Today, bilateral relations with Britain are excellent, with cooperation in many areas and both countries continuing to work on strengthening these ties.

There is no conflict between favouring Islamic and traditional values and being more open and international.

Theory states that Allahs law is cruel and unfair, but Allah himself has said that his law is indeed fair.

As a small country, both in size and population, our future hinges on the quality of our people.

The level of our educational development is high and serves as a strong basis for our future progress.

Asean is obviously a very important association for us. Over the past 30 years Asean has made great strides in regional cooperation covering a number of areas, although recently it has been under strain because of the financial crisis and other challenges.

We are increasing our efforts to attract the right kind of foreign investors through our various agencies.