He said Rukun Negara provides the basic guidelines on how Malaysians should conduct their lives.

He said it was launched on Aug 31, 1970 with the aim of building unity and cohesion among the different communities in our multiracial society.

The five core strategies of the national unity action plan are:

• Preserving the nation’s democratic system based on constitutional monarchy;
• Building a society which appreciates and displays unity;
• Empowerment through a fair and equitable socio-economic model;
• Ensuring openness and tolerance towards differences in religion and cultural tradition; and,
• Building a progressive society through science, technology and innovation.

As such, the national unity ministry, headed by Halimah Mohamed Sadique, would be steering the Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family) towards a better understanding of unity in a wider and more inclusive way by using Rukun Negara as its core, he said.

“This is not a plan merely written on a piece of paper but a practical action plan based on five key strategies,” he said when launching the National Unity Action Plan 2021-2030 and KAMI@Pelan Perpaduan Keluarga Malaysia 2021-2025 here today.