Abdullah A. Badawi
Abdullah A. Badawi
although dialog problem suffers
Although the ASEAN-US dialog is 28 years old this year, I feel this still suffers a considerable problem with expectations which do not match,
bringing capital challenge change cultural human key mindset plan
Strengthening human capital and bringing about a cultural and mindset change will be a key challenge during the plan period.
act happening interfere sure
So we have to act quickly, but we make sure we are not going to interfere with what is happening in Thailand, that's not right too.
cannot committed far hand offense others serious
As far as we are concerned, he has committed a serious offense and we cannot hand him over to others to be extradited,
happening knew please seems time whatever
Nothing seems to please them in whatever is happening in Malaysia, ... We knew it all the time that they were going to criticize.
believe cabinet far impression people perform
Well, that's the impression they have, but as far as I am concern, I must appoint cabinet people that I know and I believe who can perform the job.
committed deal militant moderate muslims peace
The idea is that they wouldn't want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress, committed to development, who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So that's what we are doing here.
command good
Well, there are other aspects, I still command very good support in the party.
almost fix maintained occasion somehow talked tried united video
When she was in United States, we maintained contact, we talked to each other on the phone, almost every night. And there was one occasion I tried to fix this video conferencing but somehow it did not come out very well enough so better to talk on the phone.
thinking important old-fashioned
Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
golf play giving
I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.
children fighting play
We go fish, we also catch fighting fish, looking for birds and it was for kampong people, the paddy field was our the play field for the children.
usa iraq might
The world [is] now seeing might is right.
religious school mecca
So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education