Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused.

Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused.

Actually, I invited many Commonwealth leaders to come to Malaysia. They did not accept my invitation. By that, I mean, they didn't say they didn't accept, but they just didn't come here.

I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to the poorer countries.

We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right.

The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive and have an appetite for work. For equality to come about, it is necessary that these strikingly contrasting races adjust to each other.

Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation.