Melayu Malaysia dan Melayu Singapura — Sakmongkol AK47
JULY 31 — Why do we bother about the Singapore Malays. They have been taking care of themselves for 45 years (Singapore was asked to leave Malaysia in 1965). What they have achieved is owned by them. How they got where they are today is largely a product of who they are and what they can become. Because in the final analysis, the determining factor is the achieved norm — what you can do with your abilities.
They may not have a high CPI compared to the Singapore Chinese and Singapore Indians. Their lot is a cause for sympathy because of our ethnic identity, but we can't interfere nor can we judge them. The recent speech by one of the Malay thought leaders at a Berita Harian do represents the thinking of Singapore Malays generally. He was saying that Malays in Malaysia have no reason to be judgmental on them. They adapt to the enabling environment in that country.
I tend to agree with his assertions. I have always felt that Singapore Malays have a robust thinking personality. They know they have to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. They have to advance through education and hard work. They depend less on government assistance. They qualify themselves for government assistance by helping themselves first. Hence many mosques were built with the government matching the Malays dollar for dollar. Some are now built by harnessing the Malay community's own resources.
Having empathy with them, regretting their lot relative to the more affluent Singapore citizens is another matter. This emotional kinship should not be translated into open political agitation. Singapore Malays deserve sympathy and encouragement and not used as a negative role model and a continuing reminder of what Malays in Malaysia can become.
Here in Malaysia, we have often heard about this slogan — Tidak akan Melayu hilang di dunia. What can happen is the other way round — Melayu akan hilang dunia mereka. They will lose their world if they don't adapt to a new enabling environment. That the way forward in this world is through educational excellence and hard work. These and the right enabling environment provided by good leadership.
Without these, Melayu akan hilang dunia nya! — sakmongkol.blogspot.com
They may not have a high CPI compared to the Singapore Chinese and Singapore Indians. Their lot is a cause for sympathy because of our ethnic identity, but we can't interfere nor can we judge them. The recent speech by one of the Malay thought leaders at a Berita Harian do represents the thinking of Singapore Malays generally. He was saying that Malays in Malaysia have no reason to be judgmental on them. They adapt to the enabling environment in that country.
I tend to agree with his assertions. I have always felt that Singapore Malays have a robust thinking personality. They know they have to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. They have to advance through education and hard work. They depend less on government assistance. They qualify themselves for government assistance by helping themselves first. Hence many mosques were built with the government matching the Malays dollar for dollar. Some are now built by harnessing the Malay community's own resources.
Having empathy with them, regretting their lot relative to the more affluent Singapore citizens is another matter. This emotional kinship should not be translated into open political agitation. Singapore Malays deserve sympathy and encouragement and not used as a negative role model and a continuing reminder of what Malays in Malaysia can become.
Here in Malaysia, we have often heard about this slogan — Tidak akan Melayu hilang di dunia. What can happen is the other way round — Melayu akan hilang dunia mereka. They will lose their world if they don't adapt to a new enabling environment. That the way forward in this world is through educational excellence and hard work. These and the right enabling environment provided by good leadership.
Without these, Melayu akan hilang dunia nya! — sakmongkol.blogspot.com
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