some of the comments by the readers
I am the last chinese mohican in the government service (Perak state). I work so hard but end of the day I achieve nothing while watching those malay plays computer games, watch porno, chit chat and many more in the internet getting "anugerah cemerlang." Seeing staff with lower secondary qualification promoted above your rank. Worst I am seeing less and less chinese in any government service except teaching profession. What else is there for any chinese in Malaysia!
I am an accountant and left Malaysia in 1984 and had worked in Australia, ever since. Now my three sons have grown up and two of them are specialist doctors and one is doing exceptionally well in the commercial sector. If we had been treated fairly as citizens, we would still be in Malaysia serving our own people. Now after so many years, we still meet fellow Malaysian who come over recently - all because of being discriminated because we are Chinese. When will the Govt learn and be fair to everyone? If not, more will leave soon.
I am a chinese malaysian. I have been called a 'pendatang' (squatter), treated as 3rd class citizen (yes, 3rd class citizen, after the Indonesians), being told that I am 'tolerated' and must be thankful for being able to stay in Malaysia, discriminated in universities and civil service. I am not rich but have to pay full price for an apartment, but a rich bumi will still get 10% discount to buy a bungalow.
Tell me where is the fairness, and why should I stay in Malaysia anymore?
This flight of Chinese to other countries have been a welcome thing to the Mahathir government. In an effort to choke off the Chinese without realizing its consequences, BN welcomes all the under qualified/rejected Indonesians to increase their population count. Now that they have achieved that, the consequence is clear. The Indos in malaysia are thieves and create disorder to all races in Malaysia. The Chinese that have left, leaves the country with less talents. These talents/human capitals that the country need are gone. Which talented being wants to work in a country with diminishing currency value when hopping next door to our neighbours, they get paid multiple times. This is a lost cause for Malaysia unles the racist UMNO government wakes up now!