Malay dilemma has now become Malaysian dilemma. As Tun Dr Mahathir said, today’s generation of Malays face a different dilemma as the party they have counted on has become a liability. The Malay dilemma at that time, the High Commissioner of the British had suggested the establishment of the Development Board The Village and Enterprise (RIDA) as a new step because Government assistance for business has never been made before which the Malays have been told that the Government will help them to overcome the economic dilemma if they can be more compromise in politics. The problem is that Malays has lack of capital to start their business. However, RIDA may not achieve the desired success, but instead it has changed successfully the way the Malays
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Hence, the NEP set in motion a target for the indigenous class, especially the Malays, to achieve corporate equity ownership of up to 30% and as much access to public sector and professional jobs, government scholarships, as well as opportunities for business and trade. The dilemma posits on two options confronted by the Malays. First, whether or not to confer Malaysia’s economy to the Chinese, which would almost certainly ensure the former’s extinction. The second option was whether or not to have a systematized form of positive discrimination to level the economic playing field. Rather, the ‘dilemma’ seemed more like a deadlock that the Malays had to deal with in the face of socioeconomic challenges caused by the hardworking Chinese …show more content…
The main assumption the Malays were subjugated in their own land and needed a form of affirmative action to correct the economy imbalance. Malays are recognized and acknowledged as Bumiputeras in the country but this country is no longer theirs fully. However, in order to protect and safeguard their status, certain laws are necessary. One of the most important laws is the Malay Savings Land. Although the Malays are supposed to be the specially privilege in actual fact, it is the only the rich Malays who have the opportunity to enjoy these privileged rights. In fact in any community, Malay or non-Malay, there exists class conflict especially in the sectors of agricultural products and in marketing business.
Due to the fact that race and religion almost inseparable elements in the Malaysian political context, frequently suppress the nation’s socioeconomic accomplishments, and concomitantly divulge the ugly side of racial and religious communities. Furthermore, any public discourse on race relations in Malaysia would always raise the specter of the 1969 rioting, prompting BN government officials and state apparatus to remind the public on the relevance and legal validity of the
Hence, the NEP set in motion a target for the indigenous class, especially the Malays, to achieve corporate equity ownership of up to 30% and as much access to public sector and professional jobs, government scholarships, as well as opportunities for business and trade. The dilemma posits on two options confronted by the Malays. First, whether or not to confer Malaysia’s economy to the Chinese, which would almost certainly ensure the former’s extinction. The second option was whether or not to have a systematized form of positive discrimination to level the economic playing field. Rather, the ‘dilemma’ seemed more like a deadlock that the Malays had to deal with in the face of socioeconomic challenges caused by the hardworking Chinese …show more content…
The main assumption the Malays were subjugated in their own land and needed a form of affirmative action to correct the economy imbalance. Malays are recognized and acknowledged as Bumiputeras in the country but this country is no longer theirs fully. However, in order to protect and safeguard their status, certain laws are necessary. One of the most important laws is the Malay Savings Land. Although the Malays are supposed to be the specially privilege in actual fact, it is the only the rich Malays who have the opportunity to enjoy these privileged rights. In fact in any community, Malay or non-Malay, there exists class conflict especially in the sectors of agricultural products and in marketing business.
Due to the fact that race and religion almost inseparable elements in the Malaysian political context, frequently suppress the nation’s socioeconomic accomplishments, and concomitantly divulge the ugly side of racial and religious communities. Furthermore, any public discourse on race relations in Malaysia would always raise the specter of the 1969 rioting, prompting BN government officials and state apparatus to remind the public on the relevance and legal validity of the