The Malaysia Prime Minister’s recent speech (see above video) in the Energy for Tomorrow conference organised by international New York Times is welcomed.

Also mentioned was Malaysia’s commitment to pushing ASEAN towards sustainable development, as Malaysia will chair ASEAN in 2015. Here are the excerpts from parts of his speech:

“As of next year’s ASEAN chair, Malaysia will be the advocate for sustainable growth and climate action. Next year, Malaysia will play its part. We are optimistic about securing cleaner energy for tomorrow.”

“I believe that a fast-developing nation such as ours will have an important role to play. We can demonstrate that sustainable development is not an indulgence, but a precursor for success.”