Without knowing hard work, what can Malays be ‘masters’ of? Dr M asks
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that Malaysia’s largest ethnic group should have learned their lesson from history, adding that it was unfortunate that they had not but continued to proclaim themselves as 'tuan', the Malay word for 'master'. — AFP pic
“Until today the Malays still have not realised. They still refuse to work. The Malays would surrender all jobs to foreigners. And foreigners flood our country. Seven million foreigners are still here. They work. What will happen to the Malays,” he wrote in Bahasa Malaysia. In his blog, the 94-year-old Kedahan recalled his youth when the peninsula was still colonised by the British.
“Due to their attitude, there were not many Malays living in the city. At that time the cities were developed and filled with Chinese shops. There were no Malay shops and only a few Indian restaurants and spice shops,” Dr Mahathir recalled.
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