Committed to diversity in 2016

As we raise the curtains on 2016 and digest the events of 2015, Malaysians have a lot to be thankful for; despite the many ups and downs of 2015, we remain a stable and harmonious nation weathering the effects of global turmoil and uncertainty.

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the ensuing migrant crisis that afflicted Europe was clearly of the most defining events of 2015. The attacks in Paris and the downing of Metrojet 9628 served as potent remind that we indeed live in troubling times.