Empowering Sabah, Sarawak among 10 immediate priorities, says PH

Pakatan Harapan (PH) has outlined 10 priorities including the cost of living, the fight against corruption and empowering Sabah and Sarawak, to be realised immediately if it receives the mandate of the people to form the government in the 15th general election (GE15).

PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim said the priorities aimed to guarantee the overall prosperity of the people through economic growth, the restoration of public confidence through trustworthy administration, and preparations for the country to face the challenges ahead.

"We aim to implement these 10 priorities in stages and based on the country’s financial capability. 

"They have been debated in detail and reviewed in terms of financial implications, and take into account the demands of the people without being populist," he told a press conference after launching PH’s top 10 priorities for GE15 in Klang today.

Also present were Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook and United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation president Wilfred Madius Tangau.

The priorities also include empowering economic opportunities for the youth, saving the lost generation in education, building disaster resilience and strengthening protection, tackling the issue of contract doctors and ensuring the welfare of healthcare workers, eliminating the issue of gender inequality and empowering women's socioeconomic status, increasing the people’s competitiveness and preserving the environment.

Anwar, who is the president of PKR, urged voters to ensure a comfortable victory for PH to form the government without requiring the cooperation of political parties outside the coalition, to enable its offers to be implemented successfully without any threats.

Asked if the priorities could be implemented, unlike PH’s manifesto at the previous election, Anwar replied: "This time, the chairman is Anwar.

"I call on fence sitters to give us the mandate so that we are free to implement this and will not face any threats after the election," he said.