PKR is confident that the presence of Port Dickson MP Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament will help transform the nation into an ‘Asian Tiger’.

PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali said Anwar’s big win in the parliamentary by-election on Oct 13 was proof that the people wanted to give their continued undivided support to Pakatan Harapan to govern the country.

“Despite society being multi-racial and multi-religion, the people gave their continued support (to Anwar and Harapan) because the future of the nation is in our hands, and we must do our duty with sincerity and responsibility.

“Anwar’s presence (in Parliament) is a source of encouragement to me and other leaders to move ahead collectively and to work together to transform Malaysia into an Asian Tiger again,” he said in his keynote address at the Malaysia Baharu Oratory Programme in Shah Alam last night.

Anwar, as PKR president, and Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari also gave their keynote addresses at the event which was attended by almost 500 members of Selangor PKR.

Azmin, who is also Economic Affairs minister, said after the 14th general election, he was faced with a big challenge when the nation’s coffers were empty and the situation was worsened by an RM1-trillion debt.

He said it was a challenge which had to be overcome and the PKR leadership had sworn to undertake it with sincerity so that the world would see that it was a party which could run the country and manage the economy well in order to transform Malaysia into a respected country.

-- Bernama