Opposition leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has urged Malaysians not to relent in their efforts to build a “new Malaysia”.

In her Chinese New Year message, the PKR president said the rooster symbolised both steadfastness and the coming of a new dawn.

She is however of the belief that 2017 would be a year full of challenges and therefore more needs to be done to overcome them.

“However, we shouldn’t forget about the abuse of power and misappropriation of the kleptocrats which have forced us to face these challenges,” she added.

The Permatang Pauh MP said as a result of kleptocracy, the currency has become weak, leading to a poor performing economy.