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  • Failed Policies of UMNO Are to Blame For Certain Lazy Malays

    Failed Policies of UMNO Are to Blame For Certain Lazy Malays

    IT is wrong to single out one type of people as lazy and it does nothing to improve the situation, says Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) chief executive officer Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

    He was commenting on a speech by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who said that shamelessness and laziness are holding back Malays.

    “Being lazy is an attitude of some people. It happens everywhere and not only among Malays,” says Saifuddin.

    Instead, Saifuddin suggests that what is needed is to improve the attitude of all Malaysians, not just limiting such efforts to any one ethnic group, as well as positive encouragement.

    “We should celebrate successful people and motivate others to emulate them.

    “Continuously nagging people will not make any difference,” says the former Deputy Education Minister.

    PKR deputy information chief Sim Tze Tzin accuses Dr Mahathir of simply trying to cause provocation. He says failed policies have caused Malays to seem as though they are lazy.

    “Dr Mahathir is just trying to provoke Malay insecurity by comparing them with other people.

    “The Malays that I know, who work in Bayan Baru and Bayan Lepas factories, are among the best in the world.

    “They are hard-working and disciplined and they come from all over the country,” says Sim, who is also the MP for Bayan Baru.

    He says this showed that Malays are not lazy and could stand toe-to-toe or shoulder-to-shoulder with any people in the world.

    However, he says failed policies, including practices initiated by Dr Mahathir himself, are to blame in cases where certain Malays could be seen as lazy.

    “His policies are what has made certain Malays very lazy, such as cronies who get projects and immediately pass them out to contractors.

    “This is the policy laid out by Dr Mahathir that made some elite Malays very lazy,” says Sim.

    But, he adds, that it is not only the elites that have lost out in some way due to failed policies but also the poor.

    “Failed policies of Umno are destroying their economic prospects. Cheap labour from Indonesia or Myanmar are suppressing the low wages of Malaysians, of low-income families, the majority of whom are Malays.

    “At the end of the day, because of cheap labour, they give up.

    “Not because they are lazy, but because of the cheap wages, they cannot sustain themselves,” says Sim, adding that low pay provides a “disincentive” to work.

    “Don’t blame the Malays, blame the policies,” says Sim in conclusion.

    Source: http://www.therakyatpost.com/allsides/2014/09/15/malays-lazy-blame-failed-policies-malays/#ixzz3DRO8UjBB

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  • Chinese and Myanmar Workers Are More Honest Than Malays

    Chinese and Myanmar Workers Are More Honest Than Malays

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Ethnic Chinese and even the migrant Myanmar workers are more honest compared to the native Malays where money is concerned, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today as he continued his decades-old belief of inherent racial weaknesses to explain the economic failures of Malaysia’s largest community. 

    The former prime minister also claimed that many Malays do not pay back their debts, and therefore many companies prefer to award contracts to the Chinese, whom he insisted were more trustworthy.

    “Now I have a bakery. I want to say honestly, I am ashamed because among the Malay, Chinese or Burmese or any other workers, the Malay ones sometimes when they see money they forget themselves, they become dishonest,” Dr Mahathir told Umno-controlled Malay paper, Mingguan Malaysia in an exclusive interview published today.

    Dr Mahathir is the chairman of The Loaf, a chain of Japanese-inspired bakery which first opened in Langkawi in 2006.

    “Whenever the [Malay workers] see money, if they can swipe the money, they will. I have fired a lot of Malays because of this attitude. But the Chinese are not like that,” the veteran Umno politician said.

    According to Dr Mahathir, some of his Malay managers have even tried to collude with his workers to cheat the outlets of money.

    He also claimed that there are also cases where the managers did not deposit the outlets’ money in the bank, or have swindled the money by not recording the proper amount of sales.

    “When we’re trustworthy, when we want to lend money, people will give because they know we will pay it. How many Malays when they borrow money, they don’t pay back?” asked Dr Mahathir.

    He singled out as an example, those who received scholarships but refused to pay them back despite having the money to do so.

    “We have to be trustworthy so people will give contracts to us. When we want to give contracts, we give to the Chinese instead because we know they will do their work properly. This is our weakness, not trustworthy,” added Dr Mahathir.

    Dr Mahathir was widely panned last week after he described Malays as being lazy and dishonest in a speech last Thursday.

    The 89-year-old said Malaysia’s largest race group lacks good values, ethics and were not hardworking enough, which he said has caused them to trail behind the other races economically.

    In response to criticisms, Dr Mahathir said he was only calling a spade a spade: “I have never wanted to fool myself. If they’re lazy, I call them lazy. If people don’t like it, then be it. When I was Umno president, I used to nag all the time.”

    Dr Mahathir is a staunch defender of race-based affirmative action policies as prescribed by the New Economic Policy, an economic model mooted in 1971 to close the socio-economic gap between the largely-urban Chinese and the rural Malays as well as other indigenous Bumiputera.

    However, the former prime minister has admitted in the past that the programme has made the Malays more complacent while noting that the system had been abused to enrich only a few elites who were close to the ruling party.

    But the man who ran the country from 1983 to 2003 has continued to defend the policy, saying it was still needed to help the Malays compete and bridge the income disparity among the races.

    Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/chinese-myanmar-workers-more-trustworthy-than-malays-dr-m-says#sthash.iUoCqnzx.dpuf

  • Dr Mahathir: Malays Are Lazy and Dishonest Bunch

    Dr Mahathir: Malays Are Lazy and Dishonest Bunch

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    “I spent 22 years trying to change the Malays, trying to alter the perception that they were lazy, I failed,” Malaysia’s longest serving prime minister said today.

    His comments came after the Education Ministry revealed that two examination papers for a national primary school test had been leaked, forcing nearly 500,000 pupils to resit the papers on September 30.

    “In the past, when a Malay was sentenced to jail, the offender would hang his head in shame as it was not something to be proud of.

    “But today, when a Malay is sentenced to jail, the offender will walk with his head proudly in the air, smiling as if he has achieved something.”

    The former prime minister was speaking at the launch of the book “Wahai Melayu” by author Anas Zubedy in Petaling Jaya today.

    He cited Mat Rempit or members of Malay motorcycle gangs as an example of Malays who did not feel ashamed about not working hard.

    If anyone asks me today, I would have to say Malays are lazy. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

    “When they fail, they say we will go and become Mat Rempit. Look at the gender breakdown in our public universities.

    “Women make up 70% of the students while men are a mere 30%. What has happened? Is Malaysia lacking in males?

    “No, the Malay men appear to feel proud to be Mat Rempit. They do not feel ashamed when they fail in their examinations.”

    Dr Mahathir said he spent 22 years as prime minister trying to change the mindset of the Malays and turn them around.

    “I always tell non-Malays not to think that the Malays are lazy. If anyone asks me today, I would have to say Malays are lazy,” Dr Mahathir said.

    Another failing among the Malays, he said, was the lack of honesty and integrity, and their failure to handle money properly.

    He spoke of his experience running a bakery after his retirement from politics.

    “I am operating a bakery and have given many opportunities to Malays to hold management positions.

    “Unfortunately, time and time again, honesty and integrity appear to be lacking as there have been staff who keep stealing.

    “They do not seem to understand that it is wrong to take what is not theirs, they do not think of the big picture or the long term.”

    He said he had hoped to change the Malay mindset by introducing the Look East Policy in 1982 because he had high regard for the attitude and determination of the Japanese, to whom failure was “unacceptable”.

    “Despite the massive setbacks they had suffered, the Japanese refused to yield. They were determined to rebuild their country (after World War II).

    “Look at how Japan has risen from the ashes. Their economy is among the top five in the world. This was accomplished with blood and sweat.

    “To redeem their honour, the Japanese united and strived to make their country’s economy strong until it was among the top five in the world.

    “The Japanese feel ashamed if they fail to accomplish what they have set out to do. They take everything seriously.”

    “In the old days, Japanese commit hara-kiri or seppuku (suicide) if they have failed. This is because failure is unacceptable.”

    Dr Mahathir also reminded Malays to repay their debts so that they would not be looked upon poorly.

    “Unpaid debts not only affects us as individuals, but as a race as well. We do not want other people to look at us and assume we are bad paymasters.

    “As Malaysia heads towards 2020, the Malays must work hard to ensure that they are not the poor people of Malaysia,” Dr Mahathir said.

    “If we fail, we should not blame anyone but ourselves. We have failed because we did not do what was right.” – September 11, 2014.

    Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malays-have-lost-sense-of-shame-says-dr-m

  • Anak Melayu Jadi Juruterbang Jet Pejuang RSAF

    Anak Melayu Jadi Juruterbang Jet Pejuang RSAF

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    MENCETUS inspirasi bagi belia lain agar terbang tinggi, Kapten Muhammad Azlan Abdul Latiff dan Kapten Muhammad Iskandar Dzulfadhli Abdul Rahman turun padang semalam bagi mengotakan misi mendekati masyarakat.

    Kededua juruterbang muda ini adalah antara pegawai Angkatan Udara Republik Singapura (RSAF) yang ‘dikerahkan’ ke pameran kejiranan RSAF45@Heartlands di lelapang Simei (berhampiran stesen MRT).

    Kapten Muhammad Azlan, 30 tahun, yang sudah berkhidmat selama lapan tahun di RSAF mengemudi helikopter Super Puma. Kapten Muhammad Iskandar Dzulfadhli, 26 tahun, yang bertugas selama tujuh tahun pula adalah juruterbang jet pejuang F-15SG.

    Mereka turut memberi taklimat dan bersembang bersama Menteri Negara (Pembangunan Negara merangkap Pertahanan), Dr Mohd Maliki Osman.

    Turut hadir adalah Anggota Parlimen (AP) GRC East Coast, Cik Jessica Tan dan AP GRC Marine Parade, Encik Seah Kian Peng.

    Pameran itu menutup tirai siri rondaan RSAF ke kawasan kejiranan bagi meraikan ulang tahunnya yang ke-45.

    Lewat Julai lalu, pameran tersebut dilancarkan Menteri Pertahanan, Dr Ng Eng Hen, di Hab Lembaga Perumahan dan Pembangunan (HDB) Toa Payoh.

    Tiga pameran yang menyusul diadakan di kawasan kejiranan Jurong East, Sengkang dan Yishun sepanjang bulan lalu.

    Menerusi pameran interaktif itu pengunjung boleh menaiki dan bergambar di dalam Kenderaan Udara Tanpa Pemandu (UAV), selain mengetahui sejarah dan warisan RSAF sepanjang lebih empat dekad itu.

    Keupayaan dan kesediaan operasi RSAF dalam menghulurkan bantuan kemanusiaan ke luar negara di saat-saat bencana melanda turut dipaparkan.

    Dalam pertemuan singkat itu, Dr Mohd Maliki melahirkan rasa bangga seraya memberitahu Kapten Muhammad Azlan dan Kapten Muhammad Iskandar Dzulfadhli: “Saya gembira dengan pencapaian anda berdua.

    Masyarakat Melayu boleh meraih inspirasi daripada kejayaan dan perjalanan anda.” Pasangan suami isteri, Encik Bakshor Ahaddin, 40 tahun, seorang polis auksilari dan Cik Nurhayati Charwabee, 37 tahun, pegawai khidmat pelanggan turut teruja bergambar dengan Dr Mohd Maliki dan dua juruterbang Melayu itu.

    “Sebagai anak Melayu, saya tumpang bangga. Sebelum ini, kami cuma tahu seorang juruterbang Melayu, Encik Zakir Abdul Hamid. Nampaknya semakin bertambah juruterbang Melayu yang boleh dijadikan teladan,” kata Encik Bakshor.

    Cik Nurhayati pula senang meninjau di balik tabir operasi RSAF yang tidak diketahui sebelum ini. “Kami boleh cuba simulator penerbangan dan bergambar dengan pelbagai kenderaan udara.

    Tidak perlu lagi menanti rumah terbuka RSAF kerana ia datang dekat ke kawasan kejiranan,” ujar penduduk Tampines itu.

    Sumber: http://beritaharian.sg/setempat/juruterbang-jet-pejuang-rsaf-mendarat-di-simei#sthash.Jozvr6Pt.dpuf

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  • Melayu Harus Yakin Berjaya

    Melayu Harus Yakin Berjaya

    Lama saya berfikir apabila ingin menulis tajuk ini. Pelbagai pertimbangan bermain di fikiran. Pertama, khuatir tulisan ini akan disalahtafsir dan kedua, saya sendiri berkali-kali bertanya pada diri sendiri sama ada tulisan ini akan berlawanan dengan apa yang saya percaya iaitu perpaduan kaum dan pembangunan kepada semua tanpa mengira bangsa adalah asas kepada kestabilan negara.

    Walau bagaimanapun, jikalau kita bercakap tentang pembinaan negara, mahu tidak mahu keadaan pembangunan mengikut kaum Melayu, Cina, India dan lain-lain harus diteliti dengan baik. Sama ada semakin selesa hidupnya atau semakin pintar pemikirannya adalah turut menjadi penentu kepada pembangunan dan kemajuan negara.

    Oleh yang demikian, saya berasa terpanggil untuk berkongsi sedikit pengalaman saya sepanjang saya mengadakan latihan industri atau internship yang berbaki hanya 3 minggu lagi di Brisbane, Australia. Saya berpeluang bertemu dengan rakan-rakan profesional Melayu yang bekerja di syarikat-syarikat gergasi multinasional antarabangsa dan berpeluang mengelilingi dunia atas urusan kerja dan berurusan dengan pelbagai warganegara. Dalam erti kata lain, ini contoh anak Melayu yang bergaji besar dan berjaya dalam pekerjaan masing-masing.

    Saya cuba untuk letakkan dalam perspektif tajuk penulisan saya dengan pengalaman saya di Brisbane kerana setakat pemerhatian saya, wujudnya keadaan di mana anak-anak Melayu tidak diberikan dorongan yang cukup dan gambaran sebenar mengenai kelebihan yang ada pada diri masing-masing.

    Contohnya, saya perhatikan di universiti-universiti ada rakan-rakan Melayu saya yang pintar pada pemikirannya tetapi tidak mahu berhujah dan berbincang kerana penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris yang lemah dan dikatakan mungkin kaum Cina dan India lebih mahir dalam bahasa itu. Saya berpendapat kerangka pemikiran ini harus diubah dan anak Melayu perlu senantiasa diingatkan bahawa kelebihan yang ada pada diri mereka perlu dimanfaatkan dan harus sentiasa rajin dan bekerja keras.

    Segala kelebihan dan hak-hak keistimewaan orang Melayu seperti yang terkandung dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan perlu dipertahankan kerana itu adalah asas kepada pembinaan negara ini. Namun begitu, usaha tidak boleh terhenti setakat itu sahaja.

    Kita harus sentiasa yakinkan anak-anak Melayu yang ada di bandar dan di desa bahawa peluang itu sentiasa ada dan anak Melayu boleh mengelilingi dunia dan berjaya kerana sudah ada yang melakukannya.

    Akhir sekali, apa yang saya cuba sampaikan dalam penulisan ini mudah iaitu untuk pastikan perpaduan kaum terus diperkukuh, kita perlu terlebih dahulu membuang segala ketakutan dan perasaan tidak yakin kerana jurang antara kaum dalam pelbagai sudut boleh menjadi penghalang kepada perpaduan kebangsaan. Hanya dengan keyakinan dalam diri untuk berjaya akan menjadikan kita tidak lagi hidup dalam perasaan ketakutan dan syak wasangka antara satu sama lain.

    Ditulis oleh: Affendy Hasni

    Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/opinion/affendy-hasni/article/melayu-yang-yakin-dan-bejaya#sthash.ZC806A3n.dpuf

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