Poverty is still or remains the major problem faced by Malaysians, irrespective of race or ethnic background. Lack of education, the key to all opportunities, is another problem although the administration is providing 'free' education.
Whether we like it or not, we still face some social problems because the poor make up most of the bottom 40 per cent.
Many Malay, Indian, Chinese and the Bumiputeras of Sabah and Sarawak have not been able to overcome the cycle of poverty. Things are not going to be rosy next year when prices of essential goods are going up and up. Blame it on crude oil.
Malays had high numbers of drug addictions while Indians and Chinese continues to face public employment blues and the question of just, equal and fair opportunities, as raised now and then by their community leaders.
Children of the poor - Malays, Indians, Chinese and other Bumiputeras dropped out of the educational system prematurely.
These are the problems of the Malaysian poor, not of the Malay, Indian or Chinese poor, but the Malaysian poor.
The Malaysian poor are suffering in silence and most of the time, forgotten. They could not afford to be in the big city to march to palaces or to foreign embassies to seek assistance or the attention of The White House or the occupant of No. 10 Downing Street, London or the Chief Minister of a foreign country to "intervene".
Any one care to walk with the Malaysian poor?
2 comments:
Bro,
I dont understand for the life of me why Hindraf Legal Adviser P. Uttayakumar is running to India, London aad the White House to seek assistance?
Didnt the British Government reject his application for political asylum in the UK?
I think it would save him time and money if he could just march to Samy Vellu's house to address his community's grievances.
On second thought, it might be a good idea for these foreigners to come here and have a good look if there really had been occurrences of Ethnic cleansing as claimed by Uttayakumar and see for themselves the hundreds of Indian temples still standing throughout the country.
Yes, you are righ. In fact he 'ran away' to London once and now he is seeking not only the British government's help but the Queen! At least, have some respect to our Head of State, remember the Rukun Negara - Kesetian kepada Raja dan Negara Where is the loyalty?
It is no loss to the nation if he wants to migrate to the UK or to India for that matter. Millions of Indians are loyal Malaysian citizens and I am certain they did not support what this man had done.
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