According to Najib, the government is willing to help Malays advance in other countries where they are a minority.
He said this when opening the the Malay World Muslim World (DMDI) forum’s ninth convention on 23 December, reports Malaysiakini.
The deputy premier said ethnic Malays in the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Cambodia, South Africa and southern Thailand could be assisted.
What would have been the reaction if the deputy premier of India and the vice premier of China had offered to help the ethnic Indians and ethnic Chinese respectively in the various countries of South-East Asia? Wouldn’t the governments of this region have asked them to butt out, citing foreign interference in domestic affairs?
Najib’s statement is outrageous given that the plight of the poor at home: the struggling lower-income group of all ethnic groups, including the Malays, the non-Muslim bumiputera and Indians in this country. Then there are the Orang Asli poor… And what about the plight of one the most marginalised groups in the country, the Penan, about a thouand of whom will now have to make way for the Murum Dam in Sarawak? Let’s also not forget refugees, stateless people, and exploited migrant workers on our shores. How about lending them a helping hand?
Najib would be better off focusing on the small matter of a recession that is about to shake the country like never before. Thousands are expected to lose their jobs.
He should also be defending the right of all Malaysians to move freely in the country; he seems to have had little to say about PKR MP Gobalakrishnan, a Malaysian citizen, being denied entry into Sarawak.
The deputy premier’s comments on lending a helping hand abroad should be juxtaposed against MP Dr Jeyakumar’s observations about poverty in our backyard:
38 per cent of Malaysian families have a monthly household income of less than RM2,000. I believe that RM2,000 should be used as the poverty line and not the current unrealistic standard of RM720 per month for a family with three children. Only 5 per cent of Malaysian families have a monthly household income of less than RM720.
The second significant point is that the prevalence of poverty among non-Malay bumiputera groups is much higher than that of the Malay community – 25.8 per cent of Kadazan families and 35.8 per cent of Orang Asli families receive household incomes of less than RM1,000 compared to 9.9 per cent of Malay families. Numerically, however, Malays still make up a huge majority of the poor in Malaysia because of their population size.
Charity must begin at home. No?
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he was talking about helping those who ‘looks’ like Malays aka citizens of other countries (eg. southern thai and philipines).
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an excuse to transfer a billion or two out of the country?
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Najib the intending Jaguh Kampung going international, perpetuation of arrogance of the Supremacy of Malay, ill fitted to be the next Prime Minister as he is implicated in (alleged) Corruptions and in the case of … Altantuya, the Mongolian Model, but still UMNO is blind or deaf to still have supported him.
UMNO, BN and Malaysia deserve a grossly better, clean & untainted leader to lead them?
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Waah! Now Malays so rich ah can help others. So why need NEP and special discounts for this and that? Help Malays overseas ha ha! Straight into their overseas bank accounts? Who will know? Oso relatives can go and stay overseas and get free money. Another scam?
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It really scares me to know that this guy is going to be the next PM of our beloved nation.
It also shows that this is the quality of leaders available in UMNO.
I’m looking at it as weather this is going to be good or bad for the rest of us.
I really hope that the forces are with us and help us GOD.
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Seem to me Pttan and Pop got that right, both of you are real smart indeed!!!!
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This is what we call establishing a new channel. Do you really think that they have the interests of Malays abroad when they care two hoots about the poor Malay in Malaysia.
Another scheme on another day. Same s*** only different circumstances.
Lets see how much lower they fall.
I have become so paranoid that I see a scheme in everything that the BN does; or am I?
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Ok now the future PM of Malaysia has made it clear that Malaysia will help the minority Malays in other countries. How about start with setting up a $5 billion trust fund for this purpose. We the minority Malays will be watching whether the DPM walk the talk. Don’t just talk and no action, we are not Malaysia Malays and will not accept false promises.
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Don’t believe to a word our future PM of Malaysia had said. He is just trying to impress the world and specifically the rural people of the country. Come on lah, charity starts at home. If, you walk the streets of our wet market see how many beggars can you rope in and please help them. Don’t use our tax payers money to help others when you can’t even solve our local povery issue.
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It is quite fortunate umnoputra do not take away whatever you have in Malaysia, you expect help for the poor from him????
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Do what you can for your OWN country and NOT do what you can for the OTHER countries, …
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