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

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.

The development of our human resources is an area in which we need to do well as it is decisive in determining the success of our diversification programme.

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

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

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

We are considering various ways of making use of our oil and gas downstream industries. This is to be complemented with the import of oil and gas from other sources as raw materials.