Zahid calls for action to tackle social ills among Malay community

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Umno must be at the forefront of resolving issues that cause social ills among the Malay community, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

In his winding-up speech at the end of 2024 Umno General Assembly on Saturday (Aug 24), the Umno president urged the party's wings to spearhead efforts to combat rising social ills like violence and cyberbullying within the community.

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00:00There are many things that have been raised by the representatives,
00:04including land issues and the reality of the society that demands us to implement social rules.
00:14The social rules that I mean are the goal of forming a Malaysian nation that has integrity and inclusiveness,
00:28that governs the body of religion, nation and culture,
00:32as the saying goes,
00:35right thumb or left thumb, it doesn't matter.
00:41These social rules are a reflection of the change in the norms, values and practices of society
00:55and a better society that guides the people with the goal of bringing harmony
01:01to become a party that fulfills the aspirations of social justice.
01:09In this country, too much social injustice has happened, social illness.
01:16Recently, on Saturday, we heard that the murder case was only for an hour
01:23and it never occurred to us that it happened in such a large scale.
01:29In the past, if a child was lost, his parents would look for him at a friend's house.
01:36Could it be that his child ran away from home?
01:40But today, if a child is lost, where will his parents find him?
01:48This is one of the social injustices that worries us more and more.
01:55For that, we must show a new approach and also unite the people
02:04and implement the programs that the Malays and the people want to see
02:11to see UMNO as a party that is almost complete.
02:20For that, we see that the issue of crime is increasing.
02:28We want to congratulate the Malaysian police who always try to reduce the crime rate.
02:37However, that effort must be increased because the situation has changed.
02:44The issue of cyberbullying is increasing.
02:48Rajeswari Apu or Aisyah committed suicide because he couldn't stand cyberbullying.
03:01Data from STMM or MCMC up to July 10,
03:07on average, there were 10 cyberbullying cases per day.
03:13There were also physical cyberbullying cases in schools and universities.
03:22We see that 7 years ago, we were shocked by the incident of bullying a student
03:32at the National Defense University, which led to his death.
03:37And the student was a woman.
03:41That shouldn't have happened.
03:44Dato Srikarni, UPNM is below.
03:49The Minister of Defense, make sure that there is no more bullying at UPNM.
04:03What is shocking is that 20 months ago,
04:07a 17-year-old student at a vocational school in Lahadatu
04:10was about to be raped in a dormitory.
04:17Other than that, the issue of sexual misconduct,
04:23the use of drugs and alcohol is very worrisome.
04:29The age gap is increasing.
04:33The violence at home,
04:37and the frequent sexual incidents.
04:43The story of a mother and father who were raped and left their child.
04:50The story of a child who burned their parents' house.
04:54This has never happened before.
04:57Now it has.
04:59I ask the women of UMNO,
05:06let's solve this problem together.
05:10Please help and kiss the women of UMNO.
05:19In order to face this social crisis,
05:25UMNO must be at the forefront.
05:30The road accidents,
05:35fatal accidents,
05:4262% of fatal accidents,
05:48involving motorcyclists,
05:536,000 deaths per year.
06:01This is equivalent to 6 cemeteries as large as Padang Bola.
06:11In the last 10 years,
06:1560,000 deaths have occurred.
06:1860,000 cemeteries as large as Padang Bola.
06:2290% of fatal accidents involve Malay children.
06:33The mortality rate of motorcyclists is declining.
06:42Starting from our 13-year-old children who died in a motorcycle accident.
06:52On behalf of UMNO,
06:55I would like to urge the women,
06:58young men and women,
07:00to take steps to stand up
07:03to face the social crisis that I mentioned earlier.
07:09The same goes for cyberbullying,
07:13and fully physical violence.
07:14Once again, I urge you to join the campaign
07:21to stop and reduce
07:27this social crisis.
07:30The same goes for the issue of youth education.
07:38I would like to ask the women to show their love
07:44for the youth education programme.

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