I read about... (letter from a frightened Malaysian abroad)

[airseal]

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This is my first post on Recom as I only read-no-reply because of my laziness. Below is something a Malaysian staying abroad read about our country and I think it is so true. So I would like to share it together with all Recomers. Please post some more TRUE fact about our country that u read and hoping that ISA don?t read this.XP

I read about the annual fiasco involving non-bumiputera top scorers who are denied entry to critical courses at local universities and are offered forestry and fisheries instead. (My friend scored 10A1's for SPM and yet was denied a scholarship).

I read about UMNO Youth attacking the so-called meritocracy system because there are less than 60% of Malay students in law and pharmacy, whilst conveniently keeping silent about the fact that 90% of overseas scholarship recipients are Malays and that Malays form the vast majority in courses like medicine, accountancy and engineering at local universities.

I read about the Higher Education Minister promising that non-bumiputera Malaysians will never ever step foot into UiTM.

I read about a poor Chinese teacher's daughter with 11A1's being denied a scholarship, while I know some Malay friends who scored 5A's and whose parents are millionaires being given scholarships.

I read about the brilliant Prof. K.S. Jomo, who was denied a promotion to Senior Professor (not even to Head of Department), although he was backed by references from three Nobel Prize winners. Of course, his talent is recognised by a prestigious appointment at the United Nations.

I read about UMNO Youth accusing Chinese schools of being detrimental to racial integration, while demanding that Mara Junior Science Colleges and other residential schools be kept only for Malays.

I read about the Malay newspaper editors attacking the private sector for not appointing enough Malays to senior management level, whilst insisting that the government always ensure that Malays dominate anything government-related.

I read that at our local universities, not a single Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor is non-Malay.

I read that in the government, not a single Secretary-General of any ministry is non-Malay. The same goes for all government agencies like the police, armed forces, etc.

I read about UMNO screaming for the Malay Agenda, but accusing everyone else of racism for whispering about equality.

I read about a poor Indian lady having to pay full price for a low-cost house after being dispossessed from a plantation, whilst Malay millionaires demand their 10% bumiputera discount when buying RM2 million bungalows in a gated community.

I read about my beloved national schools becoming more and more Islamic by the day, enforced by overzealous principals.

I read about my Form 4 World History (Sejarah Dunia) syllabus, which now contains only one chapter of world history, with Islamic history covering the rest of the book.Last time there was only one chapter of Islamic History.

I read about Kelantan being a religious state but has the highest rape cases in the country.

[bush]

I have read this many times........................

[abc2005]

Me too! I've read it numerous time. I think this is quite true in most of the cases stated.

[airseal]

Since you both read it many time alde,don't u feel some unsatisfactory in yourself?? We all are born in same soil but being treated in a very different way.What does bumiputra means??I think it mean that aborigin of the land.But if Parameswara is the datuk moyang for malay,he came from Indonesia wut.Juz a little earlier.So why must we treated in a different way?So many straight A's scorer(non-bumi) in my school which is dong form 6.Will it become a waste to the country if they don't appreciate those who will contibuted so much to the country???

[bush]

Originally Posted by airseal

Since you both read it many time alde,don't u feel some unsatisfactory in yourself?? We all are born in same soil but being treated in a very different way.What does bumiputra means??I think it mean that aborigin of the land.But if Parameswara is the datuk moyang for malay,he came from Indonesia wut.Juz a little earlier.So why must we treated in a different way?So many straight A's scorer(non-bumi) in my school which is dong form 6.Will it become a waste to the country if they don't appreciate those who will contibuted so much to the country???

nothing much can be said......no matter how u like it or don't like it, u can't do anything..........This is one whole complicated matter, bring in this and u will bring in something else.

getting a scholarship from JPA and a place in a local public university is a different thing altogether. As u know some will not return home once they have graduated, citing unfairness and stuff like that. Whereas those who graduated from local universities are usually the ones who will work and develope the nation.

It's a gamble for the government to sponsor students to go overseas, their investment might not have any good returns. The biggest issue shouldn't be deserving students failling to get JPA scholarships but rather top STPM scorers fail to get into a course of their choice in our own local pubilc universities...............

[Thirdshifter]

But what the author failed to see is and in my opinion the most important issue is..

People still vote for UMNO and their lap dogs MCA & MIC year after year.

So it all comes back to what? Its not one person, one race or one parties fault... It is our fault and he/she failed to admit that.

Come together and say it out loud... Its my parents fault.

[kucingbiru]

Originally Posted by Thirdshifter

People still vote for UMNO and their lap dogs MCA & MIC year after year.

yeah, they know what they'll get by voting those parties. but they still vote them. probably people are more scared of what they dont know.

[youngyew]

Originally Posted by airseal

Since you both read it many time alde,don't u feel some unsatisfactory in yourself?? We all are born in same soil but being treated in a very different way.What does bumiputra means??I think it mean that aborigin of the land.But if Parameswara is the datuk moyang for malay,he came from Indonesia wut.Juz a little earlier.So why must we treated in a different way?So many straight A's scorer(non-bumi) in my school which is dong form 6.Will it become a waste to the country if they don't appreciate those who will contibuted so much to the country???

Parameswara is not the ancestor of all Malays. If I am not mistaken somebody gave an explanation to this in another thread, but I don't have the time right now to look for the exact posts. Can anyone help here?

[Randomphantom]

Originally Posted by kucingbiru

yeah, they know what they'll get by voting those parties. but they still vote them. probably people are more scared of what they dont know.

A choice between the devil and the deep blue sea.

[ceo684]

Originally Posted by airseal

Since you both read it many time alde,don't u feel some unsatisfactory in yourself?? We all are born in same soil but being treated in a very different way.What does bumiputra means??I think it mean that aborigin of the land.But if Parameswara is the datuk moyang for malay,he came from Indonesia wut.Juz a little earlier.So why must we treated in a different way?So many straight A's scorer(non-bumi) in my school which is dong form 6.Will it become a waste to the country if they don't appreciate those who will contibuted so much to the country???

nearly 50 years of independence.. and the MAJORITY still needs govt protection 8O and quota systems ... the ones that shud be "protected" shud be the non-bumis (minority). Imagine, in the aussies they dont protect the abo's ...they protect the majority