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| Author | Topic: see |
| don |
posted 1/1/05 1:54 PM
-------- The population of the Chinese Malaysians has plummeted from approximately 40 percent in 1957 to around 25 percent in 2000 although I do not have any figures for the Indians. This trend will continue further until somebody stops the erosion of non-Malay rights. Let me give a few examples: 1) In 1957, most government documents were printed in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. At present, some government documents are printed only in Malay e.g. income tax forms. This shows that only the Malay language is important in Malaysia. Signboards must have their Malay wording bigger in size than other languages. 2) Mosques are mushrooming all over the place, even in non-Malay majority areas while the building of new temples and churches are far and few between. When Dr Mahathir Mohamad declared Malaysia an Islamic state, MCA and Gerakan dared not speak out against this. This only goes to show that they are both just puppets of Umno. 3) New Chinese schools are severely restricted from being approved and built even in Chinese majority areas where the demand is high. But new national schools are being built with much gusto even if they are highly underutilised. How can MCA and Gerakan dare to say that they fight for Chinese education when parents have to send their children to far away places every morning because competition for near-homes schools is very stiff. 4) Rich Malays are granted a seven percent discount when buying luxury houses and some of them are even buying an extra house for their second wife, whereas poor non-Malays have to fork out the full non-subsidised amount for their first low or medium-cost house. Instead of migrating, please have a thought toward the unfortunates who neither have the money nor the talent to migrate overseas and that includes your relatives and friends. After all, the ancestors of the major races in Malaysia are all from different countries, the Malays from Indonesia, the Chinese from China and the Indians from India. If the French in Canada, which comprises 25 percent of the population, and the blacks in the United States, which comprises only 10 percent of the population, can fight for greater equal rights, why can't the non-Malays here in Malaysia? I think the answer is obvious. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A perfect grade of 4.0 and you can't get into university to study the course of your choice? This so-called meritocracy is truly more like merit-o-crazy. Same time next year, all this is going to be repeated. I remember a few months back, our country was crying out to our overseas Malaysian scientists, doctors and other professionals to return back and serve their country. But now, a few months later, we are turning away these top scorers from pursuing their chosen course. If these students somehow manage to go overseas to further their studies (through self-financing or private scholarship) and excel in their studies, would they respond to our country's cry for their return later? I think the answer is obvious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The government should provide qualified teachers and improve teaching facilities, but it is up to the students to take up the challenge. I went to the same high schools as many of my Malay friends. They were placed on a special fast track for overseas or local universities despite having lower tests score. As the saying goes, if you give a man a fish, you feed him for one day, if you teach him to fish, you feed him for life. We already have over 30 years of combined NEP and NDP, do we need any more proof that it's not working? I think the answer is obvious. ----------- |
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