"The Vietnamese forces in irresistible strength marched into Kampuchea and installed a puppet regime. And having done so, the Vietnamese army stayed on to prop up that regime."

"What I have been exhorting is for Malaysians to emulate the Japanese in their work ethics and attitudes and their management system which, I think, is the main factor in Japan's rapid development and industrialisation."

"Foreign investment must be accompanied by a decent dose of technology transfer, without which the broad policy objective of foreign investments will not be meaningful."

"There is a lot wanting in the way policies are implemented, and economic administration is carried out."

"The NEP is one of the most liberal policies. Those who have decided to live with it have done extremely well."

"The Government may not accept all that you recommend, but we will not ignore your findings or your recommendations."

"The world is going through a very difficult period. The whole banking system is now being questioned and with it the financing of international trade and investments."

"High interest rates in a nation which lives on credit mean lowered consumption, lowered inventories and lowered investments."

"We are constantly reexamining ourselves. An Economic Panel was set up recently for this purpose."

"That the Kampuchean refugees are willing to join up with the Coalition Government led by Prince Norodom Sihanouk proves beyond any reasonable doubt that they do not want the Heng Samrin regime or his Vietnamese backers."

"Malaysia is a free enterprise nation but its economy is subject to a variety of regulations as are all free enterprise economies."

"It is important to re-examine policies, and make structural changes so that policies and structures do not become objectives in themselves, but rather the means of achieving economic, social and political targets."

"There are things that we can change. There are others that we cannot change. Is it worthwhile to knock our heads against stone walls or should we use the prepared passage or the soft spots which will let us through."

"Malaysia which is the leading producer of a number of important raw materials such as rubber, tin, palm oil and tropical timber, is hard hit as a result of greatly reduced export earnings."

"Our "Look East" policy, in essence, is a call to return to the self-help philosophy of our earlier era: it re-emphasises the need to pull ourselves up by our own hardwork, determination and initiative."

"While elements of the racial cultures of the different ethnic groups are incorporated into the national culture, each race continues to practise its distinct culture in the environment of its own society."

"If the cultures of the non-indigenous peoples are made the basis of a Malaysian national culture, then Malaysia would become simply an appendage... of the countries from which those cultures come."

"The New Economic Policy was conceived with the view to remove the identification of race with economic function."

"Malay culture is really a mixed culture in which elements of Chinese and Indian cultures have been absorbed, albeit modified in form."

"The task of moulding a common national culture and to integrate people of differing ethnic groups is... much more difficult today than it was before."

"The multiracial nature of our society is a fact. It is something that every Malaysian must accept, live and cope with."

"Ethnicity remains a thorn in the Malaysian body, stifling change and progress. But there is no choice for Malaysia and Malaysians. We just have to continue our efforts to bring the different ethnic groups together."

"We look forward to a world characterised by sincere and constructive partnership and cooperation between the developed and more fortunate countries and the developing and less fortunate ones for their mutual benefit."

"Science, as we know it, is not value-free. This is more so with social sciences. And certainly, a subject such as ethnic relations, which tends to have an emotional overtone cannot be expected to be presented or analysed with pure objectivity."

"Malaysia welcomes the setting up of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea under the Presidency of His Highness Prince Sihanouk as a positive step towards the peaceful resolution of the Kampuchea issue."

"For Malaysia and other developing countries it is a case of 'heads I lose, tails you win' all the time."

"Killing OPEC is likely to result in more Mexicos, rather than economic recovery."

"To be otherwise is to delude ourselves. It is a reality that we have to accept and live with... societies must learn to cope with ethnic problems if the world and human civilisation is to have a meaningful future."

"The Kampuchea issue, if not resolved peacefully and promptly, will also become a threat to world peace and security as continued foreign occupation of Kampuchea has brought in its wake big power rivalry and involvement."

"The only choice left to us is to make everyone equally unhappy... even the indigenous people are not getting all that they ask for, and are consequently just as unhappy and dissatisfied."

"Canada-ASEAN relations can become the model of cooperation between a developed country and a group of developing countries, based on partnership on equal terms and common interest."

"International law and order has truly broken down, giving rise to a situation where might and right is almost synonymous."

"Malaysia, within this context, welcomes Canadian participation in our current national development endeavours, as outlined in the Fourth Malaysia Plan."

"Towards this end, we would urge that France, a country which has historical links with countries in this region, to contribute positively to the political solution of the Kampuchean issue."

"Change and development are integral to any society and nation. The problem that confronts societies and nations, however, is that not all developments are for the better."

"The protraction of the situation in Kampuchea continues to pose a serious threat to regional peace and stability besides encouraging outside involvement and interference in the region. The formation of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea under the Presidency of His Highness Prince Norodom Sihanouk is a welcome development towards achieving such a negotiated political settlement of the Kampuchean issue."

"What is needed is the full backing of the powerful nations. They must revitalise the Organisation which they had created."

"Let us stop deluding ourselves. The North is not about to abdicate their role as the aristocrats of the world economies."

"What we would like to see is an offset programme whereby purchases and contracts are linked with economic reciprocity of one kind or another."

"To achieve this objective of regional peace and stability, Malaysia, together with her partners in ASEAN, declared their resolve to make Southeast Asia a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN)."

"Trade missions coming to sell goods here should bring along investors as well. We need investment in new projects to support our industrialisation programme."

"The legitimacy of Democratic Kampuchea to represent Kampuchea here, and elsewhere, should not be disputed since the UN General Assembly has repeatedly, and with increasing majority, affirmed and recognised it."

"We know we have difficult periods in front of us, but with care and reduced ethnic overtones, and by channelling our energy to productive uses we can bring our vision to reality."

"The dadah problem in a sinister way is very democratic in that it does not discriminate against religion, racial descent, or socio-economic background of a person."

"What we are after is not dissimilar from the uchiwa (all in the family) economic system of the Japanese."

"Our relations with countries of the region and beyond are based on the principles of respect for one another's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in each other's internal affairs and non-use of force or threat of use of force."

"Imagine the consternation among French exporters if Malaysia were to insist that they must use Bahasa Malaysia in all their documentation."

"We are quite sure that the prices of all manufactured products that developing countries have to buy will continue to rise even when fuel prices go down."

"It is through this ASEAN spirit and our commitment to the objectives of ASEAN that today we have in our region an association of nations that we can be justly proud of, for the simple reason that it works."

"The motive-force for the success of ASEAN lies in our firm belief in peace and in working together for the prosperity of all in the region."