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Friday, February 24, 2023

The farce and tragedy of the word 'bumiputera' By Mariam Mokhtar


Malaysiakini : COMMENT | There are some truths that many Malays will find unpalatable.

For instance, some Malay politicians unashamedly use the bumiputera agenda to pretend that they are helping ordinary, less-privileged Malays when in reality, they are only helping themselves.

On the surface, the Jana Wibawa saga looks like just another corruption case Actually it masks the REAL STOR., which is about MALAY DECEPTION. Melayu yang ada kabel ke atas TIPU & CURI dari Melayu yang miskin. That is the tragedy and the greed of Malays who make it to the top.

Evidence from affirmative action schemes like the Jana Wibawa project and previous corruption scandals have shown the ease with which well-connected, rich Malays had further enriched themselves with government contracts, political donations, and financial inducements.

What happened to procedural checks and balances? Were these temporarily disabled? Were people in positions of responsibility ordered to look away?

Read it all here.....

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