PUTRAJAYA, April 17 (Bernama) -- Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said moving the communications portfolio to his ministry was important in terms of giving powers and duties.
He said this was because the ministry needed a wider scope in terms of its spread over the country in nation building and the people's development.
"When the prime minister announced (the concept of) 1Malaysia, this required all aspects of the nation and the government to work together.
"We cannot, as the prime minister said, work as usual but need to pool energies, have integrity, be ready and be productive," Rais said at a handing-over-of-duties ceremony here today.
He received the handing-over papers from former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor.
Shaziman, who is now the Works Minister, in his speech said the rate of extending broadband services to each household had reached a level of 21 per cent and the target under the National Broadband Plan was to achieve 50 per cent by the end of 2010.
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