Personally i have no ways to prove nor to provide supporting evidence to this article as to whom might be the authentic author. However, the problem in our existing society is unmistakenly noticable as it sounds and not that i acquiesce all that much with our counterparts across the causeway, but to this i must agree.
http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=169766Some of the highlights:
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The racial divide has become more acute. The number of Malay
> graduates unemployed is on the increase.
- With that kind of composition, one that is very brainy, naturally Singapore
> , with no natural resources could outstrip Malaysia in every aspect of
> development. Malaysia, on the other hand,
was too much preoccupied with its
> Malayness and the illusory 'Ketuanan Melayu' and was also more interested
> in useless mega iconic development rather than real social and economic
> development.- Lee Kuan Yew believed in calling a spade a spade. I was there in Singapore
> when the People's Action Party won the elections in 1959. He was forthright
> in his briefing to party members as to what was expected of them and what
> Singapore would face in the future. Ideologically, I did not agree with
> him. We in the University of Malaya Socialist Club had a different
> interpretation of socialist reconstruction. But he was a pragmatist and
> wanted to bring development and welfare to the Singaporeans. Well! He
> succeeded.
- Malaysia was so much embroiled in racial politics and due to the fear of
> losing political power, all actions taken by the main party in power was
> never targeted towards bringing wealth to all. Wealth was distributed to
> the chosen few only. They were the cronies and the backers of the party
> leadership to perpetuate their own selfish ends.
- UMNO vested interest only benefited a few and not the whole nation. But due
> to the UMNO-isation of the various instruments of government, the country
> under the present administration had equated UMNO vested interest as being
> that of national interest. Thus development became an avenue of making
> money and not for the benefit of the people. The fight against corruption
> took a back seat. Transparency was put on hold. And the instruments of
> government took it to be of national interest to cater to the vested
- Malaysia in its various attempts to cover up its failures embarked on
> several diversions. It wanted its citizens to be proud that the country had
> the tallest twin-tower in the world, although the structure was designed
> and built by foreigners. Its now a white-elephant wasting away. It achieved
> in sending a man into space at an exorbitant price. For what purpose? These
> are what the Malays of old would say "menang sorak" (hollow victories).
- Why look East to Japan when it is just next door across the
> causeway(this is one bloody cocky statement, however, no further comment).