PM wants welfare of rural residents to be on par with those in cities


Royal gift: Najib gesturing as he gives away dates to mosque and surau committee chairmen in his parliamentary constituency. The gift of dates from King Salman is a symbol of lasting friendship between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Sixty mosques and 166 surau in Pekan received dates, zam zam water and cash contributions. — Bernama

PEKAN: The national development programme in rural areas must continue to be on par with that carried out in the urban areas, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said Malaysia was one of the few countries in the world to also have development programmes in areas other than cities.

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