M'sia says will not deprive other races - zhun bo?

[Sabian]

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will continue to help ethnic Malays increase their share in the nation's corporate equity, but will not deprive other races, the deputy prime minister said, according to a local media report.

 

Malaysian affirmative action, also known as the Bumiputera ('sons of the soil') policy, aims at improving the economic well-being of the majority Malays by giving them preference in education, jobs and business.

 

'We will not do anything that is seen as depriving other races of their rights,' Najib Razak was quoted as saying by the Star newspaper on Thursday. 'We will only demand whatever rights the Bumiputera has. That is all.'

 

Mr Najib's comments came after Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) stunned the government last month by bringing more than 10,000 ethnic Indians onto the streets of the capital to complain of racial discrimination.

 

Malaysia has taken a hardline stance in recent weeks to maintain peace and order in the country ahead of elections many expect to be called within the next few months.

 

An election is not due until May 2009 but Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is widely expected to dissolve parliament and call for fresh polls by early next year.

 

In 1969, Malays made up half the Malaysian population but owned barely 2 per cent of the nation's corporate equity. Malay ownership has since climbed to about a fifth - and one unofficial estimate puts it as high as 45 per cent.

 

But the wealth gap between Malays, who now make up about 60 per cent of the population, and ethnic Chinese (a quarter), remains big. Chinese corporate equity is double Malay equity and Chinese household income outstrips Malay income by 64 per cent. -- REUTERS

[Dipstick]

Utter rubbish.......from MY again.

 

The NEP, by its implementation has already deprived the others...

Edited December 20, 2007 by Dipstick

[Apollo]

aiya, must believe. otherwise kena banned to go there...

 

still got some time until Feb to get friendly moobee before the DVD dogs return.

[Sabian]

Did Lucky & Flo make an impact the last time?

 

seems to be BAU.

[Genie47]

My 4ss! Check their constitution.

[Scoots]

'We will not do anything that is seen as depriving other races of their rights,' Najib Razak was quoted as saying by the Star newspaper on Thursday. 'We will only demand whatever rights the Bumiputera has. That is all.'

 

Sounds very contradicting leh .... but makes perfect sense! It's the truly Malaysian NONsense

[Diehardsu]

It's their country, do what they wnat, we should not interfere into their affair

[Apollo]

must hv right... otherwise wun send back ther K9minator

[Booboon]

Malaysia boleh

[Scoots]

You are right. I must be 'sensitive' to their feelings and observe our ASEAN spirit of non-interference.

 

Duh... where was it when their lawyer took up the Singapore fight of tudung vs school uniform? Where was it when Singapore played host to visiting dignitries from Iseral...

 

Malaysia... truly Boh-liow

Edited December 20, 2007 by Scoots

[Dumb]

We are not interfering with their internal affairs. They have to fight or fend for themselves. But I cant help observing or noticing that most of them are or were really poor or poorer than the bumi. That was what I observed that when I was a young grad visiting plantations from Johore to Kedah. The whole family from father to kids had to work and all Q to receive their weekly wages. Kids never had to go to schools. A vicious cycle for them. They lived in quarters deep in the plantations that were miles from the main roads. No way they could get of the place.

[Silver_blade]

Actually they should learn from their more successful neighbor...implement the Bumiputera (tho less extensive)policy in a more hush-hush manner.

[Fddd]

How about showing us by releasing the indian leaders first and solve the issue?

[Kingcopa]

joke of the year