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The Price of Malaysia’s Racism
Slower growth and a drain of talented citizens are only the beginning.
By JOHN R. MALOTT
The Wall Street Journal
Feb 8, 2011
OPINION
Malaysia’s national tourism agency promotes the country as “a
bubbling, bustling melting pot of races and religions where Malays,
Indians, Chinese and many other ethnic groups live together in peace
and harmony.” Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak echoed this
view when he announced his government’s theme, One Malaysia. “What
makes Malaysia unique,” Mr. Najib said, “is the diversity of our
peoples. One Malaysia’s goal is to preserve and enhance this unity in
diversity, which has always been our strength and remains our best
hope for the future.”
If Mr. Najib is serious about achieving that goal, a long look in the
mirror might be in order first. Despite the government’s new
catchphrase, racial and religious tensions are higher today than when
Mr. Najib took office in 2009. Indeed, they are worse than at any time
since 1969, when at least 200 people died in racial clashes between
the majority Malay and minority Chinese communities. The recent
deterioration is due to the troubling fact that the country’s
leadership is tolerating, and in some cases provoking, ethnic
factionalism through words and actions.
For instance, when the Catholic archbishop of Kuala Lumpur invited the
prime minister for a Christmas Day open house last December, Hardev
Kaur, an aide to Mr. Najib, said Christian crosses would have to be
removed. There could be no carols or prayers, so as not to offend the
prime minister, who is Muslim. Ms. Kaur later insisted that she “had
made it clear that it was a request and not an instruction,” as if any
Malaysian could say no to a request from the prime minister’s office.
Similar examples of insensitivity abound. In September 2009, Minister
of Home Affairs Hishammuddin Onn met with protesters who had carried
the decapitated head of a cow, a sacred animal in the Hindu religion,
to an Indian temple. Mr. Hishammuddin then held a press conference
defending their actions. Two months later, Defense Minister Ahmad
Zahid Hamidi told Parliament that one reason Malaysia’s armed forces
are overwhelmingly Malay is that other ethnic groups have a “low
spirit of patriotism.” Under public pressure, he later apologized.
The leading Malay language newspaper, Utusan Melayu, prints what
opposition leader Lim Kit Siang calls a daily staple of falsehoods
that stoke racial hatred. Utusan, which is owned by Mr. Najib’s
political party, has claimed that the opposition would make Malaysia a
colony of China and abolish the Malay monarchy. It regularly attacks
Chinese Malaysian politicians, and even suggested that one of them,
parliamentarian Teresa Kok, should be killed.
This steady erosion of tolerance is more than a political challenge.
It’s an economic problem as well.
Once one of the developing world’s stars, Malaysia’s economy has
underperformed for the past decade. To meet its much-vaunted goal of
becoming a developed nation by 2020, Malaysia needs to grow by 8% per
year during this decade. That level of growth will require major
private investment from both domestic and foreign sources, upgraded
human skills, and significant economic reform. Worsening racial and
religious tensions stand in the way.
Almost 500,000 Malaysians left the country between 2007 and 2009, more
than doubling the number of Malaysian professionals who live overseas.
It appears that most were skilled ethnic Chinese and Indian
Malaysians, tired of being treated as second-class citizens in their
own country and denied the opportunity to compete on a level playing
field, whether in education, business, or government. Many of these
emigrants, as well as the many Malaysian students who study overseas
and never return (again, most of whom are ethnic Chinese and Indian),
have the business, engineering, and scientific skills that Malaysia
needs for its future. They also have the cultural and linguistic savvy
to enhance Malaysia’s economic ties with Asia’s two biggest growing
markets, China and India.
Of course, one could argue that discrimination isn’t new for these
Chinese and Indians. Malaysia’s affirmative action policies for its
Malay majority—which give them preference in everything from stock
allocation to housing discounts—have been in place for decades. So
what is driving the ethnic minorities away now?
First, these minorities increasingly feel that they have lost a voice
in their own government. The Chinese and Indian political parties in
the ruling coalition are supposed to protect the interests of their
communities, but over the past few years, they have been neutered.
They stand largely silent in the face of the growing racial insults
hurled by their Malay political partners. Today over 90% of the civil
service, police, military, university lecturers, and overseas
diplomatic staff are Malay. Even TalentCorp, the government agency
created in 2010 that is supposed to encourage overseas Malaysians to
return home, is headed by a Malay, with an all-Malay Board of
Trustees.
Second, economic reform and adjustments to the government’s
affirmative action policies are on hold. Although Mr. Najib held out
the hope of change a year ago with his New Economic Model, which
promised an “inclusive” affirmative action policy that would be, in
Mr. Najib’s words, “market friendly, merit-based, transparent and
needs-based,” he has failed to follow through. This is because of
opposition from right-wing militant Malay groups such as Perkasa,
which believe that a move towards meritocracy and transparency
threatens what they call “Malay rights.”
But stalling reform will mean a further loss in competitiveness and
slower growth. It also means that the cronyism and no-bid contracts
that favor the well-connected will continue. All this sends a
discouraging signal to many young Malaysians that no matter how hard
they study or work, they will have a hard time getting ahead.
Mr. Najib may not actually believe much of the rhetoric emanating from
his party and his government’s officers, but he tolerates it because
he needs to shore up his Malay base. It’s politically convenient at a
time when his party faces its most serious opposition challenge in
recent memory—and especially when the opposition is challenging the
government on ethnic policy and its economic consequences. One young
opposition leader, parliamentarian Nurul Izzah Anwar, the daughter of
former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, has proposed a national
debate on what she called the alternative visions of Malaysia’s
future—whether it should be a Malay nation or a Malaysian nation. For
that, she earned the wrath of Perkasa; the government suggested her
remark was “seditious.”
Malaysia’s government might find it politically expedient to stir the
racial and religious pot, but its opportunism comes with an economic
price tag. Its citizens will continue to vote with their feet and take
their money and talents with them. And foreign investors, concerned
about racial instability and the absence of meaningful economic
reform, will continue to look elsewhere to do business.
Mr. Malott was the U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, 1995-1998.
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Slower growth and a drain of talented citizens are only the beginning.
By JOHN R. MALOTT
The Wall Street Journal
Feb 8, 2011
OPINION
Malaysia’s national tourism agency promotes the country as “a
bubbling, bustling melting pot of races and religions where Malays,
Indians, Chinese and many other ethnic groups live together in peace
and harmony.” Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak echoed this
view when he announced his government’s theme, One Malaysia. “What
makes Malaysia unique,” Mr. Najib said, “is the diversity of our
peoples. One Malaysia’s goal is to preserve and enhance this unity in
diversity, which has always been our strength and remains our best
hope for the future.”
If Mr. Najib is serious about achieving that goal, a long look in the
mirror might be in order first. Despite the government’s new
catchphrase, racial and religious tensions are higher today than when
Mr. Najib took office in 2009. Indeed, they are worse than at any time
since 1969, when at least 200 people died in racial clashes between
the majority Malay and minority Chinese communities. The recent
deterioration is due to the troubling fact that the country’s
leadership is tolerating, and in some cases provoking, ethnic
factionalism through words and actions.
For instance, when the Catholic archbishop of Kuala Lumpur invited the
prime minister for a Christmas Day open house last December, Hardev
Kaur, an aide to Mr. Najib, said Christian crosses would have to be
removed. There could be no carols or prayers, so as not to offend the
prime minister, who is Muslim. Ms. Kaur later insisted that she “had
made it clear that it was a request and not an instruction,” as if any
Malaysian could say no to a request from the prime minister’s office.
Similar examples of insensitivity abound. In September 2009, Minister
of Home Affairs Hishammuddin Onn met with protesters who had carried
the decapitated head of a cow, a sacred animal in the Hindu religion,
to an Indian temple. Mr. Hishammuddin then held a press conference
defending their actions. Two months later, Defense Minister Ahmad
Zahid Hamidi told Parliament that one reason Malaysia’s armed forces
are overwhelmingly Malay is that other ethnic groups have a “low
spirit of patriotism.” Under public pressure, he later apologized.
The leading Malay language newspaper, Utusan Melayu, prints what
opposition leader Lim Kit Siang calls a daily staple of falsehoods
that stoke racial hatred. Utusan, which is owned by Mr. Najib’s
political party, has claimed that the opposition would make Malaysia a
colony of China and abolish the Malay monarchy. It regularly attacks
Chinese Malaysian politicians, and even suggested that one of them,
parliamentarian Teresa Kok, should be killed.
This steady erosion of tolerance is more than a political challenge.
It’s an economic problem as well.
Once one of the developing world’s stars, Malaysia’s economy has
underperformed for the past decade. To meet its much-vaunted goal of
becoming a developed nation by 2020, Malaysia needs to grow by 8% per
year during this decade. That level of growth will require major
private investment from both domestic and foreign sources, upgraded
human skills, and significant economic reform. Worsening racial and
religious tensions stand in the way.
Almost 500,000 Malaysians left the country between 2007 and 2009, more
than doubling the number of Malaysian professionals who live overseas.
It appears that most were skilled ethnic Chinese and Indian
Malaysians, tired of being treated as second-class citizens in their
own country and denied the opportunity to compete on a level playing
field, whether in education, business, or government. Many of these
emigrants, as well as the many Malaysian students who study overseas
and never return (again, most of whom are ethnic Chinese and Indian),
have the business, engineering, and scientific skills that Malaysia
needs for its future. They also have the cultural and linguistic savvy
to enhance Malaysia’s economic ties with Asia’s two biggest growing
markets, China and India.
Of course, one could argue that discrimination isn’t new for these
Chinese and Indians. Malaysia’s affirmative action policies for its
Malay majority—which give them preference in everything from stock
allocation to housing discounts—have been in place for decades. So
what is driving the ethnic minorities away now?
First, these minorities increasingly feel that they have lost a voice
in their own government. The Chinese and Indian political parties in
the ruling coalition are supposed to protect the interests of their
communities, but over the past few years, they have been neutered.
They stand largely silent in the face of the growing racial insults
hurled by their Malay political partners. Today over 90% of the civil
service, police, military, university lecturers, and overseas
diplomatic staff are Malay. Even TalentCorp, the government agency
created in 2010 that is supposed to encourage overseas Malaysians to
return home, is headed by a Malay, with an all-Malay Board of
Trustees.
Second, economic reform and adjustments to the government’s
affirmative action policies are on hold. Although Mr. Najib held out
the hope of change a year ago with his New Economic Model, which
promised an “inclusive” affirmative action policy that would be, in
Mr. Najib’s words, “market friendly, merit-based, transparent and
needs-based,” he has failed to follow through. This is because of
opposition from right-wing militant Malay groups such as Perkasa,
which believe that a move towards meritocracy and transparency
threatens what they call “Malay rights.”
But stalling reform will mean a further loss in competitiveness and
slower growth. It also means that the cronyism and no-bid contracts
that favor the well-connected will continue. All this sends a
discouraging signal to many young Malaysians that no matter how hard
they study or work, they will have a hard time getting ahead.
Mr. Najib may not actually believe much of the rhetoric emanating from
his party and his government’s officers, but he tolerates it because
he needs to shore up his Malay base. It’s politically convenient at a
time when his party faces its most serious opposition challenge in
recent memory—and especially when the opposition is challenging the
government on ethnic policy and its economic consequences. One young
opposition leader, parliamentarian Nurul Izzah Anwar, the daughter of
former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, has proposed a national
debate on what she called the alternative visions of Malaysia’s
future—whether it should be a Malay nation or a Malaysian nation. For
that, she earned the wrath of Perkasa; the government suggested her
remark was “seditious.”
Malaysia’s government might find it politically expedient to stir the
racial and religious pot, but its opportunism comes with an economic
price tag. Its citizens will continue to vote with their feet and take
their money and talents with them. And foreign investors, concerned
about racial instability and the absence of meaningful economic
reform, will continue to look elsewhere to do business.
Mr. Malott was the U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, 1995-1998.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Malay dilemma rubbish says Kelantan MB Nik Aziz, Comments frm readers....
written by imanj, February 19, 2011 20:08:16
Why is it that Tuan Haji Nik Aziz makes more sense and understanding and speaks for how the human being should conduct themself in the life that had be given by GOD and if they do not know already there is the teachings of the Holy Books to guide us?
And while he is simple in his appearance there are many leaders who with their luxury that can't come close to this man of wisdom..!!!
+7
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written by doomsday, February 19, 2011 01:13:32
Malay dilemma what la, if this tun embrace and love islamic teaching so much and always talk of promoting islamic teaching, then why is he always on a western costume? is pakaian melayu such a disgrace that it can not be worn for official appearance in the international level?
I know many chinese women that tailor made baju kebaya for themselves to wear. so who is the one that is looking down on the malay values here?
+9
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written by guruyahya, February 18, 2011 23:44:55
So Mahathir, you want us to support Mukhriz S/O Mahathir as the next prime minister ye? Pergi mampus lah!!!!!!!
+17
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written by Renegade, February 18, 2011 21:30:59
Mahathir instil siege mentality into the Malays thereby crippling their sense of meeting up with challenges and expect special treatment. That is where the Malay Dilemma fits in perfectly. I am sure Mahathir is not suffering from paranoia but rather a devious person with a huge battle axe to grind.
+20
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written by Susuit, February 18, 2011 18:37:53
Only Mamak Kutty himself is in dilemma not the Malay. Period.
+28
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written by Malaysiaputra, February 18, 2011 15:59:00
When Mamak Kutty kick the bucket, the angels would not be able to find his name listed under Malays as he was created an Indian. So this kutty will be in big trouble .
+35
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written by Fart Fart Wah, February 18, 2011 15:53:17
A stray dog wandered into a Malay compound one day. The Malays being kind and simple took care of the dog. Everyday the dog barked at strangers and the Malays thought ..ok lets keep this dog and for it barks for us. As the days went by the dog became more and more brave. It now knew that the Malays could be manipulated and decided to write a book on the Malay Dilemma and barked and barked saying that the strangers (Chinese and Indians ) were taking away their food and rights. The Malays listened and trusted it. They kept feeding it and it kept barking and barking until one day it took over the whole compound. This time if any Malay protested it bit them. The Malays now do not know what to do with this stray dog ....it keeps barking and barking...today the dog has successfully barked and separated Malays from the others. Once upon a time the Malays , way before this stray dog came no one saw colors, no one saw religion. By a twist of fate this stray dog is now worshiped today as pedigree dog by a group of his own stray dogs.
+76
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written by HamChak, February 18, 2011 13:28:49
Maddieas Channg, This Tuan Guru Nik Aziz is THE Malay Hero, lah.
You got it wrong la, Running Dog.
Your PariahMaMakThir is the PariahMaMak hero only, ma.
Please rewrite your article/comment.
When are you going to be CinMak and join RewanTeh?
Go and form a Ciinmak Running Dogs Party, lah.
+21
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written by earthman, February 18, 2011 13:18:47
Yes , Malays are in a dilemma as this posting tells us. They are confused whether to follow Islam strictly or accommodate some secular standards to be able to live side by side with others. And when they are left behind, they blamed it on others and since they are in power , they manipulate the governing of this land to accommodate their weaknesses
They are confuse and wonders why the teachings of Islam, since its so perfect and make sense to them could not unite them and make them a respected race where others can follows. The Islamic world is in turmoil today and makes the others fear the Muslims or against them. Is this not a dilemma for the Malays here and Muslims around the world?
At one time the whole world looks up and respected the west but now its the Chinese and Koreans. Before it was the Japanese . And now India or Indians are coming up. Where are the Muslims? Or Malaysian Malays?. The Malays need to analyze the problem or problems or causes and fixed it fast as the world today changes and speed into the future without a care for anyone.
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written by temenggong, February 18, 2011 12:06:13
There is nothing new that Nik Aziz has said (or what islam/quran says). The same thing is there in the Constitution; all are equal, there shall be no discrimination amongst the races, there shall be no discrimination in allotment of funds amongst the people. The only Malay dilemma I see is that most Malays think it is otherwise in the constitution, and in the quran.
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written by by2020, February 18, 2011 11:14:52
Maha Kutty is not a Malay in actual. So whatever he had done is not for the benefit of the race, rather is for his personal good.
He was doing everything possible to hoodwink the Malay into believing he is the savior of the race, and voluntary submitted all power to him.
But see what he had done? Wealth and glory for himself, family and cronies! Malay as a whole will be left to cleaning up the mess for decades to come! Should Malay blame ourselves too?
+52
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written by JJFoo, February 18, 2011 10:20:28
“Malay dilemma” are just weaknesses of the so called “Malay race*” indentified by Mamak. Rather than helping to rectify these weaknesses, Mamak abuses them, used their weaknesses, victimise and exploit them to the hilt for his own political advantage.
(*) Malay Race – by itself can’t be scientifically classified or specifically defined. It’s up to those crooks in UMNO to define them. Remember how these crooks joke about the terminology of “Malay” in the last UMNO general assembly?
How to explain this 2nd generation mixed breed Mamak who call himself as a“Malay” demand special right? Why must the other non-Muslim Malaysians who were here generations earlier than Mamak, who sacrifice and help to develop this nation, be discriminated.
Mamak is just a sycophant, a compulsive liar who cares for only himself. He is an evil con-artist. He cheated this nation of its bright future and replace it with a true dilemma,“Malaysian dilemma”.
He should be put away in a mental institution. He is national enemy no.1.
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written by Alice, February 18, 2011 10:07:44
"Prophet Muhammad taught us not to emphasis on race.
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When is the Kerala man going to understand what Prophet Muhammad taught?
Nik Aziz has aged gracefully and speaks with wisdom unlike our former self proclaimed hero Mr Twin Tower with an inflated ego and pride. He is too busy finding fault in others that he has totally failed to see the faults in him. Pitiful!
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written by Smiles21, February 18, 2011 10:07:34
The real dilemma of the Malays is about choice between the success in this world or in hereafter. They have been confused so much by the Malay religious and political leaders who mostly have no sincerity and honesty in their hearts.
I believe, a true Muslim is a person who will be loved by all, Muslims or non-Muslims and thus will succeed in both this world and hereafter.
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written by armageddon, February 18, 2011 10:04:09
The wise Tuan Guru is only stating the obvious...racist policies are BAD for the country. Whether he believes Islamisation of a nation is the better answer is entirely his opinion. But racist policies have PROVEN to be BAD in Malaysia. But UMNO wants this racist policies to continue, even flourish. At the end, we all know only a small number of connected "Malays" (or people who claim they are Malays although they don't look at all like Malays) get richer & more powerful. The Barisan component parties just nod their heads & hope they & their children can share some of the spoils. Don't believe? Just look around u. See how some of these people appear to live luxuriously without having to put in much effort. See some of the Tan Sris & Datuks & well cabled towkays in their chauffered driven BMWs & Mercs. Their children attend the finest international schools & exclusive clubs. Some even have emigrated & are now living in huge mansions & penthouses. Money just seems to fall from the sky for these select few. For the great majority of Malays, Chinese, Indians and others, they can hardly cope with daily expenses. I hope all Malaysians remember this when they vote in the next GE. And for the non-Muslims, don't think u are voting for Islam if u vote for PAKATAN coz u are not. U are only voting for a better Malaysia. This is a democracy. U decide what u want. No one can force u to do something u don't want. U have a voice. Use that voice to restore fairness & justice in our country. Do the right thing to give our next generation a better shot at life.... a brighter future.
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written by red1, February 18, 2011 09:33:38
We must revise our age old paradigm about what i call parachiolistic Islamisticsm - where Islam is more determined and nurtured according to human locale rather than Quranic percepts. For one, Turkey today is a different picture of wealth, progress, stability, democracy and regional leading player. It has floated a flottila that got shot down by Israel, and thus earned a hardline but clear stand from Turkey's govt for equally taken justice from the rogue state of Israel.
With Turkey on the west and Egypt hemming from the east, the picture of Modern Arabism is changing fast. So is it with Malays here. I agree there is no dilemma in Islamic theoretical socialism, but our Malays are a parochial lot like the Arabs. There are things that make them throw up in mid-air. Try saying a word against their monarch even though he is humping your wife. I heard from a PAS friend before, "Even if my king wants my wife, hambo buuree (I shall give her to him!)". I thought he was joking, but later i found out that it is ingrained in Kelantanese psyche.
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written by educationist, February 18, 2011 09:32:06
"Prophet Muhammad taught us not to emphasis on race." - thank you TGNA.
With that statement all the posturings of the Perkosans, that uncrowned king and ex-dictator[may his name be cursed and damned for generations] and the UMNOputras has been shown to be what they are really - extremists and unsanctioned by Islam!!
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written by Mestizo, February 18, 2011 09:25:38
Nik Aziz is a good and respected politician. In spite of being MB for many years in Kelantan, he never enrich himself unlike those in BN. What he said make a lot of sense. Hope Mahathir can learn something from this old wise man.
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written by hellosunshine, February 18, 2011 09:24:11
Tok Guru, you have the non Muslims' respect and admiration for always walking the talk and practicing what you preach. However, the same cannot be said for those close to you and in the PAS leadership for their Malay race and self serving agendas which they secretly tried many times to use and push. The recent Valentine's brouhaha is a case in point where those idiots were barking up the wrong tree over minor issues when more pressing national issues like power abuses, crime, corruption, racism, fanaticism (referring to them) etc were swept under the carpet.
As for the NEP's objective of 30% not met, Mahalanun had admitted that all the benefits of shares, contracts, loans, land, shoplots, properties, sleeping partners/chairman/directors etc that were given to them, were mostly sold off quickly to non Malays for quick profits. If those % were taken into account, the Malays would have achieved more than 50% long ago. Now, they senang lupa, moaning and bitching about the non Malays still owning all the properties, shares and what not. Sheez!!!
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written by truthbespoken, February 18, 2011 09:17:54
It needs a true Malay like Nik Aziz to tell a fake Malay like Kerala Mahathir what went wrong with this Nation. One speaks with the heart, the other speaks with a twisted tongue. One speaks like a Malaysian, the other speaks like a racist. It's time the Malays take back outright from these fake Malays, especially from Kerala Mahathir, the political power they had stealthily built-up for themselves over a period since authoring his Malay Dilemma .. and in the unfortunate process, also ruining this Nation's promising multi-racial future wholesale.. Yes, that's a good bloody kick you gave to Kerala Mahathir at the butt! He deserves it! Thank you, dear Honorable Nik Aziz.
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written by mick_err_stan, February 18, 2011 09:10:05
It is my opinion that Malay dilemma which resulted to a race-based policies such as the New Economic Policy (NEP) is an insult to the Malay Race. Dr M is indirectly insulting the Malay race as a race who are not very intelligent, unable to excel on their own, backward, .....basically a race that is handicap. Groups like Perkasa are good example, fighting for handouts and are still ignorant of their status as catcat in the eyes of other Malaysian. Tuan Guru Nik Aziz is right to say that there is no such thing as Malay dilemma. Tuan Guru Nik Aziz is very learned and intelligent Malay.
+82
Why is it that Tuan Haji Nik Aziz makes more sense and understanding and speaks for how the human being should conduct themself in the life that had be given by GOD and if they do not know already there is the teachings of the Holy Books to guide us?
And while he is simple in his appearance there are many leaders who with their luxury that can't come close to this man of wisdom..!!!
+7
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written by doomsday, February 19, 2011 01:13:32
Malay dilemma what la, if this tun embrace and love islamic teaching so much and always talk of promoting islamic teaching, then why is he always on a western costume? is pakaian melayu such a disgrace that it can not be worn for official appearance in the international level?
I know many chinese women that tailor made baju kebaya for themselves to wear. so who is the one that is looking down on the malay values here?
+9
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written by guruyahya, February 18, 2011 23:44:55
So Mahathir, you want us to support Mukhriz S/O Mahathir as the next prime minister ye? Pergi mampus lah!!!!!!!
+17
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written by Renegade, February 18, 2011 21:30:59
Mahathir instil siege mentality into the Malays thereby crippling their sense of meeting up with challenges and expect special treatment. That is where the Malay Dilemma fits in perfectly. I am sure Mahathir is not suffering from paranoia but rather a devious person with a huge battle axe to grind.
+20
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written by Susuit, February 18, 2011 18:37:53
Only Mamak Kutty himself is in dilemma not the Malay. Period.
+28
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written by Malaysiaputra, February 18, 2011 15:59:00
When Mamak Kutty kick the bucket, the angels would not be able to find his name listed under Malays as he was created an Indian. So this kutty will be in big trouble .
+35
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written by Fart Fart Wah, February 18, 2011 15:53:17
A stray dog wandered into a Malay compound one day. The Malays being kind and simple took care of the dog. Everyday the dog barked at strangers and the Malays thought ..ok lets keep this dog and for it barks for us. As the days went by the dog became more and more brave. It now knew that the Malays could be manipulated and decided to write a book on the Malay Dilemma and barked and barked saying that the strangers (Chinese and Indians ) were taking away their food and rights. The Malays listened and trusted it. They kept feeding it and it kept barking and barking until one day it took over the whole compound. This time if any Malay protested it bit them. The Malays now do not know what to do with this stray dog ....it keeps barking and barking...today the dog has successfully barked and separated Malays from the others. Once upon a time the Malays , way before this stray dog came no one saw colors, no one saw religion. By a twist of fate this stray dog is now worshiped today as pedigree dog by a group of his own stray dogs.
+76
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written by HamChak, February 18, 2011 13:28:49
Maddieas Channg, This Tuan Guru Nik Aziz is THE Malay Hero, lah.
You got it wrong la, Running Dog.
Your PariahMaMakThir is the PariahMaMak hero only, ma.
Please rewrite your article/comment.
When are you going to be CinMak and join RewanTeh?
Go and form a Ciinmak Running Dogs Party, lah.
+21
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written by earthman, February 18, 2011 13:18:47
Yes , Malays are in a dilemma as this posting tells us. They are confused whether to follow Islam strictly or accommodate some secular standards to be able to live side by side with others. And when they are left behind, they blamed it on others and since they are in power , they manipulate the governing of this land to accommodate their weaknesses
They are confuse and wonders why the teachings of Islam, since its so perfect and make sense to them could not unite them and make them a respected race where others can follows. The Islamic world is in turmoil today and makes the others fear the Muslims or against them. Is this not a dilemma for the Malays here and Muslims around the world?
At one time the whole world looks up and respected the west but now its the Chinese and Koreans. Before it was the Japanese . And now India or Indians are coming up. Where are the Muslims? Or Malaysian Malays?. The Malays need to analyze the problem or problems or causes and fixed it fast as the world today changes and speed into the future without a care for anyone.
+27
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written by temenggong, February 18, 2011 12:06:13
There is nothing new that Nik Aziz has said (or what islam/quran says). The same thing is there in the Constitution; all are equal, there shall be no discrimination amongst the races, there shall be no discrimination in allotment of funds amongst the people. The only Malay dilemma I see is that most Malays think it is otherwise in the constitution, and in the quran.
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written by by2020, February 18, 2011 11:14:52
Maha Kutty is not a Malay in actual. So whatever he had done is not for the benefit of the race, rather is for his personal good.
He was doing everything possible to hoodwink the Malay into believing he is the savior of the race, and voluntary submitted all power to him.
But see what he had done? Wealth and glory for himself, family and cronies! Malay as a whole will be left to cleaning up the mess for decades to come! Should Malay blame ourselves too?
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written by JJFoo, February 18, 2011 10:20:28
“Malay dilemma” are just weaknesses of the so called “Malay race*” indentified by Mamak. Rather than helping to rectify these weaknesses, Mamak abuses them, used their weaknesses, victimise and exploit them to the hilt for his own political advantage.
(*) Malay Race – by itself can’t be scientifically classified or specifically defined. It’s up to those crooks in UMNO to define them. Remember how these crooks joke about the terminology of “Malay” in the last UMNO general assembly?
How to explain this 2nd generation mixed breed Mamak who call himself as a“Malay” demand special right? Why must the other non-Muslim Malaysians who were here generations earlier than Mamak, who sacrifice and help to develop this nation, be discriminated.
Mamak is just a sycophant, a compulsive liar who cares for only himself. He is an evil con-artist. He cheated this nation of its bright future and replace it with a true dilemma,“Malaysian dilemma”.
He should be put away in a mental institution. He is national enemy no.1.
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written by Alice, February 18, 2011 10:07:44
"Prophet Muhammad taught us not to emphasis on race.
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When is the Kerala man going to understand what Prophet Muhammad taught?
Nik Aziz has aged gracefully and speaks with wisdom unlike our former self proclaimed hero Mr Twin Tower with an inflated ego and pride. He is too busy finding fault in others that he has totally failed to see the faults in him. Pitiful!
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written by Smiles21, February 18, 2011 10:07:34
The real dilemma of the Malays is about choice between the success in this world or in hereafter. They have been confused so much by the Malay religious and political leaders who mostly have no sincerity and honesty in their hearts.
I believe, a true Muslim is a person who will be loved by all, Muslims or non-Muslims and thus will succeed in both this world and hereafter.
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written by armageddon, February 18, 2011 10:04:09
The wise Tuan Guru is only stating the obvious...racist policies are BAD for the country. Whether he believes Islamisation of a nation is the better answer is entirely his opinion. But racist policies have PROVEN to be BAD in Malaysia. But UMNO wants this racist policies to continue, even flourish. At the end, we all know only a small number of connected "Malays" (or people who claim they are Malays although they don't look at all like Malays) get richer & more powerful. The Barisan component parties just nod their heads & hope they & their children can share some of the spoils. Don't believe? Just look around u. See how some of these people appear to live luxuriously without having to put in much effort. See some of the Tan Sris & Datuks & well cabled towkays in their chauffered driven BMWs & Mercs. Their children attend the finest international schools & exclusive clubs. Some even have emigrated & are now living in huge mansions & penthouses. Money just seems to fall from the sky for these select few. For the great majority of Malays, Chinese, Indians and others, they can hardly cope with daily expenses. I hope all Malaysians remember this when they vote in the next GE. And for the non-Muslims, don't think u are voting for Islam if u vote for PAKATAN coz u are not. U are only voting for a better Malaysia. This is a democracy. U decide what u want. No one can force u to do something u don't want. U have a voice. Use that voice to restore fairness & justice in our country. Do the right thing to give our next generation a better shot at life.... a brighter future.
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written by red1, February 18, 2011 09:33:38
We must revise our age old paradigm about what i call parachiolistic Islamisticsm - where Islam is more determined and nurtured according to human locale rather than Quranic percepts. For one, Turkey today is a different picture of wealth, progress, stability, democracy and regional leading player. It has floated a flottila that got shot down by Israel, and thus earned a hardline but clear stand from Turkey's govt for equally taken justice from the rogue state of Israel.
With Turkey on the west and Egypt hemming from the east, the picture of Modern Arabism is changing fast. So is it with Malays here. I agree there is no dilemma in Islamic theoretical socialism, but our Malays are a parochial lot like the Arabs. There are things that make them throw up in mid-air. Try saying a word against their monarch even though he is humping your wife. I heard from a PAS friend before, "Even if my king wants my wife, hambo buuree (I shall give her to him!)". I thought he was joking, but later i found out that it is ingrained in Kelantanese psyche.
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written by educationist, February 18, 2011 09:32:06
"Prophet Muhammad taught us not to emphasis on race." - thank you TGNA.
With that statement all the posturings of the Perkosans, that uncrowned king and ex-dictator[may his name be cursed and damned for generations] and the UMNOputras has been shown to be what they are really - extremists and unsanctioned by Islam!!
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written by Mestizo, February 18, 2011 09:25:38
Nik Aziz is a good and respected politician. In spite of being MB for many years in Kelantan, he never enrich himself unlike those in BN. What he said make a lot of sense. Hope Mahathir can learn something from this old wise man.
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written by hellosunshine, February 18, 2011 09:24:11
Tok Guru, you have the non Muslims' respect and admiration for always walking the talk and practicing what you preach. However, the same cannot be said for those close to you and in the PAS leadership for their Malay race and self serving agendas which they secretly tried many times to use and push. The recent Valentine's brouhaha is a case in point where those idiots were barking up the wrong tree over minor issues when more pressing national issues like power abuses, crime, corruption, racism, fanaticism (referring to them) etc were swept under the carpet.
As for the NEP's objective of 30% not met, Mahalanun had admitted that all the benefits of shares, contracts, loans, land, shoplots, properties, sleeping partners/chairman/directors etc that were given to them, were mostly sold off quickly to non Malays for quick profits. If those % were taken into account, the Malays would have achieved more than 50% long ago. Now, they senang lupa, moaning and bitching about the non Malays still owning all the properties, shares and what not. Sheez!!!
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written by truthbespoken, February 18, 2011 09:17:54
It needs a true Malay like Nik Aziz to tell a fake Malay like Kerala Mahathir what went wrong with this Nation. One speaks with the heart, the other speaks with a twisted tongue. One speaks like a Malaysian, the other speaks like a racist. It's time the Malays take back outright from these fake Malays, especially from Kerala Mahathir, the political power they had stealthily built-up for themselves over a period since authoring his Malay Dilemma .. and in the unfortunate process, also ruining this Nation's promising multi-racial future wholesale.. Yes, that's a good bloody kick you gave to Kerala Mahathir at the butt! He deserves it! Thank you, dear Honorable Nik Aziz.
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written by mick_err_stan, February 18, 2011 09:10:05
It is my opinion that Malay dilemma which resulted to a race-based policies such as the New Economic Policy (NEP) is an insult to the Malay Race. Dr M is indirectly insulting the Malay race as a race who are not very intelligent, unable to excel on their own, backward, .....basically a race that is handicap. Groups like Perkasa are good example, fighting for handouts and are still ignorant of their status as catcat in the eyes of other Malaysian. Tuan Guru Nik Aziz is right to say that there is no such thing as Malay dilemma. Tuan Guru Nik Aziz is very learned and intelligent Malay.
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Kelantan (Malaysia) CEO says it all.
PAS Murshidul Am Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has attacked race-based policies such as the New Economic Policy (NEP), saying that they were destined to fail, and rubbished any discussion of the so-called "Malay dilemma".
"There is no such thing as Malay dilemma in Islam. Islam has given sufficient ingredients to guide our life in achieving peace, security and prosperity in the world and hereafter,” he said, in an apparent response to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s latest accusation that the PAS chief's cooperation with PKR and DAP proved that he was not fighting for Islam.
On the NEP, Nik Aziz said its failure was well documented.
"The fact is it did not bring much change to the Bumiputera, except a select few," said Nik Aziz.
Saying the policy only managed to achieve 18 percent share of the economy for Bumiputera although it had aimed for 30 percent, Nik Aziz hinted that the person to blame was Mahathir.
"Why fail? Dr Mahathir as the then Prime Minister has the real answer. Why is he hiding the fact?” he said.
Mahathir, in a series of blog posting targeted at Nik Aziz, had earlier defended UMNO against Nik Aziz's criticisms that it was based on narrow nationalism devoid of Islam.
Praise for Ataturk
In his latest blog posting entitled "A
nswering Nik Aziz", Mahathir also praised Turkey's Mustafa Kemal, increasingly despised by a growing number of Turkish Muslims, saying he was successful in restoring Turkey's pride.
Mustafa Kemal, who forced secularism on Turkey after engineering the downfall of the Ottoman caliphate, was well known for his crass de-Islamisation campaign in Turkey in his eagerness to be accepted by Europe. Among his legacies was banishing any form of Islamic practice, including denying women the right to wear hijab, which until recently had still been in place in Turkey.
The Kelantan Menteri Besar however reminded that Islam strongly forbid preferential treatment for any race as it would create communal conflicts.
"Prophet Muhammad taught us not to emphasis on race.
"When we talk about the interests of a specific race, it would encroach into the sensitivity of the other race. When the interest of only the Malays is prioritised, the Chinese and Indians will definitely bear a grudge because they want equal treatment,” added Nik Aziz.
Nik Aziz pointed out that Islam prohibited any attempt to sow hatred or undermine dignity of other communities.
"Thus, there is no issue of any Malay dilemma or dilemma of any race, when the questions of race and struggle of any specific race are based on the teachings of Islam.
Nik Aziz said debates and anxiety about "Malay dilemma" were due to UMNO's race-centred struggle.
“In the end, it has misled its own race because their people no longer believe in the good brought by their own religion,” he stressed.
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