Youth And Sports Ministry To Be StrengthenedMELAKA, May 15 (Bernama) -- The Youth and Sports Ministry will be strengthened in terms of its manpower and finance in efforts to ensure the effectiveness of activities implemented for youths nationwide.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the move was important in view of the large number of youths in the country who were involved in various fields.
"If we want the youths to be effective, government agencies and bodies such as those under the Ministry of Youth and Sports must be further strengthened so that youth programmes could be activated in a more effective manner throughout the country," he told reporters after opening the National Youth Day Gathering 2009 at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) Ayer Keroh, here Friday.
The gathering, attended by about 15,000 youths, was also attended by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.
Muhyiddin said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had agreed in principle on the move to strengthen the ministry and youth bodies and discussions to find the best approach in realising this objective would be held.
On the 1Youth 1Malaysia concept, Muhyiddin said it was an idea mooted by the leadership at the Youth and Sports Ministry as well as youth leaders to be together with the national leadership under the 1Malaysia concept.
"It stresses the important relationship between the youths and national leadership as well as the government while the 1Youth 1Malaysia stresses on cooperation, solidarity among the youths which we know is important in our country," he said.
Earlier in his speech at the gathering, Muhyiddin said the government hoped that the youths could carry out their responsibility to preserve unity instead of merely leaving it to the government or certain parties only.
He said that in discharging this responsibility, they should give priority to social and national interests and be able to think and act rationally and governed by noble religious values.
He also suggested that a smart partnership be created between the youths and various communities, the private sector, media, non-governmental organisations and other government agencies to further strengthen the youth movement.
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