He said that the previous Barisan Nasional government twice studied ICERD in 2011 and 2015, but dropped the idea of ratifying it because the convention was found to be incompatible with the Federal Constitution. "The committee's role was to study the compatibility and readiness of Malaysia to ratify or sign the ICERD. "We decided it was not time yet for us to ratify the ICERD. The government thus never announced we will sign the ICERD. "A bad economy will contribute to the anger and the worry of the nation and tend to instigate unwanted situations," said Najib.

Source: thestar November 21, 2018 03:56 UTC