we should not abolish the NEP

Malaysia Today

No, we should not abolish the NEP. We need the NEP. And we need the NEP because many Malays, Chinese and Indians, as well as Natives of Sabah and Sarawak, still need help. But the NEP needs to be revamped (repair or renew) while the implementation of the NEP needs to be improved. And this needs to be done to ensure that others do not break out into tears like my daughter when they are told they cannot go to university because they have the ‘wrong ‘skin colour or support the ‘wrong’ political party. This also needs to be done to ensure that others like me do not need to pawn everything they own to be able to grant their children a university education.



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written by tjteh, April 03, 2008 | 20:10:37

To all parents reading this: do not apply for scholarships if you can afford it. Someone else who needs it more is deprived an opportunity. This has nothing to do with race / NEP but a simple consideration for all human beings.

The NEP was a good solution in the short-term.

However, people behind the NEP were either not forward thinkers or people who never wanted it abolished. There were no short-term goals that would eventually lead to a 'natural' weaning off the system.

More than 30 years on, it has not even achieved what it set out to do in the first place.

We as Malaysians are well known for our 'flowery' ideals but fare poorly on implementation.