Loke announces RM50,000 allocation for Joint Wesak Celebration Committee
Transport Minister Anthony Loke allocated RM50,000 from his ministerial allocation to the Joint Wesak Celebration Committee during the Wesak Day celebrations at the Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (May 22).
He said the contribution serves as his expression of support and appreciation towards the contribution of the Buddhist community in the country.
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He said the contribution serves as his expression of support and appreciation towards the contribution of the Buddhist community in the country.
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00:00Our country, with diverse culture, religion and traditions, we have journeyed the path
00:21of unity, where every step forward is a testament to our collective strength and harmony.
00:28As the second largest religious population of Malaysia, the Malaysian Buddhist community
00:33has been contributing significantly to the fabric of our nation building.
00:38Keeping unity is our utmost priority so that our future generations can continue to enjoy
00:45a peaceful way of life in Malaysia.
00:49The efforts of the Buddhist community in promoting cultural and social values have enriched our
00:55multi-racial society and fostered inter-ethnic and inter-religious understanding.
01:01The important day of commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha
01:07has been recognised as an important national event, where Wesak Day has been declared a
01:12national holiday.
01:14The theme for this year's Wesak celebration is Living Harmoniously, Thriving Society,
01:20to progress forward as a peaceful and stable society, which can only come from an understanding
01:27and harmonious assistance of the people.
01:30The ingredient of peace and harmony is a catalyst for the vision of our current government to
01:35materialise.
01:36In fact, mutual respect is one of the key principles in our modern concept of governance.
01:45With so many different languages, dialects, beliefs, yet we are proud to be able to live
01:50in a peaceful society and strive to be a fast-developing country.
01:56The Malaysian Buddhists have strong principles, with the middle path being their guiding ideology.
02:02With this principle, Buddhists have been able to avoid confrontation with other religious
02:06practices and ideology, and this is so important in our country.
02:13This non-confrontation principle has been working extremely well, as we can see today
02:17where leaders of the different religious groups, like the grouping of the Malaysian Consultative
02:21Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism, can come together to discuss
02:28matters of common interest.
02:30And we also encourage more interfaith dialogue, not only between the non-Islamic religions,
02:39but also with our Muslim brothers and sisters.
02:43To support and to ensure this fruit procession to be continuously held every year, hereby
02:49I would like to pledge an allocation of RM50,000 from my Ministerial Allocation to the Join
02:56Wesak Celebration Committee, as my way of support and appreciation for the contribution
03:04of the Buddhist community in Malaysia.
03:13Thank you.