So what is your agenda

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Malaysian | Permalink 0
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Have received some enquiries about this site. Okay, just for clarification sake and no further questions on this issue to answer, this site is not affiliated to and have no relationship to any other political parties or NGOs or governmental agencies. This is a simple blog and the main subject matter is about malaysians and it will cover divest interests about lifestyle, food, entertainment, health, etc… like any other blogs and of course some mainstream political issues (which are already widely covered and published by some well-known online portal sites). So while the 1Malaysia slogan is being used in the WELCOME page, it does not mean this site has hidden government agenda to support the ruling party. The objective of 1Malaysia is to unite malaysians of all races and promote peace and harmony in the country. How it is being carried out and whether it is being misused for any other benefits for certain people remain much to be seen.

The domain name MALAYSIANMALAYSIA.COM was acquired last month and surprising it was available for purchase. As mentioned in the WELCOME page, Malaysian Malaysian is already an old name phase used in the 60s to promote Malaysia for all Malaysians (refer Wikipedia) and so the first three blogs were extracted from wikipedia for the sake of reminding ourselves we are united malaysians. Anyone interested to contribute and offer your views to blog about malaysians’ issues (any subject matters) and help promote MalaysianMalaysia is very much welcomed.

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Controversy

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Malaysian | Permalink 0

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In 1999, controversy was reignited when Lim Kit Siang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP, the former Malaysian branch of the PAP) called for a second campaign for a “Malaysian Malaysia”. Then acting UMNO Youth Chief Hishamuddin Hussein angrily responded with a warning not to “play with fire,” and accused Lim of politicising an issue that had been decided at independence with the social contract. Lim argued that the concept of a Malaysian Malaysia did not differ much from the government policy of establishing a Bangsa Malaysia (Malaysian race or Malaysian nation). Some noted that ironically, Hishamuddin’s grandfather, Dato’ Onn Ja’afar, the founder of UMNO, had left the party to form the Independence of Malaya Party based on the concept of eliminating special privileges for the Malays.

In 2006, at the Johor UMNO convention, Johor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Abdul Ghani Othman linked the “Malaysian Malaysia” campaign to those advocating the Bangsa Malaysia concept, insinuating that Bangsa Malaysia was a threat to the Bumiputra/Malay privileges granted under Article 153 of the Constitution.[2] However, others criticised Ghani, with Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak stating: “It (Bangsa Malaysia) does not question the special rights of the Malays, our quota or anything of that sort.”[3]

Politics

Against the racial policy

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Malaysian | Permalink 0

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

Malaysian Malaysia

The phrase “Malaysian Malaysia” is widely associated with Lee Kuan Yew, then leader of the People’s Action Party (PAP), the prime constituent in the Malaysian Solidarity Convention; who was foremost a critic against the racial policy.

In a speech, Lee scoffed at what he viewed as the discriminatory social contract in the constitution that allowed citizenship to non-Malays while providing for special programs and policies for Malays: “According to history, the Perak Man was believed to survive in Malaysia 10,000 years ago and more skeletons were found in Sarawak indicating the human living there since 3,000 – 4,000 years ago. Of the 39 percent Malays in Malaysia today, about one-third are comparatively new immigrants like the secretary-general of UMNO, Dato’ Syed Ja’afar Albar, who came to Malaya from Indonesia just before the war at the age of more than thirty. Therefore it is wrong and illogical for a particular racial group to think that they are more justified to be called Malaysians and that the others can become Malaysian only through their favour.” [1]

The campaign for a “Malaysian Malaysia” was not viewed highly by the government of Malaysia and the parties in the ruling coalition of the Alliance (later the Barisan Nasional). Those against the concept of a Malaysian Malaysia cited the fact that Malaya was progressively colonised by the British from mid-19th century to its height in 1926. During this period, a large number of immigrant laborers, including Chinese and Indian peoples, came to Malaysia and Singapore. They suggest that during the colonial era, the Malays were forced to accommodate other peoples. Those historic immigrants and their descendants allowed to remain after the nation achieved independence should understand their presence was a privilege, not a right. Such people said that the influx of immigrants had negatively affected the rights and resources of the Malays. The argument was made in spite of the existence of Malay-Chinese Peranakans since the late 18th century, as well as regular Chinese merchant presence in Malaya long before the arrival of the British.

Some politicians in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) thought Malaysian Malaysia threatened the Malays’ special position in Malaysia. They considered Lee to be a dangerous and seditious trouble-maker; one politician called him a traitor to the country. The more moderate Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, was perturbed by the campaign. He thought it would lead to trouble, as he believed that the Malays were not ready to compete without their special privileges. Eventually, Rahman decided the best option would be to oust Singapore from Malaysia; Lee was forced to agree, and Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965.

Interesting

What is Malaysian Malaysia

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Malaysian | Permalink 0

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Malaysian Malaysia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The phrase “Malaysian Malaysia” was originally used in the early 1960s as the rallying motto of the Malaysian Solidarity Council, a confederation of political parties formed to oppose Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia. This article specifically provides special quotas for the Malay and other indigenous peoples of Malaysia in admission to the public service, awarding of public scholarships, admission to public education institutions and the awarding of trade licences. It also authorises the government to create Malay monopolies in particular trades.

Critics have called such affirmative action for the Malays to be racial discrimination against other Malaysian citizens, with the goal of creating ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy). “Malaysian Malaysia” is not a mere tautology because it distinguishes between nationality and ethnic classification. The complaint was that Malaysia was not being “Malaysian” by discriminating against non-Malay Malaysians, and was rather being a “Malay Malaysia”.

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