Oleh/By		:	DATO' SERI DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD 
Tempat/Venue 	: 	AWANA, GENTING HIGHLANDS ; 
Tarikh/Date 	: 	27/04/93 
Tajuk/Title  	: 	THE LAUNCHING OF THE BUSINESS 
			ETHICS SEMINAR 


 

Permodalan   Nasional  Berhad  (PNB)  for  organising   this
seminar  on  Business Ethics,  a  topic  that  is  not  only
relevant  but most appropriate given the rise in  commercial
and corporate  crimes everywhere,  including in our country.
I  also  wish  to thank the organisers for  inviting  me  to
address and to  officiate this seminar on a  subject  that I
have  always regarded  as crucial  to  the well being of our
society.
2.  Though we are  not  a  culturally  homogenous   society,
our
that
fairplay
and
that  the
weave its moral
fabric  and  to make
social struggles. 
3.  We exist in a world governed by the free  market  system
where
interests tend to  obscure  the  long  term  socio  economic
interests and good of the  community.   In  the  pursuit  of
professional and economic goals, an individual will often be
confronted by moral and ethical dilemmas.  Some of us, based
on family upbringing, religious beliefs and education may be


presented that they become quite unable to  distinguish  the
good from the bad.   Excuses can always be conjured  up  and
justification made in  order  that  the  moral  and  ethical
values
usually
overcome,  forgetting  all the  good  values  become  easier
after.     
4.