Nazir Razak: DEB perlu dikaji semula
June 20, 2010
www.the malaysiainsider.com
Nazir: DEB gagal capai matlamat, perlu dikaji semula
Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, anak perdana menteri kedua berkata, sudah tiba masanya kerajaan mengkaji semula Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) kerana hilang tujuan untuk mencapai matlamat asal dan disalah guna oleh pihak tertentu.
Adik kepada perdana menteri semasa itu berkata, kajian itu memandangkan dasar tersebut gagal mencapai matlamat asal untuk mencapai perpaduan. “Saya bukan pengkritik DEB kerana saya setuju bahawa dasar berkenaan telah membantu Malaysia mencapai pertumbuhan ekonomi kukuh, selain kestabilan politik.
“Apa yang saya tegaskan adalah keperluan kepada kajian menyeluruh terutamanya daripada aspek pelaksanaan. DEB diwujudkan pada 1971 dan untuk tempoh pelaksanaan 20 tahun. Kita sudah mencapai 40 tahun sejak ia dilaksanakan.
“Jadi, kita perlu menilai DEB dalam konteks dan keperluan semasa, keadaan ekonomi terbuka yang dipraktikkan di Malaysia serta mengambil kira persaingan sengit untuk meraih pelaburan di antara negara,” kata beliau dalam temu bual dengan Mingguan Malaysian disiarkan hari ini.
Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan CIMB ini menambah, ketika DEB dilancarkan empat dekad lalu, Allahyarham Tun Razak menekankan bahawa dasar itu bukan bertujuan untuk mempromosikan kepentingan kaum tertentu tetapi ia adalah rangka untuk kemajuan dan perpaduan negara.
“Pada jangka panjang DEB adalah mengenai perpaduan. Tetapi sekarang kita sudah hilang tumpuan mengenai matlamat asal untuk mencapai perpaduan yang dinyatakan dalam DEB.
“Bagi pihak tertentu, DEB menjadi punca perpecahan kerana dasar ini disalah guna oleh pihak tertentu untuk meraih keuntungan,” katanya.
Berhubung soalan sama ada matlamat DEB masih relevan, Nazir memberitahu, bagi beliau matlamat DEB membasmi kemiskinan dan menyusun semula masyarakat masih relevan dan perlu dikekalkan tetapi pada masa sama kita perlu menambah satu lagi matlamat membina dan mewujudkan masyarakat bumiputera yang lebih kompetitif.
Katanya ia sangat penting untuk memastikan kelangsungan orang Melayu. Bagaimanapun kata beliau, untuk mewujudkan orang Melayu kompetitif “kita tidak dapat lari daripada mengkaji semula cara DEB dilaksanakan.”
“Kita tahu atas nama DEB, saham syarikat yang disenaraikan diagihkan kepada bumiputera tetapi persoalannya siapa yang layak dan siapa yang meraih keuntungan?
“Anda lihat pemberian AP, apa asas pemberian AP, siapa yang dapat, bagi saham, siapa yang dapat?
“Saya lihat orang yang senang dapat, senang juga menjualkannya,” kata Nazir. Jelas Nazir, semasa beliau menguruskan penyenaraian pada 1990-an, ada seorang usahawan yang digelar sebagai ‘Lord of The Second Board’.
“Tetapi kemahirannya ialah mendapat peruntukan daripada MITI (Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri).Sejauh mana ia membantu bumiputera dalam jangka panjang?” kata beliau.
Oleh itu kata beliau, kerajaan perlu menentukan dengan jelas masa yang diberikan untuk perlindungan kepada Bumiputera.
“Bumiputera boleh bersaing dalam peruntukan 30 peratus di kalangan bumiputera dan pada masa sama bersaing dalam 70 peratus yang disaingi oleh semua pihak. DEB perlu adil dan untuk Melayu berjaya, Malaysia perlu berjaya sepenuhnya,” kata beliau lagi.
Malah tegas beliau, semua kaum perlu menyumbang bagi kejayaan tersebut. “Malaysia tidak mampu menjadi sebuah negara perpaduan sekiranya terdapat perbezaan polisi selama-lamanya.Itu pandangan saya. Sebab itu, perlu mewujudkan tempoh masa untuk melaksanakannya kerana sasaran kita mestilah satu bangsa Malaysia,” kata Nazir.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/nazir-deb-gagal-capai-matlamat-perlu-dikaji-semula/
Macam mana kita nak kaji semula kalau NGO2 Melayu seperti PERKASA menghalang usaha Kerajaan untuk mencari cara yang baru untuk melaksanakan dasar dan rancangan tindakan affirmatif (affirmative action) yang lebih adil and saksama untuk rakyat tidak kira kaum, ugama dan warna kulit mereka.
Satu Malaysia and NEM (Model Eknomi Baru–MEB) hanya satu impian saja, jika dasar dasar negara tidak diubah mengikut keadaan semasa dan cita dan hasrat Perdana Menetri. –Din Merican
dinobeano - June 20, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Abg Din,
There is always 2 sides of a coin. It is so much easier for a person who already reached pinnacle of power and wealth to say remove this and that as such person already in the driver seat. I am quite convince if he/she is on the other side of the coin his/her comment would be totally different.
The question needed to be addressed is whether the economic policy is intended for the selected few and major corporations so jobs can be created for the end masses to earn decent income to meet end need. Or economic policy is directed to the general masses to give them some “level playing field” is there such a thing; to give a decent chance to upgrade their living standard.
For most Fathers today, instead of celebrating father’s day we are worried about our children and our children’s children future i.e. at least to maintain the present living standard and expectations.
Happy Father’s day to all
An Observer - June 20, 2010 at 12:48 pm
An Observer,
The key word is review, not abandon affirmative action policy. How to make it less pro-Malay and more just and equitable. Nazir is right. The policy should help us to be competitive. Nazir’s background is not important, but I agree with him. The NEP’s implementation was flawed because Mahathir wanted to create Malay millionaires who can uplift and protect the Malays….–Din Merican
dinobeano - June 20, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Bo. Din, right on the dot. TDM telah menjahanamkan the real essence of of the NEP. Afterall he was never involved in the real sense when the NEP was initiated. Musa Hitam , TRH, the late King Ghaz would understand better in implementing the policies.
Lebih2 lagi sekarang, saya agak sangsi sama ada this Najib betul2 faham akan NEP tersebut. Sekiranya dia faham NEM ni tidak akan timbul. Saya rasa dia lebih hendak menunjulkan diri untuk kepentingan diri sendiri.
Salam
aiffdanial - June 20, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Is the sibling of the Prime Minister for real?
Or is it PM Najib’s left-field attack at the chaps in Perkasa, since he himself cannot be seen making such a statement.
Frank - June 20, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Din
Malaysia Insider has a better take on Nazir Razak’s comments in the English write-up (see link below):
NEP punishes talented Malays too, says Nazir Razak
On this point, he is right. I know of many hardworking and really talented Malays who migrated overseas who refuse to return because their adopted countries showed better recognition of their skills and talents.
And there is a sense of pride because if they returned, others will think they were there not because of merit but because they are being Malays ( the curse of the NEP).
I know of Malay doctors and their wives who preferred to slug it out in a foreign country instead of being caught in the political web of UMNO’s racist policies. Interestingly, one of them said they feel insulted by the way the NEP was implemented. And they said they studied for their degree with their father’s scholarship, not JPA or Mara.
There are many non Malay students studying overseas don’t realise that their fellow Malay comrades are like them too. So it is wrong to stereotype every Malay student you see in the campuses of Australia, NZ, USA, UK and Canada.
Frank - June 20, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Frank lied.
haha - June 20, 2010 at 3:51 pm
I repeat., the NEP old or new may not be able to builda strong, stable, and sustainable economy but I am confident that a strong, stable and sustainable economy willbe able to ensure the implementation of a strong, stable and sustainable NEP or Model Economy Baru.
While we were busy implemeting the NEP one country in this region has increased its per capita income from $400 in 1966 to $40,00 today. That should sent a strong message to us as to where we are going.
Thumb Logic - June 20, 2010 at 8:57 pm
haha
You want proof?
Or you are one of those disgruntled Chinese students studying overseas still carrying that chauvinist baggage angered because you think you are smarter than every Malay student you meet on campus. That only your parents sacrifices their lifestyle for you while you spent your parents money in overseas campus living like the children of millionnaires.
I have seen and hear many of your kind in overseas campuses. It is students like you that give the nonMalay communities in the country a bad name
Frank - June 20, 2010 at 9:27 pm
haha is not worth a second thought. Frank is right. I have a son who is a doctor working in the US. My other son is also working in the US in Pain Management. I also have a niece practicing medicine in Melbourne. None of them were sponsored. As Frank said don’t paint all Malays with the same brush.
semper fi - June 20, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Yup, my eldest is a manager for a job placement cosultancy in Oz. He tells me that a lot of his fellow Malaysian Malays after graduation, seek him out for jobs – even if unrelated to their field of study – as that they don’t want to return to low paying jobs with poor work conditions and absolute mediocrity, esp. in the public sector. Our brain drain is definitely not race concious.
Menyalak-er - June 20, 2010 at 11:08 pm
My parents worked hard to save up money for their children’s education. My dad even had to move to several countries so he can get the best offer around so that he can send his kids to good colleges. It’s pretty sad that there are people like haha who thinks all malays are lazy and parasitic. I’ve met some chinese students who cheated throughout their studies but does that mean all of the chinese students are cheaters? What right do you have to assume that all malays are unable to compete globally? Maybe you ought to come out from the hole you are hiding in and start interacting with more people to save you from further embarrassment.
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Didi, there are always exceptions (negative and positive) in any community. But the fact is that there are too few good and outstanding Malays around; they are not part of the system, which rejects them. These types can compete globally. My late mom worked hard to educate my siblings and I. I can compete because my survival instincts and competitive spirit were honed in at a very young age. My dad died when I was 5 years old. –Din Merican
didi - June 21, 2010 at 9:03 am