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| win |
posted 1/1/05 1:48 PM
--- First of all, are we (the non-bumis, that is) really to believe that the government will abolish or tone down the New Economic Policy in the near future? We must be realistic, if you have the right to buy a property at a discount and have scholarships for your children, would you let go of these rights? With Chinese population dwindling in Malaysia, what needs to be done depends on the Chinese themselves. There is nothing wrong with the brain drain. In fact, we should encourage our children to move to Singapore, China, Taiwan etc. if we disagree with Malaysian government policies that are based on race and religion. When it comes to the matter of the dwindling number of Chinese Malaysians, we should talk about quality, not quantity. We should resolve why the Chinese-Malaysian population is reducing. Official figures have more than one million Chinese Malaysians emigrating over the past 25 years. Why did they emigrate? I'm sure the government knows. Straight A students can't get scholarships and/or university places. Nothing new, it's been that way for the past 35 years. Nowadays, even enlightened Malay Malaysians are speaking up on this injustice. The MCA and Gerakan? Busy making money from private colleges. What's so great about having TAR College or Utar which took more than 35 years of begging? Why should it be so difficult to set up an independent university when we have scores of public ones? Is it logical that we drive away our young talented ones and then invite retired Mat Sallehs to live here and exploit our low-cost of living? Korea and Taiwan, both way behind us in the 70s and 80s are now way ahead. Thailand is breathing down our necks. While we push young talented people away, other countries notably Singapore, the US and Australia welcome them with open arms. Singapore's success in particular owes much to these ex-Malaysians or their descendants including Goh Keng Swee, Hon Sui Sen, Richard Hu, Goh Chok Tong, just to name a few. About 30 percent of top management in both SingaporeˇŻs government and corporate sector are ex-Malaysians. We export them so that Singapore can compete with, and then whack us. ----- |
| malaysia no future |
posted 1/4/06 11:22 AM
Read it all. In Mahathir’s Malaysia, over 40% of the population lives under Constitutionally mandated and perpetual state sanctioned racism. It is verging on illegality to even bring up the subject - even in parliament. Non-bumis live under widespread and considerable electoral, educational, economic and even religious restrictions and also have to live with the risk of racially motivated stirring from malay politicians who could put one nation to shame. And don’t ask about illegal aliens, they’re safely locked up in detention centres. Unsurprisingly, some malay policies have played upon resultant fears of racial tensions and the difficulties non-bumis face in creating their own political voice to shore up a captive vote in the ethnic electorate. Starting up a company or even purchasing land and property is harder and more expensive for non-bumis. The only way to alleviate their permanent designation as a second-class citizen is to convert to Islam and thus enjoy partial legal acceptance as a bumis. This Malaysia, a land where racism is used to justify racism, is Mahathir’s creation and if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, then I need a new palette. Perhaps you may have heard of the axiom making its rounds among the Malaysian bloggers: “If it is a malay issue, it is a national issue. If it is an Indian issue, it is not an issue. If it is a Chinese issue, it is a racial issue.” That is the problem with Malaysia. The Chinese and Indians are made to feel as if Malaysia is for the malays, and not for the citizens of Malaysia. Even the textbooks are often written as if addressing the malays instead of Malaysians, with references to Islam and other malay cultural aspects. Just look at Singapore. In spite of their being a multiracial society completely lacking in national resources, they are now a developed country. Why? Because the people there are united. There is no presumption that the average citizen is a Chinese or any serious programme giving a particular race special rights. The presumption that greed, dishonesty, and betrayal are innate qualities of a Chinese is simply as abhorrent as the presumption by some Chinese that malays smell bad, are lazy, and are extremely religious to the point of martyrdom. Such stereotyping accomplishes nothing. If Chinese kids won’t die for Malaysia, we should not jump to the conclusion that Chinese cannot be trusted. Instead, we should consider it equally among other possibilities, such as the government’s policies creating a feeling of unfair treatment despite the premise that we are all equal as citizens of Malaysia. We know what the original intentions of the malay special privileges provision in the Merdeka Constitution were, but to maintain that it is a carte blanche for all manner of discrimination based on the bumi/non-bumi divide is certainly straining credibility. Now that the commanding heights of the Malaysian economy have fallen into the hands of malay capitalists 48 years after independence, is it wrong to appeal for a new consensus based on social sector and need instead of race? From the above, it is clear that the question of the constitutionality of the quota system as it has been practised since 1971 especially in totally bumi institutions has never been tested. Because the government imposes racial quota in education and government departments, therefore Singapore and other countries take fortune at the tide. For years, there has been brain drain to our neighbour. I called my newfound friend earlier who works in Singapore. Somehow, the conversation ended up on Malaysians holding top positions in Singapore. Well, I have a good friend who is currently working with a top-notch investment company in Singapore. When my new friend found out, immediately said, “No wonder that Pak Lah person was mentioning about the brain drain in Malaysia!” Well, I know a lot of doctors and scientists are working overseas. A number of my school alumni are actually working overseas and not in Malaysia. Some are doing well in Boston, London, to name a few. It’s even funnier to hear stories of some of my school alumni to accidentally meet each other when they are overseas. Yes, my school is guilty for contributing to the brain drain………. Closer to home, I wonder if Pak Lah knows about our own Malaysian companies that are also contributing to the brain drain. No name mentioned, but I know of one company, due to the change in business process has forced a number of the disgruntled staff to leave the company. The worse thing, these staff left and joined the competitors that are not Malaysian owned. And even worse, some staff actually decided to leave Malaysia and work at greener pastures. They could have stayed in Malaysia, but no company in Malaysia could afford to pay the expected salary due to the staff being former scholars and studied overseas during the economic crisis. Sad really. Now wonder why Pak Lah has an uphill task. Clearly, there has always been movement of highly skilled people in and out of a country. If there is brain drain from a particular country, it can scarcely develop. On the other hand, if it can keep its talents and successfully attract its skilled citizens to return as well as foreign talents to come, it will prosper. --------------------- |
| run away |
posted 1/4/06 11:31 AM
Good article! Congratulation to you. You are a great man, may God bless you in all your hard works. You would make Dr M to cry again. Though Malaysian Chinese students are discriminately barred from entering into the local universities in spite of outstanding results, they are forced to study overseas. Nowadays, the degrees obtained by these students are widely accepted, they can face the world-trend of globalization. They are not accepted by their own country, but they are welcome by all countries throughout the world. Singapore is not that great, but look at Malaysia; lots of natural resources, a larger population, yet still a 3 class world country. Come on, we achieved independence at the same time………. In Malaysia, you just need two things for survival - work hard for any given opportunity and have a right religious belief. The rest is history. Chinese Malaysians have no future in Malaysia. That corrupt, incompetent and lazy majority will run our beloved country to the ground. Emigrate if you have the chance to do so. Well, I am also one of them victim of brain drain……….and all my fellow friends………. I wish I am not a Malaysian and never wish that my next generations would suffer the same faith as I do.......... ------------ |
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Aishah (Moderator) |
posted 1/5/06 4:55 AM
Ok, guys tell me what on earth your topic has to do with my website? Anybody? The topic here is converts married to malays. What is your point in bringing this to my attention? Do you expect me to leave Canada and go to Malaysia and fight for your rights? I don't think they will listen to a mek salleh Canadian. Why don't you fight for yourselves then? Or bring it to the UN. Whining is not going to solve anything. It seems your character is no different than the malays....all talk , no action. Its pretty sad. Muslim countries around the world are being led by dictators..you won't find much justice these days although that is the whole point of Islam. Muslims need to wake up though. We are living in the end times. If there are any malays who truly believe in Islam then they should work hand in hand with you to secure justice for all. But it is doubtful as they are hardly even helping themselves. How the muslims are acting though has nothing to do with the real Islam. It is best if you search for true sources of Islam to better understand the religion and turn to truly pious people with your dilemma. If you truly believe in God , then know that He is always on the side of the oppressed. May God spread His justice throughout the whole world. Ameen. |
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