Dr M confident will continuet to rule till 2020 and beyond

KOALA LUMPUR, Wed. - ran Merdeka, the venue hour speech. the founder members and Describing the mammoth Barisan Nasional celebrated where the coalition was Dr Mahathir said the BN his predecessors like Tunku gathering as one of the prod- its 20th anniversary tonight launched by the late Tun and its predecessor, the Alli- Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak, ucts of a peaceful country, with Prlme Minister Datuk , the ance, had been in power for Tun Tan Siew Sin and Tun he said it was the BN that Seri Dr Mahathir Mdhamad country’s second Prime 37 years and had done a lot V.T. Sambanthan. had helped in shaping it into expressing full confidence Minister, in 1974. to gain the confidence of the Dr Mahathir said the BN’s a united nation. that the coalition, with its “With the Barisan, we will people. democratic government had “Unlike many other de- magnificent track record, march ahead till we achiQe “Our concept has always brought about peace, har- veloped countries, a gather- will continue to be in power our 2020 aspirations. And I been simple but remarkable mony, success and prosperi- ing of this nature is not pos- in the vears to come till 2020 am confident that with the in the eyes of the world.” ty to the nation. sible because their people and beiond. support of the people, espe- He said much of it was He said there was no other feel insecure. Dr Mahathir. who is also cially those younger ones in due to the power-sharing political coalition in the “But, in , the BX chairman, expressed the the crowd tonight, that our and consenws approach world with 14 multi-racial BN’s concept of ruling the optuniam before an estimat- country will continue to be which had been the hall- component parties harmo- ed 20,.!00-strong crowd ruled by Barisan,” he said to mark of the 14.party coali- niously governing a coun- U PLEASE TURN TO which tilled the entire Data- loud applause m his one- tion, and he paid tribute to try. PAGE 2, COL 1 Making the nation prosper - 5 ;7 F:ROM PAGE ONE ued prosperity so that our view its performance from He urged BN members to ‘.country will have a bigger time to time and adopt new serve the people well to en- country has brought people economic cake for all to approaches in its services to sure their continued sup- from various ethnic back- share. sustain the confidence of port for the coalition. grounds to live and work “Our policy is not simply the people. Earlier on arrival at Data- together as Malaysians. to take from the rich and Muhammad, who is one of ran Merdeka, Dr Mahathir “In Bosnia, Ireland, give to the poor, but the Umno’s vice-presidents, was greeted by the beatings Rwanda and’ other parts of basis of it all is to develop said the coalition should of kompang and rebani ubi the world, a gathering pf the country and make it continue to enhance its as well as a lion dance this size in the night is.an- prosper,” he said, citing the management capability by troupe. thinkable. increase in the country’s introducing new methods in Al%o present were Deputy “In Malaysia, we can as- per capita inborne from administering the country. Prime Minister Datuk Seri semble in peace and harmo- US%730 in 1970 to US$3,300 “We must make the peo- Anwar Ibrahim, Ministers, ny and do not have to worry (KM&4101 today. ple happy with the BN and Menttxris Besar, Chief Minis- about security.” “Did you think we could rnake them feel that they ters and other Barisan lead- Beginning with the Alli- have achieve this if we were need our services,” he said. ance and then the Barisan, at war with each other?” However, Muhammad --The crowd later listened the country had ‘prospered Earlier. Selaneor Mrnteri said. this would not be to excerpts of speeches since independence due to Besar Tan Sri Muhammad achieved if HN members, es- made by three former Prime the rapid pace of industriali- Muhammad Taib, who is or- pecially the younger genera- Ministers -~ Tunku Abdul sation, he said. ganising chairman of the tions, had conflicting vi- Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak “We have always worked anniversary celebration, sions and views with the and Tun ~ hard to ensure our contin- said the BN needed to re- leadership. and Dr Mahathir.