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While welcoming YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the new Deputy Prime Minster of Malaysia, MCA takes exception to his remarks during an interview in Utusan Malaysia published on 10 April 2009 that “(sokongan kaum Cina) mencatatkan penurunan, macam tidak ada penghargaan terhadap apa yang kita lakukan (the drop in Chinese support is like as if there is no appreciation towards what we (BN) are doing).”
Malay votes also didn’t pull BN through
Both Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau are Malay majority constituencies with Malay voters comprising 63.5% and 50.2% respectively. Although the Malay votes in these voting streams picked up, they were insufficient for BN to emerge victorious although both BN candidates hailed from UMNO. This does suggest that non-Malay votes are needed by BN should BN want to win the seats.
Local issues
Local issues also caused the Chinese support to plummet. Fishermen in Kuala Sepetang also were dissatisfied over issues relating to their livelihoods, e.g. diesel subsidies, bureaucracy involved in licensing or seemingly selective enforcement by marine police just days prior to voting.
Land title issues – the uncertainty of land ownership where applications for renewal of leasehold land for a 30 or 60 or 99-year tenure have not been settled raises resentment. On the other hand, insecurity whether a villager could continue living on TOL land arose as for generations many villagers have also lived and toiled on TOL land but still cannot claim ownership to the land title.
While aid in any form to any community is always most welcome, voters would like to see consistency in government allocation and distribution rather than peaking only at by-elections. E.g. Chinese and Tamil primary schools which usually encounter difficulty in accessing government funding would only see a jump in government grants during campaign period.
National issues
It is not the mere allocation of RM 1 million during the campaign period that the Chinese are thence expected to be indebted to BN and therefore vote BN. Non-Malays do not like to be treated as beggars where only at by-elections, more road upgrading works are performed, allocations to schools, NGOs and charities pick up.
There are “troubling” issues on the implementation and existing government policies which caused the Malay and non-Malay votes alike to swing against BN. Misimplementation of the NEP, lop-sided civil service where the intake and promotion of non-Malays is grossly lower compared to Malays, selective enforcement by the police and FRU against civil liberties and candle light vigils while insufficient action or no action taken against mat rempits, misuse of the ISA, mob rule causing aborting of civilized discourse and forums add to the inexhaustible list of frustration by Malays and non-Malays against BN.
Religious issues e.g. without consulting the non-converting family members, when religious authorities impose action on an individual e.g. body snatches, inheritance claims, determining faith and custody of a minor child whose religious identity is disputed only serve to alienate the non-Muslim community.
Non-Malays are unhappy when tenders for major government projects, licensing of any type, issuance for the lucrative Approve Permits, lower prices when purchasing a luxury house, quota equity when public listing a company seem to favour one community.
Education grievances
Award of PSD scholarships or entry into local institutions of higher education do not seem favourable to non-Malays. While most non-Malays have to sit STPM to qualify for local universities, there is the perception that the 1-year Matriculations course which most Malays undertake is easier which explains why Malay entry into local universities is higher.
The imbalanced syllabus and contents of the current history textbooks which give scant mention to the contributions of the non-Malay communities towards nation building while containing erroneous facts e.g. vernacular education would become national schools thus contravening the Education Act 1996 guaranteeing vernacular schools results in the loss of confidence by the Chinese against BN.
UMNO’s arrogance
The image of the keris brandishing amidst talks of ‘bathing in blood’ which alluded to a civil war against a conjured enemy of another community still remains unforgivable. Moreover, convenient amnesia at the recently concluded UMNO general assembly where an UMNO supreme council leader obliterated the contributions of non-Malays towards independence asserting that Merdeka was forged by UMNO and the Malay Rulers and nobody else fueled dissatisfaction among the loyal non-Malay communities.
Racist slants by UMNO Bukit Bendera division chief Dato’ Ahmad Ismail that Chinese are “pendatang and don’t deserve equal treatment” and rife talks of “ketuanan Melayu” or Malay supremacy which even decent Malays alongside the non-Malay communities find offensive.
Consistent loyalty of the Chinese community to Malaya/Malaysia
The Chinese have always been loyal citizens to Malaya and thence Malaysia. Countless Malayan Chinese and Indians were tortured to death in their resistance against atrocities committed during the Japanese Occupation.
When funds were needed for the London trip to negotiate Malayan independence with the British, MCA leaders and other Chinese community leaders selflessly contributed generously to the London delegation.
From the 1940s up till the late 1970s, many Chinese police officers upheld their duties as Special Branch officers when wiping out the tide of communism.
In the mid 1960s, when Indonesia launched Konfrontasi against Malaysia with the objective of establishing Gagasan Indonesia Raya, many Chinese donned a soldier’s uniform against the Indonesians.
In 1995, Chinese voters placed confidence with BN in view of the ideals of Bangsa Malaysia and Wawasan 2020 espoused by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri (now Tun) Dr Mahathir Muhammad.
In 1999, when sacked Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim was at the peak of the Reformasi movement, MCA and the Chinese community remained steadfast with BN.
In 2004, the Chinese overwhelmingly rejected PAS’s Islamist agenda of a theocratic state based on hudud and qisas which wreaked of amputating limbs, public lashing and requiring 4 men of good conduct to witness a rape before an alleged rapist was found guilty and gave the mandate to BN.
In 2008, owing to excesses of mega projects while fellow Malaysian citizens particularly the indigenous communities in the village fringes of the peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak lived in poverty, hunger without national identity doubts bred against BN. Corruption, cronyism, perceived judicial biases, racial and religious discrimination and intolerance led the multiracial rakyat particularly those on the peninsular favouring the opposition.
Therefore, to win back the support of the Chinese community, BN has to do much more than just contributing the RM 1 million at a by-election. An entire overhaul in the drafting and implementation of government policies is needed where every Malaysian citizen is accorded equality as guaranteed under Article 8 of the Federal Constitution. Malaysian citizens have the right to a decent life, free of bigotry, adoption of meritocracy, full and even access to equal development where aid is delivered on a need basis and not racial hegemony.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
慕尤丁说法违背首相“一个马来西亚”概念
马华中央党部发言人李伟杰指出，副首相丹斯里慕尤丁在接受马来前锋报专访时发表“马来人四分五裂，非马来人却拥有主导权；应该有主导权的人失去了主导权，没有主导权的人却有了主导权”的讲法，显示他仍然没有摒弃狭隘的种族主义思维，更违背了首相拿督斯里纳吉所提出的“一个马来西亚”概念。
他指出，在马来前锋报专访中，慕尤丁一再表示国阵在西马的两场补选中为华社提供了大笔拨款，但华人票依然流向民联，反观乡区马来人和印度人则有少许回流国阵的迹象，慕尤丁却说出“华人不懂感恩”的言论，显示他还没有意识到人民当家作主的年代已经来临。
“选票不应该以金钱来衡量，不能说给了多少拨款就应该拿回多少回报。更何况这是纳税人的钱，政府拨款造福人民、解决长期以来的民生问题、教育问题等是天经地义的。这种施恩望报的一党独大心态，是导致国阵在补选中失败的重要原因。”
“慕尤丁单从补选中乡村保守马来票的少许回流，就认定整体马来人已经回流国阵，这是“以偏概全”的一种错觉。事实上，国阵依然继续流失城市区马来人的支持，这可从瓜登补选和武吉士南卯补选的城市区马来人票箱中看出端倪。”
他表示，慕尤丁的言论对华人很不公道。华人在1995年、1999年和2004年大选大力支持国阵是不争的事实。就连最近的瓜登补选中，华人票在马华的努力之下依然倾向国阵，反观巫统在回教党的猛烈攻势之下失守马来票仓。因此，慕尤丁不能因为国阵在最近补选的失利而怪罪华人，却不检讨巫统本身的弱点。
“事实上，从全国课题的观点来看，各族人民尤其是华印族，对国阵的不满情绪是长期累积造成的，诸如教育政策的偏差、巫统政客的极端种族言论、改信宗教纠纷、种种的贪污、腐败、滥权的丑闻等等，是导致人民对国阵极度反感的主要原因。另一方面，地方课题也是很重要的因素，如十八丁渔民面对的柴油津贴、申请执照和更新地契遭到官员刁难等等。这些民间的积怨不是在短时期内通过临时抱佛脚的拨款所能扭转的。”
也是马华新闻局主任的李伟杰强调，慕尤丁应该向首相拿督斯里纳吉学习。虽然纳吉在1990大选后有“究竟华人要什么？”的困惑，但他现在已经跳出这个零和思维的旧框框，他就任首相后就提出“一个马来西亚”的全新观念，并立志要做全民的首相，不分种族地去消除贫穷和扶持弱势，并加速肃贪、改善政府传递系统等的努力。
“国阵和巫统的领导人应该痛定思痛，深切地检讨本身的弱点和过错，并矢志改革，以便改善民生和人民的福祉，这才是国阵要挽回民心的当务之急。”
他指出，在马来前锋报专访中，慕尤丁一再表示国阵在西马的两场补选中为华社提供了大笔拨款，但华人票依然流向民联，反观乡区马来人和印度人则有少许回流国阵的迹象，慕尤丁却说出“华人不懂感恩”的言论，显示他还没有意识到人民当家作主的年代已经来临。
“选票不应该以金钱来衡量，不能说给了多少拨款就应该拿回多少回报。更何况这是纳税人的钱，政府拨款造福人民、解决长期以来的民生问题、教育问题等是天经地义的。这种施恩望报的一党独大心态，是导致国阵在补选中失败的重要原因。”
“慕尤丁单从补选中乡村保守马来票的少许回流，就认定整体马来人已经回流国阵，这是“以偏概全”的一种错觉。事实上，国阵依然继续流失城市区马来人的支持，这可从瓜登补选和武吉士南卯补选的城市区马来人票箱中看出端倪。”
他表示，慕尤丁的言论对华人很不公道。华人在1995年、1999年和2004年大选大力支持国阵是不争的事实。就连最近的瓜登补选中，华人票在马华的努力之下依然倾向国阵，反观巫统在回教党的猛烈攻势之下失守马来票仓。因此，慕尤丁不能因为国阵在最近补选的失利而怪罪华人，却不检讨巫统本身的弱点。
“事实上，从全国课题的观点来看，各族人民尤其是华印族，对国阵的不满情绪是长期累积造成的，诸如教育政策的偏差、巫统政客的极端种族言论、改信宗教纠纷、种种的贪污、腐败、滥权的丑闻等等，是导致人民对国阵极度反感的主要原因。另一方面，地方课题也是很重要的因素，如十八丁渔民面对的柴油津贴、申请执照和更新地契遭到官员刁难等等。这些民间的积怨不是在短时期内通过临时抱佛脚的拨款所能扭转的。”
也是马华新闻局主任的李伟杰强调，慕尤丁应该向首相拿督斯里纳吉学习。虽然纳吉在1990大选后有“究竟华人要什么？”的困惑，但他现在已经跳出这个零和思维的旧框框，他就任首相后就提出“一个马来西亚”的全新观念，并立志要做全民的首相，不分种族地去消除贫穷和扶持弱势，并加速肃贪、改善政府传递系统等的努力。
“国阵和巫统的领导人应该痛定思痛，深切地检讨本身的弱点和过错，并矢志改革，以便改善民生和人民的福祉，这才是国阵要挽回民心的当务之急。”
Monday, April 13, 2009
马华从不停歇实践“全民平等、各族共享”的公民社会
马华中央党部发言人李伟杰指出，确保我国每一位公民拥有社会正义经济保障的平等机会，同时维护马来西亚华裔合法权益和利益一直都是马华公会秉持的创党宗旨与目标。
“马华创党60年，一直秉持这样的目标和信念为国家、社会、民族而奋斗努力，从不停歇，最终目标就是要实践‘全民平等、各族共享’的公民社会。因此，马华公会更是责无旁贷地进行‘以民为本’的改革来达至此终极目标。”李伟杰补充。
也是马华新闻局主任的李氏表示，马华了解大马社会包括华社透过308后大选成绩以及尔后的数场补选成绩所要传达的民怨民声讯息，所以马华公会亦积极改革，推出“三拼”奋斗纲领：拼经济民生、拼政治、拼和谐共享社会来加速改革步伐，让人民对国家未来更具信心。
“马华要透过政治、经济、民生等领域，解决人民的问题，确保每位公民都拥有平等机会，同时捍卫各族之间的合法权益与利益。当然，这是一项长远的目标，并不是转眼间就能达成的目标，但马华公会始终会坚持到底，决不退缩。”李伟杰道。
李伟杰指出全球化时代是由绩效素质决定一切，这是世界无可避免的趋势，大马亦必须面对此事实。因此，任何领袖以及领导惟有“选贤与能”才能真正地为国家和社会做出贡献，在无疆界世界与人有竞争能力，否则只会成为被淘汰的一群。
此外，对于邻国新加坡内阁资政李光耀所提及的言论，李伟杰认为每个国家的国情不尽相同，一个国家的国情背景往往左右国家时局发展；而大马和新加坡终究是两个不同的国家，国情当然是各异的。
最后，李伟杰强调马华一直确保我国公民拥有正义经济保障的平等机会，过去如是、现在如是、未来如是；在马华“三拼”奋斗纲领下，马华公会除了要改变、改革，更绝不忘记创党的宗旨与目标。
“马华创党60年，一直秉持这样的目标和信念为国家、社会、民族而奋斗努力，从不停歇，最终目标就是要实践‘全民平等、各族共享’的公民社会。因此，马华公会更是责无旁贷地进行‘以民为本’的改革来达至此终极目标。”李伟杰补充。
也是马华新闻局主任的李氏表示，马华了解大马社会包括华社透过308后大选成绩以及尔后的数场补选成绩所要传达的民怨民声讯息，所以马华公会亦积极改革，推出“三拼”奋斗纲领：拼经济民生、拼政治、拼和谐共享社会来加速改革步伐，让人民对国家未来更具信心。
“马华要透过政治、经济、民生等领域，解决人民的问题，确保每位公民都拥有平等机会，同时捍卫各族之间的合法权益与利益。当然，这是一项长远的目标，并不是转眼间就能达成的目标，但马华公会始终会坚持到底，决不退缩。”李伟杰道。
李伟杰指出全球化时代是由绩效素质决定一切，这是世界无可避免的趋势，大马亦必须面对此事实。因此，任何领袖以及领导惟有“选贤与能”才能真正地为国家和社会做出贡献，在无疆界世界与人有竞争能力，否则只会成为被淘汰的一群。
此外，对于邻国新加坡内阁资政李光耀所提及的言论，李伟杰认为每个国家的国情不尽相同，一个国家的国情背景往往左右国家时局发展；而大马和新加坡终究是两个不同的国家，国情当然是各异的。
最后，李伟杰强调马华一直确保我国公民拥有正义经济保障的平等机会，过去如是、现在如是、未来如是；在马华“三拼”奋斗纲领下，马华公会除了要改变、改革，更绝不忘记创党的宗旨与目标。
Saturday, March 28, 2009
All BN component parties should seek to reinforce friendship & trust
MCA Spokesperson Sdr Lee Wei Kiat welcomes Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi’s timely speech in addressing the needs for UMNO to transform. It runs parallel with MCA’s on-going transformation process to remain relevant with the rakyat. Wei Kiat thanked Pak Lah for urging UMNO to take cognizance of the seepage in the implementation of the government policies.
Pak Lah further urged UMNO to address these issues by sincerely endeavouring with an open heart to rediscover the cooperation and mutual respect that have found the basis of our national unity to ensure a future of peace, stability and prosperity.
Wei Kiat said, “the selective and deviation in implementing the New Economic Policy which counted among reasons for the country’s racial problems. This coupled with the racial supremacy rants, keris brandishing antics amidst rhetoric of ‘bathing in blood’ at UMNO’s general assembly just only three years ago or extremist slurs challenging the citizenship of the Malaysian Chinese by UMNO Bukit Bendera chief Dato’ Ahmad Ismail that Chinese are ‘penumpang’ and ‘pendatang’ and hence don’t deserve equal treatment’ which fueled the voters’ rejection at the Permatang Pauh by-election.”
Wei Kiat who also heads the party’s Information and Communication Bureau added that all along non-Malays have never made any demands. “Instead, it has been MCA’s consistent position that all Malaysian citizens abide by the Federal Constitution, particularly Article 8(1) which reads that ‘All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.’ Where there is an injustice, the community expects MCA to be vocal and we will.”
“In view of the flak that BN received after the March 8, 08 general elections, what is important is that BN component parties seek to reinforce friendship and trust which laid the cornerstone for nationhood in 1957, rather than belligerent accusations of members from one party representing one community against all other communities and political parties. Through shared common values of respecting equality for all Rakyat Malaysia and abiding by the principles of the Rukun Negara and upholding the tenets of the Federal Constitution where implementation of government policies should be drafted on a need-basis rather than race would encourage the electorates to vote BN once again. Acknowledging the contributions by every ethnic groups towards nationhood whilst rejecting any form of mob rule, presumed threats from an imagined community, ethnic and religious discrimination, graft practices, cronyism, will regain the people’s respect and support for BN.”
After the Prime Minister delivered his last speech at UMNO’s 59th AGM, the MCA President Dato’ Sri Ong Tee Keat correctly pointed out that “it was not true the non-Malay communities had not been supportive of the BN coalition. Their support was shown when they gave their votes to Barisan in the 1995, 1999 and 2004 general elections,” to which Wei Kiat highlighted that “the rebuff against BN by voters in the peninsular did not comprise only non-Malays. The popular vote favouring Pakatan Rakyat in West Malaysia consisted all communities.
Pak Lah further urged UMNO to address these issues by sincerely endeavouring with an open heart to rediscover the cooperation and mutual respect that have found the basis of our national unity to ensure a future of peace, stability and prosperity.
Wei Kiat said, “the selective and deviation in implementing the New Economic Policy which counted among reasons for the country’s racial problems. This coupled with the racial supremacy rants, keris brandishing antics amidst rhetoric of ‘bathing in blood’ at UMNO’s general assembly just only three years ago or extremist slurs challenging the citizenship of the Malaysian Chinese by UMNO Bukit Bendera chief Dato’ Ahmad Ismail that Chinese are ‘penumpang’ and ‘pendatang’ and hence don’t deserve equal treatment’ which fueled the voters’ rejection at the Permatang Pauh by-election.”
Wei Kiat who also heads the party’s Information and Communication Bureau added that all along non-Malays have never made any demands. “Instead, it has been MCA’s consistent position that all Malaysian citizens abide by the Federal Constitution, particularly Article 8(1) which reads that ‘All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.’ Where there is an injustice, the community expects MCA to be vocal and we will.”
“In view of the flak that BN received after the March 8, 08 general elections, what is important is that BN component parties seek to reinforce friendship and trust which laid the cornerstone for nationhood in 1957, rather than belligerent accusations of members from one party representing one community against all other communities and political parties. Through shared common values of respecting equality for all Rakyat Malaysia and abiding by the principles of the Rukun Negara and upholding the tenets of the Federal Constitution where implementation of government policies should be drafted on a need-basis rather than race would encourage the electorates to vote BN once again. Acknowledging the contributions by every ethnic groups towards nationhood whilst rejecting any form of mob rule, presumed threats from an imagined community, ethnic and religious discrimination, graft practices, cronyism, will regain the people’s respect and support for BN.”
After the Prime Minister delivered his last speech at UMNO’s 59th AGM, the MCA President Dato’ Sri Ong Tee Keat correctly pointed out that “it was not true the non-Malay communities had not been supportive of the BN coalition. Their support was shown when they gave their votes to Barisan in the 1995, 1999 and 2004 general elections,” to which Wei Kiat highlighted that “the rebuff against BN by voters in the peninsular did not comprise only non-Malays. The popular vote favouring Pakatan Rakyat in West Malaysia consisted all communities.
所有国民受宪法保障，马华对不公事件发声
马华中央党部发言人李伟杰指出，非马来人和国阵成员党在过去从来都没有提出非分的要求。相反的，非马来社会是在宪法所赋予的权利下，捍卫本身应有的地位和权益，这也是马华一直坚守的立场，即所有马来西亚国民都在宪法之下受保障，尤其是宪法第8条（1）所阐明的“法律之前人人平等，并享有法律之同等保障”。在发生不公事件时，马华将发出声音，这是人们期望我们做的。
李伟杰表示，新经济政策的选择性和偏差性实施方式，是导致种族问题的因素之一。除此之外，其它因素还包括种族霸权、在巫统大会上挥舞短剑和类似“让短剑染血”的叫嚣、以及之前由巫统升旗山区部主席阿末伊斯迈所引发的“寄居论”风波。
在遭受去年308大选的挫折后，国阵成员党现今必须加强彼此之间的友谊和信任，这种互重互信的关系是我国1957年独立的基础。我们必须停止声称代表本身族群而对其它种族或政党作出具攻击性的指控。若国阵能以普世价值观来平等对待全体马来西亚人民，遵守国家五大原则，奉行联邦宪法的核心精神，并基于需求而不是种族的分际来制定及执行政府政策，我们将能够重获人民的支持。此外，承认每个种族在建设国家方面的贡献，同时拒绝暴政、相互仇视、种族与宗教歧视、朋党主义，将让国阵重新赢取人民的尊重和信任。
首相在巫统代表大会发表其演说之后，马华总会长拿督斯里翁诗杰清楚指出：“关于非马来人不支持国阵的说法是不正确的。非巫裔社会在1995、1999及2004年大选都给予了国阵支持。”
也是马华新闻局主任的李伟杰强调，在去年大选拒绝国阵的西马选民不只是非马来人，因为民联在西马获得的选票是来自所有族群的。
李伟杰也对首相拿督斯里阿都拉针对巫统需要转型的演辞表示欢迎。首相的呼吁与马华正在展开的改造计划是相呼应的，都是以贴近民意为目标。他同时也认同首相提醒巫统必须对政府在执行政策时出现的偏差现象有所警惕。
首相同时也敦促巫统以诚恳、开明的心态，努力应对这些课题，以重塑作为国民团结基础的精诚合作与互相尊重的精神，才能创造一个和平、稳定及繁荣的未来。
李伟杰表示，新经济政策的选择性和偏差性实施方式，是导致种族问题的因素之一。除此之外，其它因素还包括种族霸权、在巫统大会上挥舞短剑和类似“让短剑染血”的叫嚣、以及之前由巫统升旗山区部主席阿末伊斯迈所引发的“寄居论”风波。
在遭受去年308大选的挫折后，国阵成员党现今必须加强彼此之间的友谊和信任，这种互重互信的关系是我国1957年独立的基础。我们必须停止声称代表本身族群而对其它种族或政党作出具攻击性的指控。若国阵能以普世价值观来平等对待全体马来西亚人民，遵守国家五大原则，奉行联邦宪法的核心精神，并基于需求而不是种族的分际来制定及执行政府政策，我们将能够重获人民的支持。此外，承认每个种族在建设国家方面的贡献，同时拒绝暴政、相互仇视、种族与宗教歧视、朋党主义，将让国阵重新赢取人民的尊重和信任。
首相在巫统代表大会发表其演说之后，马华总会长拿督斯里翁诗杰清楚指出：“关于非马来人不支持国阵的说法是不正确的。非巫裔社会在1995、1999及2004年大选都给予了国阵支持。”
也是马华新闻局主任的李伟杰强调，在去年大选拒绝国阵的西马选民不只是非马来人，因为民联在西马获得的选票是来自所有族群的。
李伟杰也对首相拿督斯里阿都拉针对巫统需要转型的演辞表示欢迎。首相的呼吁与马华正在展开的改造计划是相呼应的，都是以贴近民意为目标。他同时也认同首相提醒巫统必须对政府在执行政策时出现的偏差现象有所警惕。
首相同时也敦促巫统以诚恳、开明的心态，努力应对这些课题，以重塑作为国民团结基础的精诚合作与互相尊重的精神，才能创造一个和平、稳定及繁荣的未来。
Chinese educationists or education are not apartheid
MCA Spokesperson Sdr Lee Wei Kiat today expressed that the main factor leading to the racial disunity in the country is none other than the partial administration and deviation of policies that has been adopted by the government for a long time. It is reported that Dr Mahathir had said that “We proposed that everyone study together in one school then only can you have bangsa Malaysia. But they did not want this. They did not want to mix with the other races especially the Malays. They did not want their children to mix with Malays and that is apartheid, not us."
“Racial disunity has nothing to do with the vernacular education. I disagree with the insinuation by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that racial disunity in Malaysia arose out of various education systems. This is very subjective and he has shown a very narrow minded view of racism,” remarked Lee.
Lee pointed out that since the independence of Malaysia 52 years ago, the Chinese in the country has been working unceasingly together with the other races not only in attaining national independence, but national development as well. So there should not be any question about their loyalty and their intimate relationship with the other races in the country.
“The Chinese community and the Chinese educationists stress and talk about the importance of vernacular education because it is a basic right as spelt out and clearly stipulated in our Federal Constitution. It is merely the love that they have shown towards their own language and culture. This is exactly the same as the other races in the world who have the privileges of enjoying their own basic right. Therefore, Chinese educationists cannot be classified nor regarded as the racists,” expressed him.
Lee, who is also the MCA Information & Communication Bureau Chairman reiterated that a single language education does not and will never lead to national unity effectively. This can be seen clearly that in many countries around the world, that adopt a common language education, but still their people are fragmented. One such example is that of UMNO and PAS. Both parties attend the same education stream and speak the same language, and yet they are so much different in their political ideology.
Lee Wei Kiat pointed out that such a racist view as made by Tun Mahathir who had also termed the appeal made by the Malaysian Chinese Organisations Election Committee (Suqiu) in year 2000 as equivalent to Communists, could be attributed to one of the reasons that caused the non-Malays to gradually turn away from supporting the Barisan National.
“As a former national leader, Tun Mahathir should set a good example to other Umno members and leadership. He should not play around with the issue of racism which if not handled properly, may lead to a real social disunity,” stressed Lee.
MCA is of the opinion that if Barisan National would like to regain the support from all the races in the country, it should immediately adopt a multi-racial, liberal and progressive line of administration. This is also one of the 3 thrusts currently adopted by the party leadership, i.e. “Be instrumental or remain instrumental in forging an accommodative, inclusive and harmonious inter-ethnic relationships premised on the Rukun Negara and Federal Constitution”.
“If we want to enjoy everlasting peace and harmony in the country, we must always be committed to a good social relationship. We cannot afford our country to be destructed simply by any irresponsible politicians who are fond of stirring up racial and religious issues aimed at self-propaganda,” Lee said.
“Racial disunity has nothing to do with the vernacular education. I disagree with the insinuation by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that racial disunity in Malaysia arose out of various education systems. This is very subjective and he has shown a very narrow minded view of racism,” remarked Lee.
Lee pointed out that since the independence of Malaysia 52 years ago, the Chinese in the country has been working unceasingly together with the other races not only in attaining national independence, but national development as well. So there should not be any question about their loyalty and their intimate relationship with the other races in the country.
“The Chinese community and the Chinese educationists stress and talk about the importance of vernacular education because it is a basic right as spelt out and clearly stipulated in our Federal Constitution. It is merely the love that they have shown towards their own language and culture. This is exactly the same as the other races in the world who have the privileges of enjoying their own basic right. Therefore, Chinese educationists cannot be classified nor regarded as the racists,” expressed him.
Lee, who is also the MCA Information & Communication Bureau Chairman reiterated that a single language education does not and will never lead to national unity effectively. This can be seen clearly that in many countries around the world, that adopt a common language education, but still their people are fragmented. One such example is that of UMNO and PAS. Both parties attend the same education stream and speak the same language, and yet they are so much different in their political ideology.
Lee Wei Kiat pointed out that such a racist view as made by Tun Mahathir who had also termed the appeal made by the Malaysian Chinese Organisations Election Committee (Suqiu) in year 2000 as equivalent to Communists, could be attributed to one of the reasons that caused the non-Malays to gradually turn away from supporting the Barisan National.
“As a former national leader, Tun Mahathir should set a good example to other Umno members and leadership. He should not play around with the issue of racism which if not handled properly, may lead to a real social disunity,” stressed Lee.
MCA is of the opinion that if Barisan National would like to regain the support from all the races in the country, it should immediately adopt a multi-racial, liberal and progressive line of administration. This is also one of the 3 thrusts currently adopted by the party leadership, i.e. “Be instrumental or remain instrumental in forging an accommodative, inclusive and harmonious inter-ethnic relationships premised on the Rukun Negara and Federal Constitution”.
“If we want to enjoy everlasting peace and harmony in the country, we must always be committed to a good social relationship. We cannot afford our country to be destructed simply by any irresponsible politicians who are fond of stirring up racial and religious issues aimed at self-propaganda,” Lee said.
偏颇政策破坏种族关系，国阵需开明执政
马华中央党部发言人李伟杰认为，政府长期以来偏颇不公的政策和执行上的偏差才是破坏种族和谐关系的主要因素，与母语教育无关。他抨击前首相敦马哈迪将所谓的种族之间的不团结归咎于多元文化和语言，是充满个人主观意见和种族主义的言论。
李伟杰表示，马来西亚独立50年以来，华裔始终与其他种族为国家的独立和建设而并肩作战，因此华裔对国家的效忠以及与友族同胞和睦共处的诚意是无可置疑的。华社与华教人士坚持母语教育以及各源流学校的存在，既是宪法所阐明及保障的权利，也是对本身文化及语言的一种爱护行为，这是世界上每个族群都应该拥有的基本权利，不能主观的被视为种族主义。
也是马华新闻局主任的李伟杰强调，统一语言不是国民团结的有效途径。世界上有许多国家实施单一语言教育政策，但国民之间依然分裂。以巫统和回教党为例，两党支持者绝大部分都接受同一种语言的教育系统，但两者的政治理念却南辕北辙。
李伟杰指出，类似敦马哈迪医生的这种充满种族仇视的言论，包括曾在2000年抨击华团大选诉求工委会犹如共产党，正是造成国阵渐渐失去非马来人支持的主要原因之一。他作为前国家领导人，应该自重身份，为现今的国家领袖尤其是巫统党员做出良好示范，而不是如同一些新进巫统领袖般大肆玩弄种族课题，置社会和谐于不顾。
马华认为，国阵若要重新赢得各族群众的支持，就必须贯彻多元、开明、进步的执政路线，而这也是马华转型主轴“三拼”中所强调的“拼和谐共享社会”。马来西亚要长治久安，就必须认真地经营种族之间的和谐关系，我们不能任由无良政客，不论来自何党，一再的玩弄种族与宗教情绪，让这个国家的基业毁于一旦。
李伟杰表示，马来西亚独立50年以来，华裔始终与其他种族为国家的独立和建设而并肩作战，因此华裔对国家的效忠以及与友族同胞和睦共处的诚意是无可置疑的。华社与华教人士坚持母语教育以及各源流学校的存在，既是宪法所阐明及保障的权利，也是对本身文化及语言的一种爱护行为，这是世界上每个族群都应该拥有的基本权利，不能主观的被视为种族主义。
也是马华新闻局主任的李伟杰强调，统一语言不是国民团结的有效途径。世界上有许多国家实施单一语言教育政策，但国民之间依然分裂。以巫统和回教党为例，两党支持者绝大部分都接受同一种语言的教育系统，但两者的政治理念却南辕北辙。
李伟杰指出，类似敦马哈迪医生的这种充满种族仇视的言论，包括曾在2000年抨击华团大选诉求工委会犹如共产党，正是造成国阵渐渐失去非马来人支持的主要原因之一。他作为前国家领导人，应该自重身份，为现今的国家领袖尤其是巫统党员做出良好示范，而不是如同一些新进巫统领袖般大肆玩弄种族课题，置社会和谐于不顾。
马华认为，国阵若要重新赢得各族群众的支持，就必须贯彻多元、开明、进步的执政路线，而这也是马华转型主轴“三拼”中所强调的“拼和谐共享社会”。马来西亚要长治久安，就必须认真地经营种族之间的和谐关系，我们不能任由无良政客，不论来自何党，一再的玩弄种族与宗教情绪，让这个国家的基业毁于一旦。
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