Australia still respects Malaysian government, says Najib

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 17 Mar 2018 8:38PM · 5 Comments

Najib Razak (right) with the rest of the Asean leaders and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (centre) pose for the Leaders’ Welcome and Family Photo. The Malaysian prime minister was the only one invited to speak at the closing of the Conference on Terrorism Prevention. – EPA pic, March 17, 2018.

THE move by certain parties who did not want Prime Minister Najib Razak and the Malaysian government to be accorded special honours at the Asean-Australia Special Summit backfired.

Najib was instead given a special reception, and was invited to speak at the closing of the Conference on Terrorism Prevention which was part of the programme at the summit at the Sydney International Conference Centre today.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also spoke.

“I was the only one invited (to speak) . At the dinner, I was seated beside Prime Minister Turnbull.           

“There were parties urging I not be given a special reception but it appears (their requests) have failed. The Australian government still accorded the highest honours to the Malaysian government,” the prime minister told Malaysian media in Sydney.  

The two-day Asean-Australia Summit which started today, is to discuss the future direction and cooperation between Asean and Australia.

Apart from that, the summit is also being held to commemorate the raising of Asean-Australia ties to strategic partnership level. 

The summit involves three sessions – Asean-Australia Leaders’ Summit, Asean-Australia Business Summit and Asean-Australia Terrorism Prevention Conference.

This is the first time Australia is hosting a joint summit for all Asean leaders.

Meanwhile, Najib congratulated his China counterpart, Xi Jinping on the latter’s re-election for a second term. 

He also described China-Malaysia ties as having hit new highs under their joint leadership. 

“I look forward to elevating our win-win relationship even further in the interests of our peoples, our countries and our region,” the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

The National People’s Congress (NPC) of China today re-elected incumbent President Xi Jinping for a second term, and subsequently re-appointed him as chairman of the Central Military Commission.  

Xi, 64, was elected president for his first five-year term in March 2013.

Earlier this month, the Chinese parliament voted to abolish presidential term limits, effectively allowing Xi to serve as president for life. – Bernama, March 17, 2018.

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  • Maybe its because immigrants from malaysia, who bring in their savings inthe billions, who are propping up the australian economy.

    Posted 6 years ago by Syed Putra · Reply

  • Economic benefit is a main attraction for nations, overriding everything else..

    Posted 6 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • Ha ha ha u lick my ass and i'll kiss ur pussy

    Posted 6 years ago by Leslie Chan · Reply

  • A scandalous Prime Minister involved in money laundering advices on terrorism prevention is risible. It is precisely of such unethical practices terrorism flourishes. To see this hypocrisy play-out in the open with state leaders discounts such a summit as farcical and irrelevant.

    Posted 6 years ago by Arun Paul · Reply

  • 1 MDB shows that one Malay trusts one Chinese to the extend of transferring money in the billions, and is certain that not all is lost. For example, Bank Negara confirmed that Good Star is solely owned by Jho Low, and 1MDB sent USD 1.2 billon to Good Star's bank account in Switzerland. The money was meant to pay to IPIC. On another occasion 1MDB sent USD 1,5 billion Aabar BVI in British Virgin islands. According to information available through court cases in Singapore, Jho Low established the account. So 1 MDB has sent in these two occasions alone USD 2.7 billion to Jho Low's bank account, said to be for payment to IPIC. IPIC sought payment from 1MDB at the London Commission of International Arbitration, and the Commission determined that 1MDB is liable to pay IPIC USD 4.5 billion, interest included. Clearly had 1MDB paid to IPIC directly instead of to accounts solely owned by Jho Low overseas, then IPIC would not have to seek arbitration through the London Commission. IPIC has proven that it had not received USD 4.5 billion less interest claimed, and the board of 1MDB had actually made payment from its funds, with record shown that the money were sent to IPIC. But the money went through Jho Low did not arrived at IPIC's account. Strangely, why did 1MDB keep saying that the no money from1 MDB has been lost when it has to pay IPIC again based on the decision of the London Commission of International Arbitration. DOJ of USA has seized property said to belong to Malaysia through funds diverted from 1 MDB. Yet the government is not interested to work with DOJ to investigate whether money has actually been stolen from 1MDB. Najib should also be interested as to the movement of the money that Jho Low received. Malaysians want to know why 1MDB did not make payment directly to the company, IPIC with which it has joint venture, but chose to send money through Jho Low. UMNO minister claimed that Jho Low has nothing to do with 1MDB. So the money sent to Jho Low's account was a gift to him, just like money found in Najib's personal account was a gift from (Saudi?).

    The Australian PM respects Najib for his ability to make the Attorney general of Malaysia declare that there is no case for Najib to answer despite RM 2.6 billion found in his bank account, and yet Lim Guan Eng has to account for why he did not pay lower than so-called market price for a property transacted at the willing-buy-willing seller basis. That is conspiracy theory at work because corruption can take place at a different time!

    Posted 6 years ago by Meng Kow Loh · Reply