tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post5562277374210917990..comments2020-03-30T22:45:56.965+08:00Comments on Malaysia Students: Policy vs Practice: The Multicultural and Anti-Racism Education in Malaysia's National SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-47024011211355094122009-01-29T23:58:00.000+08:002009-01-29T23:58:00.000+08:00Hi AWhite, Congrats on winning for writing that ar...Hi AWhite, Congrats on winning for writing that article. I know im a little late but i just stumbled upon this. Yeah this is something close to my heart, because i do love my country yet it hurts to see the government contradicting itself and especially in education where the fundamental reasons for creating a national school is social integration, but it looks like the gap is widening. Yes, the preferential laws were enacted to balance the socio-economic situation at that time, but it's more than fifty years already, i think its time to move on, Malaysia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-40673049096195868462008-08-28T00:45:00.000+08:002008-08-28T00:45:00.000+08:00Let's put our dear reader in a situation where the...Let's put our dear reader in a situation where the RACE ALLOCATION for a tertiary education scholarship is 10% (or was it 5?)In small font on the FRONT COVER of the application - "non-bumis have 10% allocation of placings".<BR/><BR/>Preferential laws were enacted in favor of the Malays because they wanted things to be fair. So to be fair, you made things unequal?<BR/><BR/>It's a little ironic, anonymous, that you should speak of non-bumis whining, yet complain (Oh no, not whine, my dear, merely complain) about the difficulties bumis face when they have already have preferential laws and racial percentage on their side, eh?<BR/><BR/>A language barrier is indeed a valid point. Would you hire someone who spoke nothing except Russian? If you refused to hire said person, can you be called a racist because your refusal was on the grounds that the Russian couldn't speak a particular language of your preference? Common sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-20748210161202828742008-08-27T21:50:00.000+08:002008-08-27T21:50:00.000+08:00With reference to the issue you addressed, anonymo...With reference to the issue you addressed, anonymous - I for one don't believe that the whole "Language barrier - can't speak Mandarin" comment or opinion is actually solely based on racism. It is undeniable that knowing the additional language (or languages, depending) really does help in securing jobs for graduates in the sectors. <BR/><BR/>You could look at it this way, for one thing - it is irrefutable that China is growing to become a looming and increasingly influential powerhouse in many a field (business/economy, technology, science...) as of 2008. The graduates who know Chinese, particularly to write and speak the language (I know at least three different bumiputera friends who were Chinese-educated due to their more forward-thinking Malay parents foreseeing the potential in China, when it comes to business and the like) are more readily inducted into firms sometimes nowadays as long as they have a reasonable grasp of English as well, from what I've gathered.<BR/><BR/>Now, sir, or miss, or ma'am - you could very well be extrapolating if you were to say that the private sectors feel that bumiputras should only be clerical staff. I digress. If the number is as high as 45k, my fellow Malaysian (I will assume you're residing here?), then you really cannot attribute these graduates' supposed joblessness due to the race issue alone granted how they are given some benefits by the government, when all is said and done. There are brilliant graduates and there are the lacklustre ones - race is irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>Now, saying that non-bumis are solely asking the government to take them in to work for the civil service solely due to the salary would be inaccurate, anonymous. There're countless reasons why they could actually opt for working in civil service. Some are, contrary to what you might think, actually very patriotic. Some choose to not practice veterinary medicine overseas, privately, where the pay could be several times that back here, because they want to help the local SPCAs and the pets in Malaysia rather than stay overseas. Some just love this country and want the best for it. Not everyone is as callous or as shallow as you might think they are, or the way you perceive them to be simply because they are non-bumi.<BR/><BR/>Well, it is common knowledge that most universities here do allocate a higher percentage of places for the bumis. Cases of exceptional young non-bumi minds being rejected in favour of the few bumis who scored less (compare, for example, someone with straight As in STPM and a lesser girl with 2As. Yes, it has happened before, and is still happening. You cannot deny the numbers, as you are implying) are rampant. To dismiss that and make such a blatant statement as you have regarding how they are 'whining' to the papers about their suffering and plights is, on the other hand, very insensitive of you.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, education is more than just about the colour of your skin, and what kind of festivals you grew up celebrating. Does it matter whether you are Chinese or Malay or Indian in the pursuit of education? We are who we are inside, and I enjoyed my education along with my close Malay friends, my Chinese friends, Indian friends - mixed friends, what the hey.<BR/><BR/>Let us give the future generation a chance to pursue education fairly in every aspect, where no one is favoured, no one discriminated against. They deserve it - to have that opportunity to be who they truly are, without being limited by unnecessary constraints based on their cultural background.<BR/><BR/>I commend you for this article, AWhite. Very well-written. Salut!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21960968.post-85537090710431556062008-08-26T22:43:00.000+08:002008-08-26T22:43:00.000+08:00There are plenty of times bumiputra students have ...There are plenty of times bumiputra students have been discrimate in getting job in private sectors eventhough they graduated with cgpa 3.5 above from local and first class universities all over the world . The private sectors try to hide their racist take by saying &quot;language barrier..can&#39;t speak Mandrin&quot;. Let&#39;s discuss about it because in the end a degree is useless if you cant find a job in your own country. The private sectors feels that the bumi should only be the clerical staff (i know i am right). This is true as the are over 45k bumi graduates who are jobless. Adding salt to it when the nonbumi is asking goverment to take them working in civil service..guess why.. because the salary is higher in civil servuce today because 10 years ago the nonbumi would laugh if any of their friends apply to work with the govement. So the 45percent scholarship to nonbumi students eventhough the demographic data revealed the number is below 40 percent..so where is the justice..!!Finally nonbumi students like to whine to STAR newspaper their MCA, DAP &amp; Gerakan ADUN what a whiner..and please stop asking &quot;tongkat&quot; all the times..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com