tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post116955335839296124..comments2023-10-15T21:42:27.426+08:00Comments on Philosophy Politics Economics: Malaysia Gets Marginalised (III)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-10247850199077200742007-03-28T13:22:00.000+08:002007-03-28T13:22:00.000+08:00Tony, your blog is very informative and unique. I ...Tony, your blog is very informative and unique. I have stopped reading newspapers (Star, NST, The Sun) since my University time. After reading your blog, I planned to save my RM 5/week on The Edge. The Edge is full of advertisement, craps, and propaganda. But local newspapers are worse.<BR/>I'm a civil engineer. So, i don't have much economics knowledge .But i do realized that, the Government has been creating an illusive economic condition for Malaysian. With the help from the media, propaganda can easily sipped into Malaysians' mind.<BR/>But luckily, we have Internet today. I like to read your blog because it gives me a different Point of View, which local newspaper can't provide.<BR/>One of my friends in the Imigresen told me that in 2006, the number of non-bumi migrating to other countries has increased significantly. Meanwhile, another friend who works for a local newspaper company told me, news can be altered or edited with one phone call from the Datuk! Another secret is, public listed companies can pay the local newspaper to promote their companies, which will boost share price.<BR/>I don't really remember about NEP.So, i refer back to my STPM subject (Pengajian Am). NEP is necessary because it protects the Bumiputera from competition in reaping a piece of economic cake.That's a good move in avoiding riots/Peristiwa Mei 1969 from repeating.The Bumiputera is the majority race in M'sia.They can easily eliminate non-bumi barehanded or with parang.Non-bumi should study hard and work hard for them.Non bumi cannot get richer than bumi.If this happen,(this will not going to happen)non-bumi should migrate.<BR/>Actually,i'm wondering whether man is getting more civilized.But after the war in Iraq,i believe in the possibiity of history repeating itself.<BR/>I have seen a lot of 'things' in construction industry...to be continuedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-1169598788440076082007-01-24T08:33:00.000+08:002007-01-24T08:33:00.000+08:00So the suggestion here is to announce a time for t...So the suggestion here is to announce a time for the end of the NEP and remove bumiputra listing requirement?<BR/><BR/>Its sheer political suicide and may not even work. UMNO would nevet let it happen anytime soon and some even ever.<BR/><BR/>Intellectually the thinking really is that while that even if NEP is removed, the educational and skill level of bumiputera of majority if not with the exception of a small group, are not enough to prevent them from marginalization again without the NEP. At least its a risk that is not acceptable to take.<BR/><BR/>This PM has chosen instead to reduce the subsidy given as a first step to remove the crutch while doubling effort on skills and education. While it clear that the smaller subsidy removal is pathetic, the danger really is his idea that doubling of effort on skills and education without substantial policy change will do that much.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who has been to the best scholls in the world know that while the best education invaluable, its really still a platform to success and that without the right experience, success is far from swift or sure. Also, those who have competed in the real world know how easy a mediocre education handicap them in the real world. <BR/><BR/>And that is the why the second half of the plan is going to be at the very least dissapointing - the doubling of bet on education without the most crucial of policy change will not work. The only way the plan will work is to first remove the NEP as it pertain to the education system itself begining with the administration particularly the ministry itself, then the teaching and lastly at the student level. Instead the new Blueprint admit nothing wrong with the ministry, does marginal change at the teaching level and certaintly not much at the student level sticking to its core protective policy of internal improvement and pouring much resources to internal elitism. It is still the same ideas and policy in reality but just doubling of the effort, given more time with a few more mechanism that is all..<BR/><BR/>Here is what is even more disturbing about the strategy of the current administration - that at the end of it, it does not resolve the debate whether to end the NEP and make the radical changes critics says is necessary. With a neither here or there strategy, it provides excuses for defenders and not enough ammnunition for critics - hence not ending a national debate critical to all of us.<BR/><BR/>UMNO can point to the limited removal of subsidy and says its a failure. It can point to the doubling of effort on education and point to some gains which could just be a normal course of time and overwhelming resource allocation. Its not measured comparatively.<BR/><BR/>This is why this administration mediocrity is dangerous, it not that we are not catching up with others now, its that, in the end, it will not lead to a final resolve of what to do. <BR/><BR/>No the danger is not that we are not attracting FDI today but rather we have no plan that will bring it back in the near future even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com