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KeADILan HAS CLEAR AND FIRM STAND ON NEP /PENDIRIAN KeADILan TERHADAP DEB JELAS DAN TEGAS PDF Print
Saturday, 15 March 2008 23:47

--PRESS STATEMENT--

by Dr. Syed Husin Ali
Deputy President/
Timbalan Presiden, KeADILan
March 15, 2008

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party) has a clear and firm stand on the New Economic Policy (NEP). As explained by the Ketua Umum of the Party, Anwar Ibrahim in his 20-page article as well as through his many public pronouncements and ceramah, and further reaffirmed in several Party documents, including the Election Manifesto, we intend to replace the NEP with the Malaysian Economic Agenda.

The NEP, after nearly 40 years is already anachronistic. It has been abused by a handful leaders and cronies in Umno-Bn to rob the country of its wealth to enrich themselves, in the name of the Malays as a whole. It has led to discriminatory practices that are against the spirit of justice and fairness for all Malaysians, particularly the poor, marginalised and disadvantaged groups of all races.
 
The Malaysian Economic Agenda aspires to:

(a) institute and implement fair, just and equitable redistribution of the wealth in the country;

(b) fight against and finally abolish the evil practices of corruption, cronyism and nepotism and ensure the award of contracts and projects are done in open and transparent manner;

(c) continue the policy of positive discrimination in favour of poor dan deprived Bumiputera while at the same time giving equal opportunities to poor and deprived non-Bumpiputera on the basis of need and not racial greed;

(d) utilise the wealthy resources of the country to provide better social facilities – especially education, health and housing – for the poor, irrespective of ethnic backgrounds; and

(e) generate pro-people development and strengthen the competitive capacity of Malaysia so that she can stand tall with all developed countries, starting with  those in Asia.
 
Those leaders of Umno-Bn and the media they own that accuse Parti Keadilan Rakyat as having no stand on the NEP and on other ways of improving the lot of the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged Malays are deliberately indulging in lies to mislead the public. We wish to emphasise that a policy of positive discrimination in favour of all Malaysians who are poor, marginalized and disadvantaged will benefit the Malay rakyat more, because they form the big majority of this category of people.

--- Kenyataan Media  ---
 
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILan) mempunyai pendirian yang jelas dan tegas terhadap Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB). Seperti yang dijelaskan oleh Ketua Umum keADILan, Anwar Ibrahim dalam sebuah artikel 20 halaman dan diterangkannya melalui beberapa kenyataan serta ceramah umum, dan ditegaskan dalam beberapa dokumen Parti, termasuk Manifesto Pilihanraya, kami berhasrat untuk menggantikan DEB dengan Agenda Ekonomi Malaysia.
 
Selepas dilaksanakan hampir 40 tahun, DEB ternyata sudah ketinggalan zaman. Ia disalahgunakan oleh segelintir pemimpin Umno-Bn serta kroni-kroni mereka untuk merompak kekayaan negara bagi mengkayakan diri sendiri atas nama seluruh rakyat Melayu. Ia telah mengakibatkan amalan diskriminasi kaum, bertentangan dengan semangat memberi keadilan dan kesaksamaan kepada semua rakyat Malaysia, terutama sekali mereka dari golongan miskin, terpinggir dan terbiar dari semua kaum.
 
Agenda Ekonomi Malaysia berhasrat untuk:

(a) memperkenal dan melaksanakan dasar pembahagian kekayaan negara yang adil, seimbang  serta saksama;

(b) memerangi dan akhirnya membenteras amalan jijik korupsi, kronisme serta nepotisme dan memastikan pemberian kontrak serta projek dilakukan secara terbuka dan telus;

(c) meneruskan dasar memberi pertolongan  kepada golongan Bumiputera yang miskin serta terbiar tetapi pada masa yang sama memberi peluang yang sejajar kepada golongan bukan Bumiputra yang miskin, terpinggir serta terbiar, atas asas keperluan dan bukan kemakan kaum;

(d) menggunakan sumber kekayaan negara untuk menyediakan kemudahan sosial yang lebih baik – terutama pendidikan, kesihatan dan perumahan – untuk golongan miskin dan susah tanpa mengira latarbelakang kaum; dan

(e) menjana pembangunan yang menguntungkan rakya serta membina kapasiti bersaing supaya Malaysia dapat berdiri sama tinggi dengan semua negara maju, bermula dengan yang di Asia.
 
Pemimpin-pemimpin Umno-Bn dan media mereka kuasai yang menuduh kononnya Parti Keadilan Rakyat tidak mempunyai pendirian terhadap DEB dan cara-cara untuk mempertingkat taraf hidup orang Melayu yang miskin, terpinggir dan tercicir sebenarnya berdusta dan segaja cuba hendak menipu dan menyelewengkan perhatian rakyat. Kami menegaskan dasar memberi keutamaan untuk kebajikan golongan miskin, terpinggir akan lebih banyak memberikan keuntungan kepada rakyat Melayu, kerana merekalah yang merupakan majoriti paling ramai di dalam categori ini.

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written by raven1958, March 15, 2008 23:53:06
The NEP....its that puting (pacifier) thing isnt it....how in God's name are you going to take it away from the child after 30 years......the tantrums could be unbearable.....
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written by budakindia, March 15, 2008 23:53:55
kalau DEB tak ada, UMNO nak makan apa? Nak adakan rusuhan mesti bersebab seperti ketuanan Melayulah, DEB lah! Kalau dihapuskan UMNO nak guna modal apa pula? Nak cari makan dengan apa pula? Senduk emas dah dicuri nak ganti senduk tempurung? Faham ke UMNO nak guna senduk tempurung? smilies/grin.gif
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written by Bill Gates, March 15, 2008 23:56:19
Dah 40 tahun masih nak pakai nama Dasar Ekonomi BARU. Woi beruk UMNO ... jangan lah hangpa main wayang lagi la .. la ni dah zaman Barisan Rakyat yang memerintah dan BN adalah pembangkang.

BR tetap membela nasib rakyat tapi UMNO nak terus membela kroni-kroni dan segelintir melayu UMNO sahaja. Relevan kah UMNO untuk orang Melayu lagi???

Anwar adalah harapan bangsa Malaysia ...
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written by thum, March 16, 2008 00:01:23
Next election... send those disgusting UMNO primates out...
UMNO = Uneducated Moronic Neanderthal Organization
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written by Naha, March 16, 2008 00:03:10
Rakyat mahu memberi peluang kepada gabungan DAP-PKR-PAS (bila nak umumkan nama rasmi gabungan? Letih nak menaip DAP-PKR-PAS) untuk membuktikan kesungguhan anda melaksanakan agenda ekonomi seperti diatas. Apakah ini akan berlaku dalam masa 94 hari akan datang? (100 hari tolak 6 hari dah lepas)

Lebih lama perti-parti komponen gabungan tak malu bertekak depan rakyat tentang soal siapa dapat lebih kuasa itu atau jawatan ini, makin kami menyampah dan ragu tentang kemampuan anda menerajui kerajaan. Sila hentikan pertengkaran yang sangat mengaibkan dan mengecewakan rakyat yang telah mengundi anda sekalian. Kurangkanlah retorik akademik seperti diatas, banyakkanlah tindakan aktif di dunia realiti. Rakyat sentiasa meneliti anda semua dan tidak takut memberi kritikan yang membina.
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written by Malay Ultraman, March 16, 2008 00:25:25
NEP terencat kerana kerakusan BN - umno, mca, gerakan dan kuncu2 yang merompak hak orang lain.

So guys, pls dont blame NEP. Dont blame poor malays. Dont blame poor chinese or indians.

The one we should blame on are the BN leaders cum suckers!!!

NEP are mean for all underprivilege races... be it malays, chinese or indians.....
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written by hiro, March 16, 2008 00:49:02
It's the same thing as what DAP and PAS is saying lar, just that they are saying it differently.
1) directly negotiated contracts - out of the window
2) open tenders - in
3) affirmative action to help those in need - in (and in fact will help mostly Malays)
4) Malay rights under the Constitution are not part of NEP - so there is no reason to say that they will be taken away

Bernama, Utusan Melayu and all BN compliant media should stop spreading falsehoods and agitate the masses. We have internet this time round, and the world will condemn BN if BN's manufactured tension leads to riots.
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written by Negarakuku, March 16, 2008 00:52:55
Looks like KEADILAN will be getting more and more support from the rakyat as times goes by. smilies/wink.gif

Appartheid is history and so does NEP!!! MALAYSIA REFORM...PROGRESSIVE!!!!!!!!
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written by gyshow, March 16, 2008 01:36:14
I am totally support this noble Malaysian Economic Agenda to replace NEP. NEP has flaw that easily hijack by UMNOputera for their own benefit. Any policy to help poor Malaysian disregards of races and religion is welcome.
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written by The dragonheart, March 16, 2008 01:45:53
Why can't PKR,PAS and DAP produce a collective agreement on this issue? why make it sounds different every time each party leader speaks?

Hey PKR/PAS/DAP!!! wake up! Can you come out with a single and holistic statement on the issue before the BN and their media starts to manipulate your individual party definitions of the future plans of the(NEP) policy?
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written by Wisdom above, March 16, 2008 03:00:48
Malaysian Economic Agenda is a good idea.

1)Why can't PKR,PAS and DAP produce a collective agreement on this issue?

2)Why make it sounds different every time each party leader speaks?

3)Hey PKR/PAS/DAP!!! wake up! Can you come out with a single and holistic statement
on the issue.

Any policy to help poor Malaysian disregards of races and religion is welcome.

Syabas. Barisan Rakyat.

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written by Anak Kampung, March 16, 2008 06:11:42
What worries me about this statement is that clause (c) leaves the door open to race-based policies. This is not a sufficiently clear or firm statement. In the end, it looks like the MEA may be better than the NEP, but I'm not sure how much. The two may still look very similar.

(a) institute and implement fair, just and equitable redistribution of the wealth in the country;

A throw-away statement. This sentence does not really say anything. Big question is how exactly?

(b) fight against and finally abolish the evil practices of corruption, cronyism and nepotism and ensure the award of contracts and projects are done in open and transparent manner;

OK, good, some concreteness here. Still, 'How?'

(c) continue the policy of positive discrimination in favour of poor dan deprived Bumiputera while at the same time giving equal opportunities to poor and deprived non-Bumpiputera on the basis of need and not racial greed;

This clause is the problem. I would have preferred no used of the word 'Bumiputera'. As long as this concept exists in our minds, we are still stuck in the Dark Ages.

(d) utilise the wealthy resources of the country to provide better social facilities – especially education, health and housing – for the poor, irrespective of ethnic backgrounds; and

OK, good, especially because there is no way to improve these things (except maybe for education) for some without improving them for all if one does not introduce even more discrimination than under BN. Think about it for a moment and you'll see what I mean.

(e) generate pro-people development and strengthen the competitive capacity of Malaysia so that she can stand tall with all developed countries, starting with those in Asia.

Another throw-away statement. What exactly does pro-people mean?

So, in the end I am not convinced. These are a bunch of nice-sounding phrases designed for a 'feel good' factor that lack concreteness and don't stand up to scrutiny. Not firm and not clear.

I am not trying to be negative, just trying to point out ways in which this can be improved and also to warn the rakyat that BR can double-talk as well as BN so read things carefully not just on the 'vibe' level.
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written by Anak Kampung, March 16, 2008 06:24:16
dragonheart said: 'Why can't PKR, PAS and DAP produce a collective agreement on this issue? why make it sounds different every time each party leader speaks?'

Don't be naïve. The reason is very simple. It is the same reason why Husam Musa refused to go into details about the PAS form of government in his interview before the elections. It is because to say anything really firm, clear and concrete in any direction would be to enrage some of the BR supporters and send them back into the arms of the BN. This is also why the above statement is vague.

During PRU12, many people voted BR for many different reasons, mostly as a protest against the BN. BR within itself does not have a consistent ideology. Its supporters do not have a consistent ideology. So they have to keep things vague while working on the ground to get the very diverse grassroots to come together. And they have a very short time in which to do this.

The only thing BR should be careful about in creating loopholes for themselves in their statements is that in politics, perceptions count. It doesn't matter what you said, it only matters what people thought you said. Right now BR (and in this statement PKR) may think they are using this to their advantage, but it is a double-edged sword and those who play with it must risk stabbing themselves in the back.

Also remember that the different BR parties are speaking to different people out of different sides of their mouths --- and this is what worries me a *lot*. It worries me that they do it and it worries me that it is so easy to do. dragonheart, how often do you read the Malay press? The Tamil press? The Chinese press? Can you even read all these? Have you noticed that the commenters on the Malay articles here (yes, even on MT) are different from those on the English ones and sometimes the comments are very different? This is why I try to read the press in as many languages as possible and check out the websites of ALL parties, to see what each is saying to 'it's people'.

Again, this election is only a sign of hope. There are many, many battles on the ground to be fought.
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written by nana tanjung, March 16, 2008 08:51:26
Dr syed husin,

That is pretty much a high level policy statement, which is okay during pre-election campaign.
Now that you are government in some of the states, what are the action items?

I'm tired of hearing all these kata-kata manis policy statements - I would like to see more specific action items, that benefit all.
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written by loosecannon, March 16, 2008 09:23:13
It's all good and proper that there is an alternative MEA to replace the NEP. The BA must now translate it into reality. People don't expect overnight change all in one go. What should be done first is to identify the poorest groups in their respective states and initiate policies and projects that could uplift their standard of living. The many groups in this category are the fishermen, farmers, small traders- people who operate by foot, bicycles, motorbikes, small roadside stalls and those who are in the lower labour group. Then there are also those who operate from their homes who may need small loans to improve their operation. Start from the lower income group and work upward. It's time we consider setting up an interest-free banking for the poor.
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written by NancyL, March 16, 2008 09:40:04
Hi loosecannon...yea thats a good idea you have.....now the new government should start identify the poorest people in their state and then give them a lending hand....yea...in business and education or in anything that can improve their life....and the govenrment should also tell the public how many people they have help also...so that the public know about this....and that interest free banking for poor is good idea also....well atleast there are some one like you here thinking like that...CONGRATS smilies/wink.gif
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written by Raja Petra, March 16, 2008 10:09:25
Dear Negarakuku, did you just come back from somewhere? PKR has been saying this for 9 years since 1999.
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written by Bandit, March 16, 2008 10:55:43
How should NEP be actually practised ? I repeat this same questions which I wrote on anorther blog.
Islam according to Muslims practices fairness and justice. Let me ask fellow Malaysians this hypothetical questions.

1. Rich Malay boy obtains 10A's in SPM and poor chinese boy also obtains 10 A's in SPM. Who deserves a scholarship? Now put it the other way round and ask the same question.

2. Malay man owns a bungalow and have two automobiles and a good business. An indian labourer living with his family in rented house. Both want to buy a single storey house in a new housing estate. Now who should be given a discount? Put it the other way round also.

3. A Punjabi Sikh contractor very honest and always does a good job but his tender price a bit higher and on the other hand a Malay (probably UMNO ) contractor known for shoddy dealings and have all the "cables" and money to get any government contract he wants because of his position as a bumiputera and connections to "high" people. Who should get the tender?

Shouldnt NEP be practiced fairly? Is there any fairness in the Malaysian NEP policies?

Why cant we all be treated equally?





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written by temenggong, March 16, 2008 11:02:19
Yes, I am also uncomfortable with clause (c), as I see no need for a mention of it. It can be completely dropped.

They should define 'poverty' for these economic policy as monthly earnings below RM 1,500 per family. Anyone in this category to be provided subsidised housing on demand and other benefits.

There is no need for negatives such as 'fight corruption, cronyism, etc'. What we need is positives like 'we shall institute open tendering system', transparent and published classification system, dissolving of panel contractors and suppliers, no questions asked on race, religion or sex, etc.'
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written by temenggong, March 16, 2008 11:14:47
The state govts should do away with 'low cost housing', and upgrade it with 'medium cost housing'. Malaysians have outgrown low cost houses. It is substandard, cramped and dirty and reflects an outmoded need of the late 60s. A malaysian family needs at least 800 sq ft floor space, 3 rooms and 2 baths to live in dignity.

Surely the malay rakyat will joyfully clink champagne glasses over this proposals. Beats the hell out of NEP anyday!

In other words the medium cost houses is the new low cost housing standard, and available to all on demand! This would create a rebuilding investment boom!

Bring down all the low cost houses in the 5 states and replace it with medium cost ones! This does not require much investment as the housing is financed by the bank and the houses paid by the buyer!
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written by Dominic, March 16, 2008 13:51:52
Yes, NEP should and ought to be totally removed. I supposed this is only to be found in Malaysian shore. 39years or so since its implementation,why are we still holding on when it doesnt serve its purpose. Not only the locals not benefiting it,foreigners arn`t comfortable with 30% bumi share which is only in the form of a pc of paper. You bring in USD1.00 to invest,and before anything else you are left with USD0.70 left. On top of that,you hav to provide other things like car,allowances and so fort. Come on,this is 21st centuary and the age of Globalisation! What we must do now is to attract more JV to boost our economy,control inflation.regulate prices and most importantly,ensure fair distribution of wealth to all rakyat esp the poor! Yes,BR if given the chance,am sure can make the `Difference`. Let us show the world the real meaning `Malaysian Boleh`!!!!!
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written by Beezee_Beezee, March 16, 2008 14:25:11
Floks..If we were analyse..up to now NEP has no impact to the POOR Malays, CHinese or Indian..Forget about BUMIPUTRA because BUMIPUTRA are meant and developed when SABAH and Sarawak Joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963...This was one of the 20 points that to protect the Natives of the two states which were suposed to be a country by its' own. So the Politician especially from the UMNO capitalised this so call BUMIputraship for the Malays from Semananjung. Lets be FAIR..There is no BUMIPUTRAship applicable to Peninsular Malaysia because we have the following categories 1. Orang Melayu, 2. Oring China 3. Orang India and 4 Orang Asli.... so do understand these Goons from UMNO Malays over the last 50 years still wnat to stick to these teminolgy....Common If we call ourselves MALAYSIAN..lets move together as Malaysian...btw I am a SABAHAN....but I am Malaysian and supported the Oppossition all my life and today I see there is a Light at the end of the tunnel and I hope all Malaysian Join Hand and Get rid of the NEP sentiment and lets develop the real Malaysian National Economic Policies applied to all...I do beleived DSAI will have the Brain and Heart to kick start the Plan and we all play our important roles to help improved the Policy...
Wake-up Malaysian..Be it UMNO or BN help develop the country and Look at your self at the Mirror and Join the Barisan Rakyat to make this a reality....
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