking place in Kuala Lumpur. It is also very timely.
2. Urbanisation is taking place at a very rapid rate in Asia, as its city and town populations continue to grow. The region already has the largest population in the world, and about 700 million people now living in cities and towns. By year 2015, it is estimated that the region will have more than one billion people living in cities. There will be nine megacities with populations of more than 10 million and 17 very large cities with populations of more than five million. Economically and environmentally sustainable urban development in Asia is therefore a pressing need to ensure a safe, healthy, convenient and pleasant environment for its growing urban population. 続きを読む マハティール首相「THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF POLMET 2000」→
アブドラ首相インタビュー 2006年8月7日、アブドラ首相はベルナマ通信のAnnuar Zaini会長とのインタビューで次のように語った。 「I chose to keep quiet because I do not want to quarrel with Tun (Dr Mahathir) in the newspaper. Tun said in a statement that he was slighted because he did not get the information he asked for and if the Prime Minister does not speak, let the ministers speak. I chose to let the ministers speak. There are a lot of things he raised come under the ministers’ jurisdiction. They should be responsible to explain to the people. People want to know and many Cabinet ministers prefer that I don’t speak. Many feel that it is better that I don’t speak, many say that Paklah go on and speak. So it became chaotic. Let the ministers speak; this is not about being evasive. The questions raised were directed to the Government and the Government answers. 」 続きを読む コーズウェー代替橋建設中止問題→
