Showing posts with label inequality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inequality. Show all posts

Saturday, August 16, 2008

The Untouchable

Refer to Chua Soi Lek blog of the acute reaction of the bumi & muslim of the following:-

1) UMNO and PAS muzakarah for Malay and Muslim unity.

2) The intrusion in Bar Council’s forum on non-Muslim and problems associated with conversion by one of the spouses are real problem that we have to solve.

3) Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s suggestion to open up 10% to non-bumi in UiTM causes uproar among bumi students.

What we have in this country is that the Malay and Muslim are already widely “accepted” or “spoiled” as "untouchable" and, they are considered as the supreme group that no body should dare to change/query that. The other races and religious groups had already accepted the “norm” however, if there were any problems such as those that you've just mentioned; where on earth should these groups turning to for justice and settlement?

The problem is that there seems to have no adequate or appropriate measures or mechanism to tackle these issues which have been happening frequently. By not talking about the issues, we have simply sweep it under the carpet and in time to come, another similar issue crops up and we are in crisis again.

On top of that, some political groups or politicians find the easy way to popularise themselves through crisis like those mentioned for a quick "gain" without concerning the negative effects of their wrong doing, for example, they may not care about the "side-effects" of these bumi or Muslim groups who think they are above the law, and international laws.

Worst, all these “crisis” were mostly deliberately “created” by these people in power. The situation is very much resemblance to parents stirring up untoward quarrels and fighting amongst the children.

It's no doubt that ethno-centric would still be the centre of politic in Malaysia as long as peoples are categorically divided by these so-called privileges and "classes". Nevertheless, in order to play down the issue and put an end to it, the abolishing of all the discriminative policy will be the mandatory one. It can be done if the leaders are sincere and has the determination to face it.

A wise statesman would never ever divide its peoples just like family parents would not treat each of their children differently. The current "privileges" enjoying by these groups must be abolished in stages now if the country really wants to move forward to be competitive and relevant in the world. The current benefiting groups must be persuaded and convinced to accept this reality and be brave enough to accept the challenges ahead. The transformation will be a "revolution" worth the risk for the present and future generation alike.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Culprit Behind Demonstration on UiTM to open 10% to non-bumi

The recent demonstration by students of UiTM is a shame.
It shows their ignorent and inner fear of being left out by their act of no confidence in themselves. The government authority & their leaders have been telling them they are not ready to open up the so-called monopoly in UiTM that it was built just for them exclusively years ago, with public money. After 50 years of independence (Semenanjung only), the non-bumis questioning why the surplus in the institution could not be used to accept any non-bumi students who has problems to get a place of higher learning in the country. The call by Tan Sri Khalid of the PKR is considered very generous and understanding of him to appeal for the waive of restriction by initially offering 10% enrolment only and it aroused huge negative response from the bumi group led by the student of UiTM. The students were actually used by certain group to protest on behalf of some politicians. I thought the University Act forbidding these kids from carry out demonstration or politic...Worst, they had a police permit to legally doing it!
Even the Higher Education Minister and Deputy Principal of UiTM joined in to stir up the matter.
Double standards plus abuse of power and floundering of the laws, what's the relevant authorities going to do on these future leaders who are definitely don't like non-Bumi Malaysian? Can these non-Bumi Malaysian seeking some sorts of justice by referring it to the United Nation? If American or the Wests are so concerned about human rights in China especially on the Tibetan; how come they turn a blind eye on these non-bumi groups in Malaysia? Again, is it also that they are double standard?