I am going to graduate from the oversea university this year. All these years that I had been spent in oversea, I have been thinking of should I go back to apply all the knowledge that I have learnt in oversea and contribute back to my country.
But I was attracted by the opportunity and the pay that they can give me. The main thing in oversea we all have equal opportunity. As long as you are hardworking you will have the chance to succeed.
This is different in Malaysia. Hardworking does not promise any good future. However, I choose to go back because I miss my family back home but I know after a few years time, if I have the chance, I will leave Malaysia to work overseas.
I will try to bring my family along. I know is hard for my parents to adapt the new place but I think it would be a best place to retire.
Does the government even do a survey on how many skilled people or students, they had lost in all these years either through emigration or students study in overseas and reluctant to go back!
How the country can transform into an advance country to compete with Australia, Canada and UK if the education is not up to the international level. One thing I can be sure is that Malaysian students are not stupid, we are just as smart as they do.
Come on, graduates defaulting on study loans and not returning home is a universal problem, not unique to Malaysia. One's loyalty is to oneself and family first. Look at Australia - every graduate from its universities has an open invitation to be a permanent citizen.
It is better to ask why Malaysia is not attractive to some graduates. Graduates of foreign varsities have the chance to experience a different lifestyle, one that perhaps, make them feel that is where they should grow new roots.
It has nothing to do with turning "against the country". Most of these graduates have the full support of their family for emigrating. If we go along that line of though, does it mean expiates working in Malaysia are not serving their country of origin?
People who decide to emigrate are not traitors. Traitors are those people who perpetuate a system of corruption and cronyism that destroy the nation cohesion and integrity.
Migrating is a personal choice but people who choose to stay behind to fight the system is the visionary. I hope there will be more Malaysians who can appreciate the essence of bangsa Malaysia.
Let us vote in a government that will give a better life for all. For a start, we must give the opposition the chance to run two or three states so that they can prove their capability.
The bumis policy has bred a group of aborigines who are not competitive enough in the local open markets, that depend on scholarship for education, contract for business.
Indirectly, they are in a way victimised by corrupted cronies, who take the biggest pie under this policy. These have become the liability of nation. Barisan nuts - Get rid of it!
They always like to comfort rather than compete. But when they ready (force more like it) to compete, they will compete with the worst rather than the best.
Only who can save Malaysia? Well……….I think only God!
But of course non-malays, especially the non-malays born after 1957 will see things differently.
First of all, they did not choose to come to Malaysia, especially not with its present system of government. It is not their fault that the British, more than one hundred years ago, brought in so many Chinese and Indians, and made the Umno-malays feel insecure.
It is not their fault that many of the immigrants, with the permission of the British, toiled to be successful and that made the Umno-malays felt threatened by it. And since when did success become something you have to be punished for instead of celebrating?
It is not their fault that English is the dominant language of technology, science, diplomacy, commerce, and just about any branch of knowledge and has been entrenched in Malaysia since 1786.
They can't understand why the government is hell bent on destroying the system of government left behind by the British, a system that Singapore kept, enhanced and used to become one of the richest, most well planned, most advanced, competitive, cleanest and admired countries on earth, despite being just a rock the size of island.
They feel puzzled that the Umno-controlled government talks with a forked tongue - asking Malaysians to be united and at the same time - asking the non-malays to accept second class citizenships, and then Tun Razak own son Najib threatened to bathe a keris (dagger) with Chinese blood. To them, this is a contradiction.
Why were Chinese and Indians in the armed forces here Malaysia etc, in significant numbers before the 1970s? And there are a lot of lucrative deals in the army and police, and some are below the table and some like it that way.
"Why is that there are so few Chinese in the armed forces?"
Well, I think you know the answer why. Like so many government institutions, there was a form of ethnic cleansing in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, which saw the determined push of non-malays out in favor of increasing the number of malays both at the rank and at the leadership positions.
That is why you see a dramatic change in the complexion of the government if you compare, say the 60s and 90s. That is why non-malays avoid government institutions, not just the armed forces - it is the same with organizations like Bank Negara, EPF, etc.
Over the years, the Malaysia government institutions have evolved into very hostile environments for the non-malays.
Look at Singapore, the Chinese are in the army etc, so are the Indians and the malays. Yes there was an issue with the malay pilots. But there are significant Indians there in the civil service as an example since the Chinese are majority there.
Anyhow, onto the comments that touch on Singapore experience. Yes, making English the medium of instruction has served Singapore well. Just the other day, I was at a conference held by an MNC and employees came from all over Asia.
One of the most senior people in from the Singapore office was a malay and he was highly articulate, and obviously made it to such a high position based on his capabilities. And he is not the first Singaporean malay I met that held an important position in an MNC.
I always wondered why some Malaysian malays in some other forums say that if Malaysia adopts Singapore system, they will not survive. The Singaporean malays I met are doing just fine. Yes, many Malaysian malays hate Lee Kuan Yew and indeed Lee may have been a racist, but the Singapore system existed before him, he refined it, and people who came after him keep refining it, and it works well.
Anyway, yes it is anecdotal but nonetheless, these Singaporean malays I met are doing well. Whenever I go to Singapore, I see Singaporean malays working productively, and everyone in Singapore is virtually guaranteed a decent house.
They have access to world class education, world class government planning, world class landscaping, world class medical facilities, world class public safety, world class shopping, world class transportation, world class working environment (and due to Singapore high per capita income and strong Singapore dollar, they earn enough to afford good stuff too).
You want to know why so many Malaysians choose to be discriminated in white man's land or go south? It is not because of the NEP.
It is because our right to be Malaysians has been questioned. It is one thing to have to sacrifice for your fellow citizen. It is another thing to sacrifice for a citizen of a country where you don't even belong.
Typical Mahathir. He thinks this country belongs to his father and others have no claim or right to decide the future direction which the country has to take its course.
No doubt about it that Mahathir has done a lot of good things for Malaysia, putting Malaysia in the world map with a recalcitrant prime minister. But on the other hand Mahathir also has done a lot of damage to the country, by undermining justice.
Unfortunately Pak Lah has not shown any other initiative and not walked the talk on transparency and fight against corruption.
Now is the time to show some guts and vision. We live in hope.
The duty of the current prime minister and the ruling party is to conceive and implement polices and programs which are solely for the benefit of the country and the people.
Half-baked policies and policies conceived by Mahahtir to benefit family members and cronies should be discarded. He betrayed the trust entrusted by most ignorant and naive malays who allow him to rule the country for a good 22 years.
His lop-sided polices conceived and implemented purportedly to improve the lot of the malays, only benefited his family members and fellow cronies.
Slowly and surely, Mahahtir is being wounded. He is a sick man, really, mentally. That is why he talks about people being ungrateful to him, when it is the belief of every Muslim that whatever good or bad things that happen to you is godly sent, and predestined.
But it is the will of God and it is predestined that the country has a stupid and naive prime minister. And with God's will and blessing, this could also be changed if the people show more courage.
Most right-thinking Malaysians will agree that Mahathir had made some great contributions to our country.
Unfortunately, you Mahathir had betrayed the trust of Malaysians who voted for you by abusing your power to suit your crooked agenda and caused destruction to many of our institutions.
We are now waiting for Pak Lah to expose more of how you had betrayed Malaysians with all your crooked projects, prejudice, administration, etc.
God is great! Now we see God is showing what is the truth……….
Many Malaysians working in the Singapore regard the meritocracy and equality is on ideal level.
There are also those who experienced discrimination due to difference on nationality and race. Overall, Singapore has better image than our Malaysia country.
Brain drain is inevitable when we have unequal or unfair treatment of a group of people regarded as different from the ruling group. It is tantamount to banishing them to second-class citizen, except that it was at acceptable level.
This preferential treatment inadvertently segregated the citizens although it started with noble notion of creating equality in terms of economic parity. Unfortunately, this system has since been abused.
When the mistreated felt that they 'do not belong' to the country, loyalty becomes secondary importance.
There are also many factors contributing to brain drain not only unbalanced policy. As the standard of living in Malaysia is rising but our economic income is stagnant, this has forced many to venture overseas to find money.
There are also many who studied abroad refuse to return home as the condition of better job prospects, better life in foreign countries and earning power is more appealing than here.
On the first step to rectify this discrepancy is to eradicate corruption and the abused NEP. I believe the effect would be great.
The NEP has nurtured malay businessmen under the government umbrella - very different from the law of the forest that prevails in the actual business world. This has made them less viable in times of harsh economic conditions. Except for a few, the NEP has failed to cultivate malay businessmen in the acquisition of responsibilities, business skills and attitudes.
If the NEP fails or have not achieve its objectives after more than 20 years, it is not the people fault but the government.
Look at how only some have always benefited. Seems like there may be some who will hide behind the reasons of NEP to grow even wealthier while the real target people of NEP existence remains more-or-less status quo.
Summary: Affimative action is a negative sum in the end. In the end everyone loses.
There is nothing equal in Singapore but rather a carefully projected image of a decent society where harmony and equality are abundant to be seen everywhere.
Opinions are good but too much negative will only consume you. From now, let us change our attitude of whining but instead voice out a solution of your own.
Migration and emigration of human beings is a pre-requisite of human progress and development. Without migration, human beings would be doomed to an existence worse than that of animals. Even animals migrate to seek a better habitat.
Patriotism is not a one-way thing, it is a two-way commitment. If one finds that one's patriotism and loyalty is not reciprocated as having to live with a corrupt government, discriminatory policies, inhumane and repressive laws etc, one has a right to review one's patriotism and commitment if one so chooses.
Why would people stay if their talents are not recognised in their own country and they do not have the opportunities to develop their potential? Why remain when they can have these opportunities in another country?
Indeed, it is very fortunate that we all live in this day and age of globalisation where we are free to live and work anywhere in the world as long as we have the skills and talent.
There is much less reason now to put up with bad governments, or corrupt, oppressive regimes and racist, anywhere in the world.
Of course the grass is never greener on the other side. You still need the same energy, enterprise and sometimes luck to make it. But there is no doubt in my mind and in those who have worked here and overseas - the playing field is more level abroad.
Whilst, I may add that most lower middle-class Malaysian citizens and professionals are the main bulk of immigrants to countries abroad. They need to get settled first and have a few contacts to start life anew.
To expect them to be millionaires in businesses will take a generation or more and we are beginning to see that now. If they had not emigrated, they would have been hard pressed to send their children abroad and everybody knows the quota system for universities, jobs, job promotions and opportunities back home.
In Canada, we experience the best there is in life. Every citizen has equal rights. They have done well in every aspect of life.
In the US, anyone whether black, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Mexican etc, has the right to run for president. There are no restrictions, one only needs to secure the votes.
Nobody should operate under the assumption that migration is a bed of sweet, smelling roses. Roses have thorns.
Certainly, migration is not a dirty word. In fact, migration is the reason for this multiethnic paradise I call home today. The question is, can Malaysia retain her talents?
We are simply losing good people to the more developed countries, and this problem is also faced by other countries such as India and China.
Singapore has been absorbing our talents regardless of the medium of instruction they have been taught in. Perhaps the biggest slap on our face is the fact that thousands and thousands of Malaysians have been recruited to bloom in the Lion City's workforce, while our own industry leaders have done nothing to help the government keep these investments from going abroad.
Many people leave the country for a variety of reasons. Some leave for economic reasons, some for better education, some over concerns for the climate of democracy in their home country. There is no reason to deride any migrant for their choices in life. Every human being is entitled to the right of social, physical and geographical mobility - you seek your place on earth and call it home.
So leave if you must, go while you can, but don't give up on the march.
That is a worthy sacrifice that requires courage.
Congratulations to those who have found a better future in life.
Hello, I am a Malaysian Chinese and agreed these racial discrimination things really happening now in Malaysia.
I think I will emigrate to other country too later on. God bless the rest of us minority! And I beg to the international community to pressure our government to stop this racial discrimination.
The Malaysia government should be ashamed of itself. These policies are more akin to some Nazi state than a democratic country. I sure feel fortunate not to have been born in such a country where races divide rather than unite the people.
As a Malaysian Chinese sadly I need to say we can't do any shit about it, I wish I can just run to Singapore and stay there.
It is frightening to find out about such things that are happening in our country. Maybe now we won't suffer, but our future generations will. All this discrimination does happen, slowly and silently, we are being blinded from the truth.
For non-malays, we are approx 1/3 of the population of Malaysia. Of course birth rate continue to lower, since most of non-malays emphasis education because survival is the fittest in this environment.
For Chinese and Indians, my advice is simple, hey this planet has many many countries, Malaysia is not a significant country. Do you guys know that you can apply for job in US, then get a social security with approval then zoom, you are in US.
In Europe, Malaysians can have three months without visa to visit EU, plenty of time to search around, please do home work first. I recall in Taiwan, if you are Chinese, ok you can get third rate citizenship and can vote in their presidential election, oops sorry, I don't think Indian can qualify here.
Of course for those poor less-educated relatives, suggestion - get one generation into university, whatever way - all you need is one person, he or she will do pull string in next 10 years down the road.
If intermarriage is allowed between races without having to be converted to Islam during independence in 1957, new Malaysians will emerge, dominating all sectors of Malaysia life.
From the TV to the toilet bowls cleaners, everywhere the incompetence malays are there. Malays are becoming a huge question mark to everyone. Soon this Malaysia country will be an Indonesia or other poor and peaceless country.
True……….nods head and what one said some malays are brilliant? They were never brilliant - they are just playing stupid. Well, some maybe ok but never brilliant.
That is why Singapore broke ties with Malaysia. It is simply because malays are too incompetent and a pile of shit that lies north of Singapore, polluting the society.
I urge that we should get rid of the malay government by all costs and bring equality to all humans. Singapore has the power to rule Malaysia, that retarded country full of scumbags.
Mahathir does not have a valid point! During his time they had to agree to some of his policies (or it would be their heads). Plus there are many ways to spur the country's development.
New leadership, new style! Times have also changed now. What was alright then may not serve best for the country now.
Mahathir should be less of a pain in the ass. His time is over and Malaysians should work to axe him from interfering with the administration of the country. He has gone too far!
During his time he used ISA to his whims and fancies to shut out people that could have contributed greatly to the country. Now he is trying to bring our economic status into limbo by his in-exonerate-able antics.
It shows that these hopeless ministers agreed for the sake of agreeing, putting self interest ahead of national interest. They have betrayed the country and the people.
Not only all minister should resign, Pak Lah must also resign, because he was one of them too. Is resignation enough? I think they should be sentenced to jail or even capital punishment for selling the country out.
What is the point of resigning from the Mahathir cabinet! If they resign, some other yes-man will take over. Mahathir should have stepped down earlier. He knew many were against him but instead he finished them off.
The whole lot of BN monkeys are mere "rent seekers" just want to "cari makan", what else? They are suppose to vote not with their conscience but see where the wind blows!
Hoy……….it is not the BN ministers only who don't have conscience, but also BN cabinets. When they are in Mahathir cabinet, they are yes-man, when in Pak Lah cabinet, also yes-man……….in BN, conscience is something sinful - this is also the same in many companies because BN has created the culture. Malaysians need to follow Japanese - need to have accountability and responsibility.
Well, the true story behind all this conflict is contract and money. If this contract was just delivered as it was before during our Mahathir, then the hot issue now will not be there.
All politicians have their own agenda. The major agenda is to dig how much money they can get during their tenure in their office as ministers and etc.
The ministers go to resign? Their skins are so thick that I doubt they even know the meaning of good governance, integrity and personal honour. They are so drunk with money and power that they need to be physically carried out from office. I guess they will only resign when the cow jumps over the moon.
No wonder we still have third world mentality because we have third rate people running the country. The fiasco is now getting a taste of the bitter medicines he used to dish out during his time.
Was it "collective decisions" by the cabinet during Mahathir time?
So we have plenty of money to spend, spend, spend its seems. This was how his thinking when he was prime minister and finance minister. Just spend like there is no tomorrow. That is why we have so much wastage and leakage and no accountability.
The man is dangerous, then, now and in the future. It is good that is he is gone and no longer in control. The man is a maniac.
It is most irresponsible to spend everything now and incur huge debts and leave nothing for the future generations except debts to pay off through increase in taxes and rates.
I am actually a Malaysian but I was brought up in Perth.
You could say that my family (which is non-malay) was part of the brain drain of Malaysia society. My father was the 1st surgeon in my home state. He was educated as part of the Colombo Plan between Malaysia and Australia.
Many of his medical friends do not live in Malaysia any more. My friend's father also received a scholarship under the Colombo Plan and is a mathematics nerd. Many of my cousins now live abroad - one whole family (which consists of pharmacists and doctors) now live in the UK.
I have a cousin who is a lecturer in geography at a Californian university. This cousin was the chair of his faculty for several years. We also have a family friend who is Indian Malaysian who was a journalist in Malaysia before, but now is a lecturer in at my university.
The reason for us leaving Malaysia was because (1) we could and (2) better education system. You know how much Asians place importance on education!
Just because malays are the majority doesn't mean that the minorities should be oppressed. Of course there are some good people from that ladder - I have met a few awesome and smart malays……….the weird thing though is that they all went to Chinese schools. I am not sure if that is actually related, but I thought that was very weird.
But I think the special privileges should be removed. They were only supposed to be there (as agreed by other parties) that the malays would receive the special privileges for a set number of years.
I think the whole special privileges thing is a sham. This set number of years is over!
Malaysians deserve to be treated like this. But it will be forgotten after a while until another increase of price take place. In Malaysia the government like to bully the people because the people have no will power to boycott.
Since most of us are perceive to be living in luxurious by the Malaysia government, the government think we will accept the fact after a while. A call for boycotting Petronas will fall on deaf here because simply the people have no will power.
Can anyone tell me any boycott events which have been successful in the past? To my best knowledge - nothing!
Then all this anger should be known by the government and the government must be sensitive because the voters are utter rubbish.
History has proven again and again that BN government is the great liar and great actor. But the people keep on vote for them again and again because it seems we have no choice. What you mean we have no choice! It is not we have no choice, but we are fear of change and like to remain status quo.
Until the people willing to take up radical and revolutionary changes, the government shall always take us for ride. They understand us very well but we still do not understand them after nearly 50 years.
No wonder Malaysia universities produce unemployable graduates.
50 years is enough!
Corruption is already a culture in Malaysia society. There are too many cases to be dealt with. This is not unexpected. The system is run by fools like most of the ministers.
Let said with government-linked companies (GLCs) losing billions of taxpayers money through gross mismanagement, political appointments of unaccountable chief executive officers (CEOs) and rampant corruption, the government should not expect sympathy from the people.
Giving the government more money when it fails time and again, is no different than feeding an addict.
If we want to blur the demarcation between politics and religion in a plural society such as ours, then the result will be bad governance and division as we continue to witness in our beloved country.
Crimes, inflation, rising illegal immigrants and worsening unemployment are testimonies of a worst case scenario.
With the incorrigible, intransigent and power crazy people still around and with myopic belief from the opposition, there won't be any changes in the political scene in Malaysia for another 50 years……….if these inveterate people and recalcitrants are still around!
The problem is intractable, as long as we are a nation divided along race and religion. That is the colonial strategy which has worked wonders for BN.
We have to come together on common ground, and that means all Malaysians - Chinese, Iban, Indian, Kadazan, Malay, and Senoi.
It is time for the government of the day to change their policies before the electorates who voted them into power are plunged into a crisis. Otherwise, it is time for the people to change and choose new leaders.
Good luck Malaysians. You are in for a tough time!
The Malaysia country can only attract its young and bright minds home if our national leaders seriously believe it is building an enabling social, political and economic environment for these young and bright minds to achieve their individual personal growth.
As it stands, the current environment in the country only attracts mediocre. Even the local universities, the subtle manipulation of university exams and the education system encourage mediocrity to succeed over the talented and the gifted.
Sadly, Umno ministers and politicians will never get it and they prefer not to, anyway.
Down south, our neighbour Singapore is doing its best to attract foreign talents. It is simple mathematics: Stay in Malaysia, work and slave, see other less qualified people rise above me. Go to Singapore/Australia/America, work and slave, earn promotion (if one is deserving).
Malaysia is a wonderful country. Unfortunately, corrupt, hypocrisy, racism (government sanctioned racism), and above all, a total blindness to our faults as a nation and as a people, means that only those who don't have a choice will return there.
If the government really wants to stop brain drain, be fair. Just be fair to everyone. Simple as that.
You worked overseas until you made your pile, didn't you?
In fact, that is what our Dr Mahathir advised us students to do when he gave a lecture in UK. As I remembered it, made your pile and come home. I supposed there is nothing wrong with that.
The problem is, if all these people actually come back to Malaysia and refuse to leave, Malaysia will be changed forever!
Just ask professor Gomez and professor Jomo why they left?
Things work in an extremely strange fashion back in Malaysia. Good people have to resign and good companies are not given contracts.
There is a very big push factor as in Malaysia actually pushes the best people out. Not only in government but also in business as well. The whole country works in a strange fashion, the mediocre become mighty while the good gets beaten to pulp. Even good malays get sidelined. It happens everywhere, even in your favourite Chinese primary schools.
Check out the expert return scheme and you can find out how petty the government is and how "serious" they are about attracting people back.
Maybe when the oil runs dry, things will change a little bit?
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I am going to graduate from the oversea university this year. All these years that I had been spent in oversea, I have been thinking of should I go back to apply all the knowledge that I have learnt in oversea and contribute back to my country.
But I was attracted by the opportunity and the pay that they can give me. The main thing in oversea we all have equal opportunity. As long as you are hardworking you will have the chance to succeed.
This is different in Malaysia. Hardworking does not promise any good future. However, I choose to go back because I miss my family back home but I know after a few years time, if I have the chance, I will leave Malaysia to work overseas.
I will try to bring my family along. I know is hard for my parents to adapt the new place but I think it would be a best place to retire.
Does the government even do a survey on how many skilled people or students, they had lost in all these years either through emigration or students study in overseas and reluctant to go back!
How the country can transform into an advance country to compete with Australia, Canada and UK if the education is not up to the international level. One thing I can be sure is that Malaysian students are not stupid, we are just as smart as they do.
Come on, graduates defaulting on study loans and not returning home is a universal problem, not unique to Malaysia. One's loyalty is to oneself and family first. Look at Australia - every graduate from its universities has an open invitation to be a permanent citizen.
It is better to ask why Malaysia is not attractive to some graduates. Graduates of foreign varsities have the chance to experience a different lifestyle, one that perhaps, make them feel that is where they should grow new roots.
It has nothing to do with turning "against the country". Most of these graduates have the full support of their family for emigrating. If we go along that line of though, does it mean expiates working in Malaysia are not serving their country of origin?
People who decide to emigrate are not traitors. Traitors are those people who perpetuate a system of corruption and cronyism that destroy the nation cohesion and integrity.
Migrating is a personal choice but people who choose to stay behind to fight the system is the visionary. I hope there will be more Malaysians who can appreciate the essence of bangsa Malaysia.
Let us vote in a government that will give a better life for all. For a start, we must give the opposition the chance to run two or three states so that they can prove their capability.
The bumis policy has bred a group of aborigines who are not competitive enough in the local open markets, that depend on scholarship for education, contract for business.
Indirectly, they are in a way victimised by corrupted cronies, who take the biggest pie under this policy. These have become the liability of nation. Barisan nuts - Get rid of it!
They always like to comfort rather than compete. But when they ready (force more like it) to compete, they will compete with the worst rather than the best.
Only who can save Malaysia? Well……….I think only God!
But of course non-malays, especially the non-malays born after 1957 will see things differently.
First of all, they did not choose to come to Malaysia, especially not with its present system of government. It is not their fault that the British, more than one hundred years ago, brought in so many Chinese and Indians, and made the Umno-malays feel insecure.
It is not their fault that many of the immigrants, with the permission of the British, toiled to be successful and that made the Umno-malays felt threatened by it. And since when did success become something you have to be punished for instead of celebrating?
It is not their fault that English is the dominant language of technology, science, diplomacy, commerce, and just about any branch of knowledge and has been entrenched in Malaysia since 1786.
They can't understand why the government is hell bent on destroying the system of government left behind by the British, a system that Singapore kept, enhanced and used to become one of the richest, most well planned, most advanced, competitive, cleanest and admired countries on earth, despite being just a rock the size of island.
They feel puzzled that the Umno-controlled government talks with a forked tongue - asking Malaysians to be united and at the same time - asking the non-malays to accept second class citizenships, and then Tun Razak own son Najib threatened to bathe a keris (dagger) with Chinese blood. To them, this is a contradiction.
Why were Chinese and Indians in the armed forces here Malaysia etc, in significant numbers before the 1970s? And there are a lot of lucrative deals in the army and police, and some are below the table and some like it that way.
"Why is that there are so few Chinese in the armed forces?"
Well, I think you know the answer why. Like so many government institutions, there was a form of ethnic cleansing in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, which saw the determined push of non-malays out in favor of increasing the number of malays both at the rank and at the leadership positions.
That is why you see a dramatic change in the complexion of the government if you compare, say the 60s and 90s. That is why non-malays avoid government institutions, not just the armed forces - it is the same with organizations like Bank Negara, EPF, etc.
Over the years, the Malaysia government institutions have evolved into very hostile environments for the non-malays.
Look at Singapore, the Chinese are in the army etc, so are the Indians and the malays. Yes there was an issue with the malay pilots. But there are significant Indians there in the civil service as an example since the Chinese are majority there.
Anyhow, onto the comments that touch on Singapore experience. Yes, making English the medium of instruction has served Singapore well. Just the other day, I was at a conference held by an MNC and employees came from all over Asia.
One of the most senior people in from the Singapore office was a malay and he was highly articulate, and obviously made it to such a high position based on his capabilities. And he is not the first Singaporean malay I met that held an important position in an MNC.
I always wondered why some Malaysian malays in some other forums say that if Malaysia adopts Singapore system, they will not survive. The Singaporean malays I met are doing just fine. Yes, many Malaysian malays hate Lee Kuan Yew and indeed Lee may have been a racist, but the Singapore system existed before him, he refined it, and people who came after him keep refining it, and it works well.
Anyway, yes it is anecdotal but nonetheless, these Singaporean malays I met are doing well. Whenever I go to Singapore, I see Singaporean malays working productively, and everyone in Singapore is virtually guaranteed a decent house.
They have access to world class education, world class government planning, world class landscaping, world class medical facilities, world class public safety, world class shopping, world class transportation, world class working environment (and due to Singapore high per capita income and strong Singapore dollar, they earn enough to afford good stuff too).
You want to know why so many Malaysians choose to be discriminated in white man's land or go south? It is not because of the NEP.
It is because our right to be Malaysians has been questioned. It is one thing to have to sacrifice for your fellow citizen. It is another thing to sacrifice for a citizen of a country where you don't even belong.
Typical Mahathir. He thinks this country belongs to his father and others have no claim or right to decide the future direction which the country has to take its course.
No doubt about it that Mahathir has done a lot of good things for Malaysia, putting Malaysia in the world map with a recalcitrant prime minister. But on the other hand Mahathir also has done a lot of damage to the country, by undermining justice.
Unfortunately Pak Lah has not shown any other initiative and not walked the talk on transparency and fight against corruption.
Now is the time to show some guts and vision. We live in hope.
The duty of the current prime minister and the ruling party is to conceive and implement polices and programs which are solely for the benefit of the country and the people.
Half-baked policies and policies conceived by Mahahtir to benefit family members and cronies should be discarded. He betrayed the trust entrusted by most ignorant and naive malays who allow him to rule the country for a good 22 years.
His lop-sided polices conceived and implemented purportedly to improve the lot of the malays, only benefited his family members and fellow cronies.
Slowly and surely, Mahahtir is being wounded. He is a sick man, really, mentally. That is why he talks about people being ungrateful to him, when it is the belief of every Muslim that whatever good or bad things that happen to you is godly sent, and predestined.
But it is the will of God and it is predestined that the country has a stupid and naive prime minister. And with God's will and blessing, this could also be changed if the people show more courage.
Most right-thinking Malaysians will agree that Mahathir had made some great contributions to our country.
Unfortunately, you Mahathir had betrayed the trust of Malaysians who voted for you by abusing your power to suit your crooked agenda and caused destruction to many of our institutions.
We are now waiting for Pak Lah to expose more of how you had betrayed Malaysians with all your crooked projects, prejudice, administration, etc.
God is great! Now we see God is showing what is the truth……….
Many Malaysians working in the Singapore regard the meritocracy and equality is on ideal level.
There are also those who experienced discrimination due to difference on nationality and race. Overall, Singapore has better image than our Malaysia country.
Brain drain is inevitable when we have unequal or unfair treatment of a group of people regarded as different from the ruling group. It is tantamount to banishing them to second-class citizen, except that it was at acceptable level.
This preferential treatment inadvertently segregated the citizens although it started with noble notion of creating equality in terms of economic parity. Unfortunately, this system has since been abused.
When the mistreated felt that they 'do not belong' to the country, loyalty becomes secondary importance.
There are also many factors contributing to brain drain not only unbalanced policy. As the standard of living in Malaysia is rising but our economic income is stagnant, this has forced many to venture overseas to find money.
There are also many who studied abroad refuse to return home as the condition of better job prospects, better life in foreign countries and earning power is more appealing than here.
On the first step to rectify this discrepancy is to eradicate corruption and the abused NEP. I believe the effect would be great.
The NEP has nurtured malay businessmen under the government umbrella - very different from the law of the forest that prevails in the actual business world. This has made them less viable in times of harsh economic conditions. Except for a few, the NEP has failed to cultivate malay businessmen in the acquisition of responsibilities, business skills and attitudes.
If the NEP fails or have not achieve its objectives after more than 20 years, it is not the people fault but the government.
Look at how only some have always benefited. Seems like there may be some who will hide behind the reasons of NEP to grow even wealthier while the real target people of NEP existence remains more-or-less status quo.
Summary: Affimative action is a negative sum in the end. In the end everyone loses.
There is nothing equal in Singapore but rather a carefully projected image of a decent society where harmony and equality are abundant to be seen everywhere.
Opinions are good but too much negative will only consume you. From now, let us change our attitude of whining but instead voice out a solution of your own.
Migration and emigration of human beings is a pre-requisite of human progress and development. Without migration, human beings would be doomed to an existence worse than that of animals. Even animals migrate to seek a better habitat.
Patriotism is not a one-way thing, it is a two-way commitment. If one finds that one's patriotism and loyalty is not reciprocated as having to live with a corrupt government, discriminatory policies, inhumane and repressive laws etc, one has a right to review one's patriotism and commitment if one so chooses.
Why would people stay if their talents are not recognised in their own country and they do not have the opportunities to develop their potential? Why remain when they can have these opportunities in another country?
Indeed, it is very fortunate that we all live in this day and age of globalisation where we are free to live and work anywhere in the world as long as we have the skills and talent.
There is much less reason now to put up with bad governments, or corrupt, oppressive regimes and racist, anywhere in the world.
Of course the grass is never greener on the other side. You still need the same energy, enterprise and sometimes luck to make it. But there is no doubt in my mind and in those who have worked here and overseas - the playing field is more level abroad.
Whilst, I may add that most lower middle-class Malaysian citizens and professionals are the main bulk of immigrants to countries abroad. They need to get settled first and have a few contacts to start life anew.
To expect them to be millionaires in businesses will take a generation or more and we are beginning to see that now. If they had not emigrated, they would have been hard pressed to send their children abroad and everybody knows the quota system for universities, jobs, job promotions and opportunities back home.
In Canada, we experience the best there is in life. Every citizen has equal rights. They have done well in every aspect of life.
In the US, anyone whether black, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Mexican etc, has the right to run for president. There are no restrictions, one only needs to secure the votes.
Nobody should operate under the assumption that migration is a bed of sweet, smelling roses. Roses have thorns.
Certainly, migration is not a dirty word. In fact, migration is the reason for this multiethnic paradise I call home today. The question is, can Malaysia retain her talents?
We are simply losing good people to the more developed countries, and this problem is also faced by other countries such as India and China.
Singapore has been absorbing our talents regardless of the medium of instruction they have been taught in. Perhaps the biggest slap on our face is the fact that thousands and thousands of Malaysians have been recruited to bloom in the Lion City's workforce, while our own industry leaders have done nothing to help the government keep these investments from going abroad.
Many people leave the country for a variety of reasons. Some leave for economic reasons, some for better education, some over concerns for the climate of democracy in their home country. There is no reason to deride any migrant for their choices in life. Every human being is entitled to the right of social, physical and geographical mobility - you seek your place on earth and call it home.
So leave if you must, go while you can, but don't give up on the march.
That is a worthy sacrifice that requires courage.
Congratulations to those who have found a better future in life.
Hello, I am a Malaysian Chinese and agreed these racial discrimination things really happening now in Malaysia.
I think I will emigrate to other country too later on. God bless the rest of us minority! And I beg to the international community to pressure our government to stop this racial discrimination.
The Malaysia government should be ashamed of itself. These policies are more akin to some Nazi state than a democratic country. I sure feel fortunate not to have been born in such a country where races divide rather than unite the people.
As a Malaysian Chinese sadly I need to say we can't do any shit about it, I wish I can just run to Singapore and stay there.
It is frightening to find out about such things that are happening in our country. Maybe now we won't suffer, but our future generations will. All this discrimination does happen, slowly and silently, we are being blinded from the truth.
For non-malays, we are approx 1/3 of the population of Malaysia. Of course birth rate continue to lower, since most of non-malays emphasis education because survival is the fittest in this environment.
For Chinese and Indians, my advice is simple, hey this planet has many many countries, Malaysia is not a significant country. Do you guys know that you can apply for job in US, then get a social security with approval then zoom, you are in US.
In Europe, Malaysians can have three months without visa to visit EU, plenty of time to search around, please do home work first. I recall in Taiwan, if you are Chinese, ok you can get third rate citizenship and can vote in their presidential election, oops sorry, I don't think Indian can qualify here.
Of course for those poor less-educated relatives, suggestion - get one generation into university, whatever way - all you need is one person, he or she will do pull string in next 10 years down the road.
If intermarriage is allowed between races without having to be converted to Islam during independence in 1957, new Malaysians will emerge, dominating all sectors of Malaysia life.
From the TV to the toilet bowls cleaners, everywhere the incompetence malays are there. Malays are becoming a huge question mark to everyone. Soon this Malaysia country will be an Indonesia or other poor and peaceless country.
True……….nods head and what one said some malays are brilliant? They were never brilliant - they are just playing stupid. Well, some maybe ok but never brilliant.
That is why Singapore broke ties with Malaysia. It is simply because malays are too incompetent and a pile of shit that lies north of Singapore, polluting the society.
I urge that we should get rid of the malay government by all costs and bring equality to all humans. Singapore has the power to rule Malaysia, that retarded country full of scumbags.
Mahathir does not have a valid point! During his time they had to agree to some of his policies (or it would be their heads). Plus there are many ways to spur the country's development.
New leadership, new style! Times have also changed now. What was alright then may not serve best for the country now.
Mahathir should be less of a pain in the ass. His time is over and Malaysians should work to axe him from interfering with the administration of the country. He has gone too far!
During his time he used ISA to his whims and fancies to shut out people that could have contributed greatly to the country. Now he is trying to bring our economic status into limbo by his in-exonerate-able antics.
It shows that these hopeless ministers agreed for the sake of agreeing, putting self interest ahead of national interest. They have betrayed the country and the people.
Not only all minister should resign, Pak Lah must also resign, because he was one of them too. Is resignation enough? I think they should be sentenced to jail or even capital punishment for selling the country out.
What is the point of resigning from the Mahathir cabinet! If they resign, some other yes-man will take over. Mahathir should have stepped down earlier. He knew many were against him but instead he finished them off.
The whole lot of BN monkeys are mere "rent seekers" just want to "cari makan", what else? They are suppose to vote not with their conscience but see where the wind blows!
Hoy……….it is not the BN ministers only who don't have conscience, but also BN cabinets. When they are in Mahathir cabinet, they are yes-man, when in Pak Lah cabinet, also yes-man……….in BN, conscience is something sinful - this is also the same in many companies because BN has created the culture. Malaysians need to follow Japanese - need to have accountability and responsibility.
Well, the true story behind all this conflict is contract and money. If this contract was just delivered as it was before during our Mahathir, then the hot issue now will not be there.
All politicians have their own agenda. The major agenda is to dig how much money they can get during their tenure in their office as ministers and etc.
The ministers go to resign? Their skins are so thick that I doubt they even know the meaning of good governance, integrity and personal honour. They are so drunk with money and power that they need to be physically carried out from office. I guess they will only resign when the cow jumps over the moon.
No wonder we still have third world mentality because we have third rate people running the country. The fiasco is now getting a taste of the bitter medicines he used to dish out during his time.
Was it "collective decisions" by the cabinet during Mahathir time?
So we have plenty of money to spend, spend, spend its seems. This was how his thinking when he was prime minister and finance minister. Just spend like there is no tomorrow. That is why we have so much wastage and leakage and no accountability.
The man is dangerous, then, now and in the future. It is good that is he is gone and no longer in control. The man is a maniac.
It is most irresponsible to spend everything now and incur huge debts and leave nothing for the future generations except debts to pay off through increase in taxes and rates.
I am actually a Malaysian but I was brought up in Perth.
You could say that my family (which is non-malay) was part of the brain drain of Malaysia society. My father was the 1st surgeon in my home state. He was educated as part of the Colombo Plan between Malaysia and Australia.
Many of his medical friends do not live in Malaysia any more. My friend's father also received a scholarship under the Colombo Plan and is a mathematics nerd. Many of my cousins now live abroad - one whole family (which consists of pharmacists and doctors) now live in the UK.
I have a cousin who is a lecturer in geography at a Californian university. This cousin was the chair of his faculty for several years. We also have a family friend who is Indian Malaysian who was a journalist in Malaysia before, but now is a lecturer in at my university.
The reason for us leaving Malaysia was because (1) we could and (2) better education system. You know how much Asians place importance on education!
Just because malays are the majority doesn't mean that the minorities should be oppressed. Of course there are some good people from that ladder - I have met a few awesome and smart malays……….the weird thing though is that they all went to Chinese schools. I am not sure if that is actually related, but I thought that was very weird.
But I think the special privileges should be removed. They were only supposed to be there (as agreed by other parties) that the malays would receive the special privileges for a set number of years.
I think the whole special privileges thing is a sham. This set number of years is over!
50 years is enough!
Malaysians deserve to be treated like this. But it will be forgotten after a while until another increase of price take place. In Malaysia the government like to bully the people because the people have no will power to boycott.
Since most of us are perceive to be living in luxurious by the Malaysia government, the government think we will accept the fact after a while. A call for boycotting Petronas will fall on deaf here because simply the people have no will power.
Can anyone tell me any boycott events which have been successful in the past? To my best knowledge - nothing!
Then all this anger should be known by the government and the government must be sensitive because the voters are utter rubbish.
History has proven again and again that BN government is the great liar and great actor. But the people keep on vote for them again and again because it seems we have no choice. What you mean we have no choice! It is not we have no choice, but we are fear of change and like to remain status quo.
Until the people willing to take up radical and revolutionary changes, the government shall always take us for ride. They understand us very well but we still do not understand them after nearly 50 years.
No wonder Malaysia universities produce unemployable graduates.
50 years is enough!
Corruption is already a culture in Malaysia society. There are too many cases to be dealt with. This is not unexpected. The system is run by fools like most of the ministers.
Let said with government-linked companies (GLCs) losing billions of taxpayers money through gross mismanagement, political appointments of unaccountable chief executive officers (CEOs) and rampant corruption, the government should not expect sympathy from the people.
Giving the government more money when it fails time and again, is no different than feeding an addict.
If we want to blur the demarcation between politics and religion in a plural society such as ours, then the result will be bad governance and division as we continue to witness in our beloved country.
Crimes, inflation, rising illegal immigrants and worsening unemployment are testimonies of a worst case scenario.
With the incorrigible, intransigent and power crazy people still around and with myopic belief from the opposition, there won't be any changes in the political scene in Malaysia for another 50 years……….if these inveterate people and recalcitrants are still around!
The problem is intractable, as long as we are a nation divided along race and religion. That is the colonial strategy which has worked wonders for BN.
We have to come together on common ground, and that means all Malaysians - Chinese, Iban, Indian, Kadazan, Malay, and Senoi.
It is time for the government of the day to change their policies before the electorates who voted them into power are plunged into a crisis. Otherwise, it is time for the people to change and choose new leaders.
Good luck Malaysians. You are in for a tough time!
The Malaysia country can only attract its young and bright minds home if our national leaders seriously believe it is building an enabling social, political and economic environment for these young and bright minds to achieve their individual personal growth.
As it stands, the current environment in the country only attracts mediocre. Even the local universities, the subtle manipulation of university exams and the education system encourage mediocrity to succeed over the talented and the gifted.
Sadly, Umno ministers and politicians will never get it and they prefer not to, anyway.
Down south, our neighbour Singapore is doing its best to attract foreign talents. It is simple mathematics: Stay in Malaysia, work and slave, see other less qualified people rise above me. Go to Singapore/Australia/America, work and slave, earn promotion (if one is deserving).
Malaysia is a wonderful country. Unfortunately, corrupt, hypocrisy, racism (government sanctioned racism), and above all, a total blindness to our faults as a nation and as a people, means that only those who don't have a choice will return there.
If the government really wants to stop brain drain, be fair. Just be fair to everyone. Simple as that.
You worked overseas until you made your pile, didn't you?
In fact, that is what our Dr Mahathir advised us students to do when he gave a lecture in UK. As I remembered it, made your pile and come home. I supposed there is nothing wrong with that.
The problem is, if all these people actually come back to Malaysia and refuse to leave, Malaysia will be changed forever!
Just ask professor Gomez and professor Jomo why they left?
Things work in an extremely strange fashion back in Malaysia. Good people have to resign and good companies are not given contracts.
There is a very big push factor as in Malaysia actually pushes the best people out. Not only in government but also in business as well. The whole country works in a strange fashion, the mediocre become mighty while the good gets beaten to pulp. Even good malays get sidelined. It happens everywhere, even in your favourite Chinese primary schools.
Check out the expert return scheme and you can find out how petty the government is and how "serious" they are about attracting people back.
Maybe when the oil runs dry, things will change a little bit?
It was during the time I visited your blog. What a crowded blog huh!
彪叔，你这里也上身了 ？！
你那个什么招牌都被口水淹没了。
真没趣~
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