All men are equal but some are more equal than others
The BBC has a report on the ruckus up north, depending on how one wants to view it, 'legalised racism' or 'affirmative action' :
"He said that the policies - once intended as a means of reducing poverty amongst Malays by giving them privileges over Malaysians of Chinese and Indian descent - were now an excuse for "significant protectionism".
Correspondents say some foreign companies have complained that rules forcing them to take on ethnic Malays as business partners open the door to corruption.
Malaysian leaders were angry at Mr Rommel's remarks, with Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak saying the comments could be "construed as trying to interfere in the internal administration of the country". "
There was simply no attempt by Razak at denying or even explaining. Amusing.
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LOL! Blatant racism now for their so called affirmative action.
Worst still they have no way to defend their policy and infact the govt is acting like a bunch of bullies uneducated pirates. They are so backwards sometimes you it is better to have a monkey be the politicians.
I have to say that they are bunch of jokers toying with the lives of the ordinary hardworking citizen. Sad but true. Corruption is so rampant you will wonder how can politicians become millionaires and wanted to be treated like kings & queens. Absolute corruption is so common it is in their blood. Education is so backward it only serve the purpose to brainwash people to support the govt.
A country in decline from the roots to the top. The quality is so bad they are not even worth talking to.
d;-(
Check this out East Malaysia of Sabah is now a dumping ground for illegal immigrants and the central gov't is using a policy of ensuring certain "population" get more benefit.
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=50959
The content is here ...
'Sabah not officially informed'
Kota Kinabalu: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said the State Government has not been officially informed about any long-term plan of the Federal Government to give Permanent Residence (PR) status to Filipino refugees holding the IMM13 document in Sabah.
He was responding to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz who said in Parliament last Wednesday that it is part of the long-term plan of the Government that in the end Filipino refugees holding genuine IMM13 documents would become Permanent Residents in Malaysia.
Mohd Nazri said this in response to related matters raised by Tuaran MP Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau in his adjournment speech.
"Officially the State Government has not been informed about such a long-term plan of the Federal Government. Immigration and citizenship matters come under the Federal jurisdictionÉ(anyway) since he (Mohd Nazri) has brought it up, I think we will discuss it in the State Cabinet," said Yahya.
Yahya, who is also Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister, was met after the launching of the Sabah State-level International Anti-Drug Day, organised by the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) Sabah, at Padang Merdeka, here, Tuesday.
Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Rural Development Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Assistant Ministers to the Chief Minister Datuk Radin Malleh and Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur, Assistant Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Japlin Akim and AADK Sabah Director Amran Ahmad, were also present.
Mohd Nazri had said there are still between 10,000 and 15,000 Filipino refugees who still do not hold the IMM13 documents but that they are holders of a census card and "we are still investigating their authenticity, whether they are genuinely refugees or otherwise".
Mohd Nazri said the Government has taken various actions to ensure the areas where there are Filipino refugee settlements in Sabah do not cause many problems to the local residents.
"Definitely there are problems caused by the refugees. A lot of Malaysians who are genuinely citizens of the country are also causing a lot of problems," he said. At the moment, there are about 2,500 Filipino refugee children joining Kafa classes at the six refugee settlements in Sabah.
Madius, in his adjournment speech, had asked the Government to settle once and for all the problem of the Filipino war refugee presence in Sabah.
He said according to Professor Dr Azizah Kasim who received information from the Federal Special Task Force (FSTF) Sabah and Labuan in 2002, there are actually 34 Filipino war refugee settlements in Sabah and Labuan.
Four of these are located under the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (KKCH) jurisdiction, namely, Kg Berungan in Telipok with a total of 1,824 inhabitants, Kg Kundur in Gaya Island (2,694 people), Kg Luk Kurai in Gaya Island (2,691 people) and Kg Luk Baru in Gaya Island (2,080 people).
Another is in Kinarut, Papar with a total of 1,690 people.
Eleven settlements are under the Sandakan Municipal Council's jurisdiction which have altogether 32,030 inhabitants. These include Kg Bahagia with 2,695 inhabitants, Kg Sentosa Jaya (3,893), Kg Muhibah (2,512), Kg Bidisi (3,579), Kg Tanjung Pasir (4,609), Kg Forest (5,397), Kg Ramai-Ramai (2,177), Kg Lupak Meluas (2,972), Kg Sundang (2,573), Kg Istimewa (2,115) and Kg Berhala Laut (618).
Three settlements are under the Tawau Municipal Council's jurisdiction with 7,672 inhabitants. These are Kg Hidayat with 1,454 people, Kg Ketingan (5,182) and Kg Sungai Buaya (1,036).
Another four settlements come under the Semporna District Council's jurisdiction with 6,363 inhabitants. These are Kg Selamat with 2,057 people, Kg Batu (1,201), Kg Bangau-Bangau (2,018) and Kg Pahol Mabol (1,087).
In Lahad Datu, there are four settlements with 6,294 inhabitants. These are Kg Bakau with 599 people, Kg Kuyut (3,399), Kg Air (1,483) and Kg Ipil (773).
The seven Filipino war refugee settlements in Labuan (6,871 inhabitants) are Kg Muslim (2,379 people), Kg Muslim Tambahan A (1,335 people), Kg Muslim Tambahan B (1,399), Kg Muslim Tambahan C (894), Kg Muslim Tambahan C2 (290), Pulau Ra'at (479) and Pulau Rusukan (155).
Madius said the Government needs to cast off the assumption that the presence of these Filipino refugee settlement schemes in Sabah and Labuan does not bring any socio-economic problems.
"Poverty among these Filipino war refugees who are also holding IMM13 documents should be looked into by the Government and the relevant international agencies to overcome these problems because the Government and Malaysians have since a very long time ago been forced to bear the burden of assisting these refugees in the form of various services like health, security, welfare, judiciary and education which are paid using the taxpayers' money or the rakyat of this country," he said.
He also suggested that the Government immediately decide the ultimate policy and strategy as a solution to the presence of the Filipino war refugees in Sabah, as insisted by the rakyat in Sabah.
p/s: bear in mind the above are only some of the so called records, the actual number is might be different.
But Malaysia has so much unrealised potential!
You really think Malaysia is in decline? I do think it is making progress, albeit at not an optimal rate. Again, I don't know as well as you do.
I don't understand the rationale that Sabah is a dumping ground. Are there factories located there?
Why are immigrants flocking there?
The disparity in living standards between their home countries and East Malaysia, right?
I see I see. Certain benefits. Gotcha.
Read too fast and didn't see that.
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