DEPUTY Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof said today it is too early to pass judgment on the unity government as 100 days in office is just a short period.

He said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad should be development-oriented instead of making negative statements such as calling the government a failure.

“I respect Tun Dr Mahathir as someone who has contributed immensely to the country and hope he will continue to help us,” he told reporters after a thanksgiving and afternoon tea ceremony with Kampung Datu Sibu Residents’ Association in Kuching today.

“Now Malaysians need us to be united, as we cannot afford more politicking.

“Playing too much politics will cause us to be left behind by other countries, including in Asia.”

Fadillah said this when commenting on Dr Mahathir’s statement yesterday that the unity government had failed to bring any major changes for the people and that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had not made any impact on the nation.

Fadillah, who is also plantation and commodities minister, said now is the time to revitalise the economy by encouraging more foreign investors to come to Malaysia.

“Don’t make comments that can undermine our country’s economy,” he said.

“Many investors are now coming back to Malaysia because of our unity and political stability.”

Recently, International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said Amazon Web Services would invest RM25.5 billion to strengthen the information and communications technology industry and the small and medium enterprise sector in Malaysia. – Bernama, March 5, 2023.