Still Talking About the NEP

It is most disconcerting that after more than 40 years since the introduction of the National Economic Policy, NEP,  which initially and  principally aimed at poverty eradication and redress of economic imbalance among the country poor; especially the Bumiputras and the Malays, we continue to hear leaders  of today  harp on its failure and urge the Government to continue with the Policy.

During this year, the non-Malays have been tolerant with the BN Giovernment controlled by UMNO which because of its racial and religious bigotry, avarice and corrupt proclivity haved caused great chasm among the various races and tribes in Malaysia.

Each time certain quarters complaind about the injustices caused by or rose from the NEP, they were accused of being racialistic and threatened with indefinite detention under the Internal Security Act.  Any public protests or demonstrations were quelled by use of brute Police Force who spared no efforts in deploying water cannons and tear gas and arresting innocent particicipants.

Over the years, so much injustices had been perpetrated by the UMNO/BN Government that the process would taken years before it could be dismantled.  Look at the bloated civil service where non-Malays form about 2%.  98% are Malays and Bumiputras.

Look at the primary and secondary sectors, they are already in the hands of the Malays.  They inter-alia inlude the agricultural, timber, public transport, banking, petroleum etc.  Besides, the GLCs are practicually 100% Malays dominated.  They  are supported by the Government perenially.  Profits, they take but when they sustain losses, the Government will bail them out by pumping in more public funds.

Now the BN/UMNO Government embark on desparate projects like registrating illegal and legal foreign workers who are in the country.  It has been reported that thus far since it was mooted, more than 2 million of them have been registered.  It has further been reported that the BN/UMNO Government had the untoward intention of turning these registered foreigners into 'phantom voters' in the coming General Election.  What about registering all those who have been staying in Malaysia before the 2nd World War?  Until now, there thousands of them remain as non-citizens although they have contributed to the economic development and progress of the country through their hard work and investment of their savings in the various businesses throughout the cousntry.

The NEP has failed to achieve its desired results because it catered for the rich and oriented in the course to make UMNO cronies richer.  The children of these elites have been awarded scholarships to study overseas while  children of the Malay massses have to stay back to study in local public universities whose standards have aggravated to those of degree mills.  As such, about 100 thousands of these local Malay graduates remain unemployed years after their graduation.

Until and unless the BN/UNMO ultras realise that what they do is fundamentally wrong and start to make amends, this country will continue to remain like any of the middle east countries that are now eembroiled in anti-Government protests in an effort to overthrow their respective corrupt and dictatorial leaders who care not for the welfare of the people.  There is much Malayisa can learn from what has caused the prevalence of the Arab Spring?

Let us do what is right for the country fairly and justly without regards to religion, race, creed and political affiliation.