Published: Wednesday March 6, 2013 MYT 7:14:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday March 6, 2013 MYT 7:25:32 PM
Lahad Datu: Najib - Pray for nation's heroes fighting enemies in Sabah
By FLORENCE A.SAMY
Najib shaking hands with TNB staff at the company's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. - NORAFIFI EHSAN / The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on Malaysians to pray for the country's heroes who are fighting enemies in Sabah.
"As I speak, our country's heroes are risking their lives in an ongoing operation right now.
"Let us pray for their safety and for the country's enemies to be defeated and eradicated once and for all," he said during his working visit to Tenaga Nasional Bhd 's (TNB) headquarters here Wednesday.
Najib also thanked TNB for offering prayers to the national heroes who lost their lives in Lahad Datu and Semporna.
He later witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between TNB and the 1Malaysia Housing Programme (PR1MA) to build homes in Kajang for qualified staff.
The affordable homes would be built on an eight-acre piece of land owned by TNB which is located near a proposed MRT station, Najib said.
Najib also brought cheer to TNB staff when he denied that the company would be split into smaller clusters.
Some 3,000 were present at the TNB's headquarters while the remaining staff participated from various parts of the country via video conferencing including from Sabah.
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