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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

AliBaba. AhKowBaba, AruBaba

Long before mentioned the New Economic Policy(NEP) that was introduced during 1970s. It attempts to figure out the social indifference in terms wealth distribution among the ethnic group. NEP pumps great measure on creating a strong business clan among the Malays. Various measure and strategic actions was mented and rolled. Siding the effect of ethnic Chinese dorminance, NEP has successfully changed the facelift of social and wealth distribution. Malays now are no longer live in Kampung and rural areas. They became part of urbanite. Lots of them had moved to the major city - Kuala Lumpur.

The Government had made most of the construction and supply contract with almost full bumiputera participation. Influential and well connected people had set up companies, securing contracts then 'sub-contract' to those genuine contractors. Coming up with the next stream, the fenomena of Alibaba - had created some rich Malays - making easy, good and fast money.

Now that the new generation of Chinese and Indian businessmen tend to expect good money and return - without investing any money - except for helping others to lobby for government contracts. Most of the government contracts has sub-contracted to foreigners (especially Indonesian workers). Business Lobbier and Commision Agents pick the high growth percentage. Ethnic Chinese business community were deemed to be more hard working and not now. Ethnic Malays had governed a positive attitude towards business acumen.

Then, this Alibabas have created AhKowBabas and AruBabas. Most of us chose fast and easy way to make money. Few peoples still continue to pursue business venture in a relatively hard way. We can't stop the trend, we abide into it. We bite the bullets for securing social harmony. We paid the price of slower economic growth. We settled for mass distribution of wealth and social responsibility. The government then took care of the 'Bumiputeras' and now that they have to take care of the Non Bumiputeras as well.

Now that, nothing can stop the evolution. Then the AhKowbabas obtained those contracts - subcontracting to the Bumiputeras! Arubabas had started to mongle certain sectors of business. Certain NGO - pressure groups put hard line and aggressive that demands from the administrators for easy and good money. If not, they tend to lose in the next GE.

Well, in my opinion, we got to do thing in a more logical manner. We must respect the nature. If we do, contracts would be awarded based on merits not vice. We ask for trouble for giving preference to those influential one - a feudalism that practiced in this modern time. We fight to abide to the natural facelift. We fought for the our dearly motherland. And the motherland should take care of the dearess one.

Till then, this is purely my comment.