Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today expressed his disappointment that Bumiputeras had yet to achieve 30 percent equity in the local economy due to their weak business management. He said it had been the government’s objective and “obsession”…
Monthly Archives: June 2007
NEP spawned corruption, cronyism, ethnic discrimination, widened intra-ethnic disparities
In Malaysia, the NEP itself has given rise to a new ethnic-Malay middle class, but critics point out that it has also spawned a culture of corruption, cronyism and ethnic discrimination. Intra-ethnic and regional disparities have also widened. With the…
Nazri, a POOR role model for our students
Nazri teaches : 1. Instead of formulating arguments, which is a total waste of time, debaters should simply scream at their opponents at the top of their lungs, the louder the better. 2. According to the minister in a rousing…
Najib expounds "Glokal"
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak reminded Malays to hold firmly to the “glokal” concept, telling them that while they excelled on the world stage they should not forget their place of origin.He said Malays who sought and…
Jamaluddin Jarjis says he has apologized to Sheena Moorthy although Sheena says she has not received any apology
M. Kulasegaran (DAP – Ipoh Barat) started the ball rolling when he claimed that Dr Jamaluddin had yet to personally apologise to student Sheena Moorthy, who was supposedly the target of insulting remarks made by the minister during a trip…
Umno rushes to protest Thierry Rommel’s remarks on NEP
Syed Hamid, Hishammuddin: Malaysia will send an official protest note to the European Union over the remarks made by its ambassador Thierry Rommel, which Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has described as an interference in the country’s internal…
Thierry Rommels says Malaysia’s affirmative policies are about protectionism and discrimination
Thierry Rommel had on Thursday criticised Malaysia’s affirmative action racial quota policy favouring Malays and indigenous groups known as bumiputras, saying it was detrimental to the country and could hinder a free-trade agreement. He told AFP on Sunday that he…
EU says Malaysia’s ethnic policies a barrier to trade
A European Union envoy Thursday said Malaysia’s racial quota policy favouring the majority ethnic Malays is detrimental to the country and could hinder a free-trade agreement. EU ambassador to Malaysia, Thierry Rommel said Malaysia’s attractiveness to foreign investors has weakened…
Inefficient Puspakom hikes fees
Commercial vehicle owners are not happy with Puspakom‘s fee hike saying its service had been poor and inefficient. »Sometimes, we have to wait a whole day to get our vehicles inspected« ER SUI SEE Pan Malaysian Lorry Owners Association president…
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EU’s envoy blasts Malaysia’s privileges to majority Malays
Europe’s top envoy to Malaysia Thursday urged the government to roll back its affirmative action policy for majority Malays, saying it is discriminatory and amounts to protectionism against foreign companies. In unusually frank comments that ignored diplomatic niceties, Thierry Rommel…
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