KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu ruler Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin called for better cooperation between the PAS state government and the Pakatan Harapan federal government to ensure the well being of the state's people.
"I hope you put aside your political differences and work together as one towards the development of our beloved state," he said.
He also called for better cooperation with other government agencies and expressed his hopes for better economic growth for Terengganu under the new PAS-led state government.
In his address at the opening of the state assembly on Monday (July 2), Sultan Mizan hoped that state revenue would hit the RM1.8bil mark this year after the state showed a 5.9% growth in the state's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017 compared to 3.9% in 2016.
"With a strong commitment for progress and a solid development plan, I hope the state government will be able to attract more investors, particularly in the manufacturing sector," he said.
The Sultan also stressed on good financial management and for all of the state's expenses to be properly scrutinised.
"Priority should be given to programmes that can alleviate the people's problems, especially in today's challenging economic conditions," he said.
The Sultan also touched on the state's agriculture and oil and gas sectors, as well as other initiatives that will benefit the people such as housing development and distribution of tithes (zakat) to help the needy.
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