itu hanyalah pandangan orang luar. walaupun wartawan yg tulis rencana nie duduk kat malaysia, tapi dia mungkin tak faham 100% budaya kita. nak paham budaya malaysia, pertama sekali kita localised diri kita. kita kena ikut budaya malaysia. kena makan roti canai, kena minum teh tarik, kena makan durian, petai, nasi lemak ... etc. kalau nak cakap bahasa inggeris, kena tambah 'lah' kat belakang. (org putih pun dah iktiraf perkataan 'lah', cuba check kamus oxford yg terbaru). kalau dia komplen psl wujud jurang antara kaum .... itu aku rasa betul. mmg wujud jurang ... tapi jurang yg KECIL saja. alaa.... sedangkan satu famili yg satu mak bapak pun duk bergaduh dan bertekak .... apatah lagi, berlainan kaum dan agama .... tapi semua tue masih terkawal ..... dan rasa2nya tak plak sampai boleh menjejaskan keamanan negara dan jadi kacau bilau ..... ada sapa2 pernah alami benda2 mcm tu kat m'sia? sepanjang aku hidup .... tak pernah rasa lagi la ... (mungkin peristiwa 13 mei je la kut).
kalau kita tgk pak arab sendiri pun, walaupun sesama bangsa, bergaduh jugak .... lagi teruk ada la.... SO, KALAU BOLEH, JANGAN LA DUK AMIK KISAH SANGAT APA PANDANGAN ORANG KAT KITA. YANG PENTING KITA SENDIRI TENTUKAN BAHAGIA KITA, PERPADUAN KITA, KEMAJUAN KITA, KEAMANAN KITA. SIAPA KITA TUE????? KITA RAKYAT MALAYSIA ........ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Race clouds Malaysia's 50th UPDATED > ON: > THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007 > 10:49 MECCA TIME, 7:49 GMT > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0F42A6D0-6B63-4E74-B11D-7813726DCAE9.htm > > > > Independence celebrations emphasise > unity but tensions remain below the surface > [Reuters] > Malaysia marks 50 years of independence on Friday > with a show of national unity. Ethnic Malay, Chinese > and Indian performers will come together in a day of > colourful celebrations. > > National unity has pre-occupied > Malaysia's > leaders since independence in 1957But the parades > and performances mask a country questioning its > multicultural traditions. > > Today ethnic Malays make up slightly more than > half of the population â about 27 million â but > control less than 20 per cent of the economy. > > The minority Chinese form about 24 per cent of the > population but own 40 per cent of the nation's > wealth. > > In an attempt to address this divide, in 1971 the > government set up its New Economic Policy, giving > ethnic Malays preference in jobs, education and > business. > > But instead of closing the economic gap, many > believe the policy, known as the Bumiputra system, > has widened the rift between the races. > > Colonial Malaya > > The twin towers are an icon of Islamic > capitalism > and a symbol of modern Malaysia [EPA]The iconic > Petronas Twin Towers, loomimg high over Kuala > Lumpur, are a striking reminder of how far Malaysia > has come since independence. > > Malaysia, known as Malaya back then, was a very > different place in 1957. > > The departing British empire left behind an > extremely diverse infant nation, comprising large > communities of ethnic Malays, Chinese and Indians. > > More than half of the country lived below the > national poverty line, the bulk of whom were ethnic > Malays. > > From the very beginning, national unity was a > preoccupation for Malaysia's leaders. > > Fifty years on, Malaysians are still struggling to > find the best ways to get along with each other. > > Images of the diverse cultures are exploited to > promote tourism. > > Malaysia, the slogan goes, is "truly Asia". > > Tensions > > Subramanian has felt the harsh side > of enduring ethnic tensionsBut below the surface > tensions are simmering, having burst into racial > riots in the past. > > In 2001, Subramanian, an ethnic Indian handyman, > was in the wrong place at the wrong time. > > "Two motorbikes with four persons suddenly > attacked me⦠I was wounded," he recalls. > > "I saw their hand. They were holding a knife about > four feet long. I ran to escape but they still > chased me and chopped." > > The New Economic Policy was designed as an > economic affirmative action programme favouring > ethnic Malays, but it was at the expense of other > communities. > > Expression for change > > People were also not allowed to express their > views on racial or religious issues. > > That has all changed now, but the issue still > stirs controversy. > > Ethnic harmony is a theme of > government tourist promotionsLast month Wee Meng > Chee, an ethnic Chinese, posted a rap song on the > internet based on Negaraku, the national anthem. > > In the homemade video he criticises the government > for promoting the interests of ethnic Malays. > > The video caused an outcry in the Malaysian media, > with demands from some areas that he be charged > under the country's sedition laws for his perceived > disrespect. > > Musa Hitam, a former Malaysian deputy prime > minister, hopes the new openness under the current > leadership will be positive. > > "This sort of expression of dissatisfaction, even > based on racial feelings should and could be used in > order to improve ourselves," he told Al Jazeera. > > Malaysia now is one of the richest nations in > South-East Asia and is on the verge of ending > absolute poverty. > > As a resuly many people are openly asking if the > affirmative action laws favouring ethnic Malays are > really still necessary. > > Right approach > > Many young Malaysians still do not > socialise with other races [Reuters]Chandra > Muzaffar, a social scientist and former opposition > politician, says Malaysia's greatest achievement is > inter-ethnic peace, which he says is not the same as > unity. > > "It's not a question of doing this because we're > in the 21st century... it is the right approach for > all times." > > What is needed, he says, is "a non-ethnic > approach, where the overriding concern is by looking > at a person's socio-economic situation, at the needs > and realities." > > So what of Malaysia's plan to foster unity in the > next 50 years? > > The government has launched a national service > programme aimed at bringing together young people of > all races specifically to encourage more social > mixing. > > But a Saturday night out at Kuala Lumpur's > hotspots does not show much mixing between the > races, something young Malaysians are aware of. > > But there are possible signs of changes. One young > woman said her generation wanted to break down the > racial stereotypes â of Malays as farmers, Chinese > as businessmen and Indians as shopkeepers. > > In another 50 years time, she says, she hopes that > everyone would work together as Malaysians and not > as different races. > > In Malaysia, race relations have always been an > issue but the question is how the leadership will > stop tensions from boiling over again. > > Source: Al Jazeera > > --------------------------------- > Bosan dengan spam? Mel Yahoo! memiliki perlindungan > spam yang terbaik > http://my.mail.yahoo.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
