The 1Malaysia website initiated by Prime Minister Najib Razak will emerge anew, including having content in the Tamil language, as it celebrates its first anniversary tomorrow.

Najib said what was more eventful was that the anniversary coincided with another special anniversary in Malaysia, namely the formation of Malaysia 46 years ago with the joining of Sabah and Sarawak, which was commemorated as Malaysia Day.

NONE "Coinciding with this momentous occasion will be the first birthday of the 1Malaysia website that you see before you, launched one year ago. In that time, I have posted more than 70 blog entries, and more than 6,000 comments and e-mails have been received through the website," he said his latest entry at the site today.

Najib said that in recognition of both anniversaries, the website would undergo a transformation, particularly on how it could be more engaging to the public, emerging new and improved on Wednesday.

NONE Among the changes that could be expected were a more crisp look and feel, easier navigation to the information that the public needed, content in the Tamil language and an enhanced blog, he said.

"I would also welcome your comments here on what you would like to see more (or less) of on 1Malaysia.com.my as I continue to find ways to improve our interaction via this website. I hope to be able to interact more with everyone via this website," he said.

Gov’t needs to exploit Internet

The prime minister said that currently he was more convinced that the Internet was a key area for bringing government and citizens closer together.

"Blogs such as this invite inputs and hold elected officials more accountable. Government ministries, agencies and also community leaders must take full advantage of the Internet to interact instantly and effectively with the people they serve," he said, adding that the coming weeks therefore filled him with excitement.

Najib also thanked the public who had shown interest in the website and hoped that the revamp would be very much to their liking.

- Bernama