1. Introduction. The gathering was held on Saturday February 28, 2015 at the Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil, with the objective of bringing together Malay communities representing political parties, government servants, the armed forces, the police, the academicians and scholars, student leaders, Islamic leaders, corporate leaders, business and entrepreneurs and the young generations, to create and establish a Movement to undertake the revival and transformation of the Malays into a dynamic, strong, united and respected ethnic community, guided by the Malay Renaissance spirit of being courageous, wise, hardworking, strive for excellence and caring. It was jointly organised by the Malay Consultative Council (MPM) together with UiTM, MARA, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Teraju, JAKIM and Gagasan 1 Malaysia with Dato' Seri Idris Jusoh, the leader of the Malay Renaissance Movement (MRM) as the driving force of the Gathering. It was participated by an estimated 20 000 from from all over the country. Among the VIPs present were YAB Dato Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abd Razak, the Prime Minister; YB Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Minister of Agriculture and Agrobased Industries; YB Dato' Seri Shahidan Kassim, Minister in the PM's Department; YB Dato Seri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the PM's Department and representatives of MPM.
YB Dato' Seri Idris Jusoh, the mover of the Malay Renaissance Movement
YAB Dato' Seri Najib signing the Waad Melayu
2. Programme at the Gathering. The gathering started with the maghrib prayer and the 'doa'. It was followed by video presentations of MRM and the launching of its logo. In his address to launch the Movement and the Gathering, YAB Dato' Seri Najib listed seven 'amanat' (principles) that should be the guiding forces to transform the Malays. Firstly, to fight in upholding Islam and its teachings, as promulgated in the Federal Constitution; secondly, to protect the the institution of the Malay rulers, their privileges and the privileges of the 'bumiputras' as provided in the Constitution; thirdly, committed to uphold the maqasid syariah; fourthly, to strengthen the economic status of the Malays so that they can be competitive both at the national and international levels; fifthly, to give focus and priority in educating and training of the Malays to uplift their knowledge and skills, creative and innovative with global thinking but yet adhering to Malay cultural roots; sixthly, to nurture positive values such as fighting spirit, courageous and patriotic and reject negative values such as jealousies and enmities among ourselves; seventhly, strengthen family institution by instilling such values as respect for each other, assisting and helping each other and loving and caring for each other.
To me, the most meaningful agenda and highlight of the Gathering was the launching of the Bumiputra Agenda Initiatives which, among them, are as follows:
2.1 Appointment of Malay Renaissance Ambassadors among the young leaders
2.2 Special educational programme for young children known as INMIND
2.3 Establishment of an Education Endowment Fund with a target of RM 1.0 Billion by UiTM Alumni
2.4 DBP as storehouse of knowledge
2.5 Establishment of an Investment Cooperative with a target of 1.0 million members - MPM
2.6 Local-2-Global Corporation Ascend 800 - MPM and SME Corporation
2.7 MARA Corp to be developed as super GLC & Anchor Corporation - MARA
2.8 Program Industri Halal Bumiputra - HDC
2.9 Satu Keluarga Satu Syarikat - GABEM
2.10 Pembangunan Syarikat TERAS Bumiputra - Teraju
Performing the maghrib prayer
The participants filled the whole Putra Stadium
Performance by a few artists as part of the programme
Posted on March 14, 2015
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