January 24, 2013
We have been Malaysians, not Pendatangs, says my Friend, John Toh
Last week, as well as again currently you met John Toh, my dear friend (both of us have been septuagenarians watchful in the airport lounge, similar to the notorious octogenarian, for the turn to catch the subsequent flight to eternity) at the Royal Selangor Golf Club.
John as well as you who have been former corporate executives talked about what it was similar to growing up in the days when Tunku Abdul Rahman was the Prime Minister as well as how things got to this theatre of degeneration in the affairs of state after 55 years of Independence. He as well as you charge this collapse of the legislative, legal as well as executive branches of supervision as well as the societal malaise to the single man's climb to energy in 1981 as well as his 22 year+ administration. Others may remonstrate with us. It is their right to differ as many as it is the avocation to verbalise up.
Tun Dr.Mahathir who started his administration department with the aphorism BERSIH, CEKAP dan
AMANAH contingency take full responsibility for the republic in crisis. We admired him really many since he fired the passion for Malaysia, though over the years, John as well as you have come to realise which he is the male obsessed with power, who does not know when to let go.
Tun Dr. Mahathir has successfully brought down the Badawi administration department in 2009, as well as is right away working towards to the domestic passing of the present Prime Minister. you get the sense from his difference ! as well as actions which he thinks he is still indispensable.
You as well as you know no the single is indispensable. Each era will have the own leaders as well as it is the avocation of the generationand certainly cave as well as John'sto ensure which the present leaders both in the supervision as well as the Opposition discharge the nation properly as well as not pester them at every opportunity. We contingency guide, cajole, encourage, as well as praise them if they do the right things as well as do them right. Critique them, if you must, though do which constructively.
Recently, Tun Dr. Mahathir went over the top when he tried to divert the attention from his extenuation of Identity cards to both Filipinos as well as Indonesian illegals to capacitate the opinion in the 1994 Sabah state elections by blaming Tunku Abdul Rahman. He pronounced which the Tunku gave citizenships to Chinese, Indians as well as others. The Tun forgets which it was partial of the Independence deal with the British colonial government. It is nasty for Tun Dr. Mahathir to credit the male who is no longer around to urge himself. Lawyer Tommy Thomas has done us the use when he wrote an article upon the subject, which you put upon this blog.
Let me right away post John's e-mail to me. you promised him which you will share his concerns with all of you. Thank you, John. You as well as you cannot give up. As you pronounced to you today, you both have been heavily invested in Malaysia. Our children have been luckier than us since you have since them good preparation to capacitate them to compete anywhere in the world. We cannot right away abandon the mental condition of the joined Malaysia. Why? We know you can shift things around. So,we contingency verbalise against the likes of Ibrahim Ali as well as others similar to him. Being unexcited is no longer an option. Elegant silence?, well, leave which to Tun Musa Hitam.Din Merican
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Kuala Lumpur, January 24, 2013
Dear Dato' Din,
It was many gratifying to encounter up with you after the relapse of over 40 years. A lot has happened to the respective lives in the intervening period though you am glad to note which the fire in your belly is still blazing bright. Although you was unable to encounter you until now, you have been following your blog steadily as well as have kept up with the issues you saw fit to discuss in the open domain generally for those who miss media await as well as in the process denied the laws of healthy justice.For this you contingency salute you in your intrepid electioneer to assistance those who have been oppressed.
Co-incidentally, the really important as well as current emanate which you find unfortunate is the remark by Tun Dr. M regarding Tunku's act of extenuation Citizenship to over 1 million pendatangs shortly after Merdeka. While you myself am the 3rd era Malaysian innate as well as the humble theme of HRH Sultan of Selangor which you became in 1954 by Operation of Law you still feel alienated by such references to Pendatangs as well as you simulate upon Tunku's movement as well as ask what is the rationale as well as the finish result of the "gift of Citizenship" by the dear Tunku.
I contingency firstly declare which you am not the Member of any domestic Party or NGO though just the single of those who happen to adore the Nation as well as any movement which means contrariety among the people naturally saddens me. you am additionally not an economist or domestic scientist.
After clearing the air, assent me to give you my layman's view upon what stirred Tunku to do what he did as well as what have been the consequences. By the time you gained Independence, Malaysia had the good fortune to knowledge the number of "booms". First wa! s the ru bber bang in late 1940s though growth of synthetic rubber caused the rubber industry to lose the bounce in reduction which 2 decades. Then you had the tin bang followed by the joist bang as well as in early or midst 1970s you additionally gifted the oil as well as gas boom. With the outrageous deforestation of joist land, entrepreneurs began to plant oil palm over the logged over land as well as palm oil became the subsequent bang factor what lasts to this day.
My indicate is this. Except for the oil as well as gas sector, all the other booms which occurred required substantial internal labor as well as commercial operation resources as well as additionally the await of good ride as well as information exchnage infrastructure,which brings to thoughts the venerable institutions you had. At which time, Malayan Railways ran well as well as profitably though not anymore. Telecoms, Central Electricity Board, PWD, Postal Services, Waterworks Department. were managed by many Pendatangs as well as all were means to render reliable services to the people though not anymore.
These days you can't even drink water straight from the taps similar to you used to. So the dear Tunku, in his knowledge saw which in sequence to rise the country, you need to have able as well as dedicated workers regardless of where they came from as well as if anybody were to ask me how Malaysia came to be what it is today, you will tell them it is due to Tunku's foresight.
In comparison, let us look at Sabah. At the indicate of fasten the Federation in 1963, Sabah was the single of the richest if not the richest State in Malaysia. Besides oil as well as gas, Sabah had outrageous joist resources as well as minerals as well as the abounding volcanic dirt will let anything you put in to the belligerent grow. Sadly, today, Sabah is the single of the poorest State as well as many of the resources have been depleted.
I am not competent enough to allude this incident to the influx of illegal immigrants in to the State though from the layman's perspective, you cannot all diffuse this notion though you will leave it to the qualified experts to pull their own conclusion.
Hope you won't find the on top of overbearing. Lets encounter shortly for the dish together. Best wishes to you as well as Family as well as May God Bless you in your endeavors.
John.
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