The arrogance of power is shown by TDM telling Malays that NEP has achieved its objectives, but he still wanted NEP continued though it has gone on 19 years beyond the termination date, of a original twenty-year programme.

Just before TDM stepped down in 2003 he said that he failed to change Malays’ mindset not to rely on crutches, and now he criticises Malays for ditching the crutches calling for an end to NEP. If TDM meant what he said before he stepped down, he should encourage those Malays who think that enough is enough. Obviously he pretended to honour the promise made by Tun Razak and blamed the Malays for being crutch-dependent. Certainly, being not classified as Malay before 1957 constitution was in force, he was not able to feel the desire of the late Tun Ismail regarding preserving the pride of the Malays. Malays wanted their efforts recognised for the achievement they attained. That is not possible if NEP or even Article 153 remains. Zaid Ibrahim was blamed for being ungrateful to NEP when he was honest with his thought.

The Malays are as smart as any other races in the world. Under real meritocracy for university admission, like the pre-NEP days, the successful Malays such as Zaid Ibrahim have no problems getting into universities. The poorer students are safe-candidates for study-loans which the government has no problem in setting up a revolving fund to finance them. The perverted meritocracy implemented through NEP only ushered into institutions for tertiary education those not suitable for entry in the first place, and having got into the institutions beyond their mental capacity, they ended up as unemployable graduates, through obviously scaled-down passing marks. In the process the institutions that conferred degrees to the substandard-graduates have soiled their reputation. The degrees awarded as an indicator fail to guarantee that the holders have attained the required standards. This causes other graduates, Malays included, to have their scrolls become a doubtful paper. Consequently, Malays graduates passing out from local universities are not readily accepted based on the papers they possess. Should the majority among the Malays suffer the crisis of confidence so that the minority of those who had not the aptitude for tertiary education occupied the places when those who are able to make use of them are denied opportunities for themselves, and for the nation to upgrade their human resources?

A Chinese who was adopted by Malay and accepted as Malay enjoyed the special favour which included government sponsored education abroad wrote to chedet.com saying that his four children who have completed tertiary education have remained abroad because Malaysia has become a low income equivalent of Myanmar. Other Malays, true or NEW have the same story to tell, no doubt. NEP is the main reasons why we have become a low income country. The emigration of two million Malaysians over the last four decades deprives the country of the critical mass of human resources that could make this a high income country. That resources have been squandered because the cabinets members and their families wanted to ensure continued hold to power but were lazy to work on the policies which would return them to power without having to resort to division of the population by race, and ruled through favouritism. Since that divide-and-rule formula seems to be infallible for those in power continue to remain in office while the nation slipping to the level of Myanmar or Zimbabwe, they have cultivated a sense of arrogance. Malaysia has to be recognised as the most capable government in the commonwealth which have turned neutral government agencies into UMNO branches. Party members and supporters of UMNO are the backbone of the government agencies. Government leaders are above the law, even though the royalties have to answer for their private actions in special court. We cannot blame them for being arrogance, they have made it.

///Malaysians are mostly a bunch of UNGRATEFUL people, because the government had given too much easy life to the citizens.

Try STOP giving scholarships, MARA loans, 5% discounts to Bumiputras, special allocations and whatever aid to Bumiputras enterpreneurs….and see what happens in the next generation. Then the current Malay rebellious ungrateful bunch will truly know what HARD WORK truly means…to support and finance every kid they have, towards tertiary education etc. Serve them right.

Now, can someone look me into the eye, and say thay they are now rich because of their own doing?

It’s DEB and the government’s help(with the Grace of God), stupid!

Sorry Tun, forgive me for the outburst, but Malaysians mudah lupa,and tak bersyukur.

NK @ BANGI///–From chedet.co.cc

That was written by a doctor trained overseas, in her own words.
That is the result of NEP administered without a clear warning that it was time-bound, 20 years, meant to bring Malays to be competitive with other races. It was not offered as though Malays were selected by God because God makes them weak.

Obviously the writer like many others have been brainwashed by TDM. They have even lost the self respect, and are quite happy to stay as parasites.

One hopes that Malays returning from overseas training would learn about social development in other countries, and appreciate the virtue of equality. But the writer of the above passages shows that public funds have been wasted.

If Limkamput reads this, I would welcome his comment on the content but to repeat his earlier suggestion.