Bangsa Malaysia

The Prime Minister’s Office on its website makes a mention of Bangsa Malaysia in outlining the definition of Malaysia as a fully developed country by the year 2020. These are the characteristics aimed for, according to the statement at www.pmo.gov.my:

“A united nation, with a confident Malaysian society, infused by strong moral and ethical values, living in a society that is democratic, liberal and tolerant, caring, economically just and equitable, progressive and prosperous, and in full possession of an economy that is competitive, dynamic, robust and resilient.”

It added there could be no fully developed “Malaysia” until the country overcame nine strategic challenges that have long confronted the nation.

“The first of these is the challenges of establishing a united Malaysian nation with a sense of common and shared destiny.

“This must be a nation at peace with itself, territorially and ethnically integrated, living in harmony and full and fair partnership, made up of one Bangsa Malaysia with political loyalty and dedication to the nation.”
Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was behind the Bangsa Malaysia policy, which emphasises a Malaysian instead of Malay identity for the country.

Source: New Straits Times

Bangsa Malaysia means don’t evaluate someone by race but …

The Bangsa Malaysia concept is the state of an individual’s mind and does not infringe on Malay special rights and privileges, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. 

The Deputy Prime Minister said Bangsa Malaysia was a concept and had nothing to do with the Constitution or national policies, but was related to an individual’s state of mind.  

“Bangsa Malaysia means we do not evaluate someone by his skin colour, race or religion,” Najib said when closing the Johor Umno Convention at Persada Johor here yesterday.

Source: The Star

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Mohd Said Yusof asks opposition to close one eye on bumiputra equity calculation

A BACKBENCHER has told the opposition to stop harping on the methodology used by the Government to calculate bumiputra equity ownership. 

Datuk Mohd Said Yusof (BN – Jasin) said the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department did not mislead anyone with its calculations. 

Mohd Said said the opposition should look at the overall picture and not continue to question methodology used to calculate bumiputra equity ownership and distribution just to hit out at the Government.

Source: The Star

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