'Celebrate achievers, not envy them'

Undergraduate Adil Hakeem Mohamad Rafee was given the inaugural Berita Harian Inspiring Young Achiever Award for young Malays aged 30 and below. He was the first Malay in 44 years to be awarded the PresidentÕs Scholarship.

Singapore should continue to celebrate those who have done well and given back to society, not envy them, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

“We must maintain a social climate which encourages excellence and success, instead of envying them and wanting to pull them down,” he said on Tuesday night as he presented awards from Malay daily newspaper Berita Harian to celebrate the achievements of two individuals in the community.