Wain autographs copies of his book during a reception May 20, 2010. — Picture by Jack Ooi
Wain: Dr M caused country’s woes
By Lee Wei Lian
May 21, 2010
PETALING JAYA, May 21 — The author of a hot-selling political biography on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said many issues hampering Malaysia had come from the ex-prime minister’s tenure.
Former Asian Wall Street Journal editor, Barry Wain, whose book “Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in turbulent times”, sold 4,000 copies in just two weeks added that he does not see any broad changes being brought about by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
“I argue that a lot of problems in Malaysia stem from Dr Mahathir’s rule,” said Wain in an interview yesterday, during a reception to celebrate the launch of the book. “Issues like corruption did stem from when he was in power. Lack of leadership, abuse of the NEP (New Economic Policy), problems that exist today.”
Wain, who was a Malaysia correspondent from 1977 to 1979 and has been
in Asia for 38 years, said it was “quite obvious” that Malaysia has fallen behind other countries because of abuse of the controversial race-based NEP and that he was still waiting to see substantial reforms.
22 year of Ruins. This is the only person in the world that is known to have disowned his root and is ashamed of his own race. He is a pure Indian Muslim but claimed to be a Malay. This Mamak breed corruption and destroyed all the institutions in Malaysia. He created the inferiority complex in the Malay race, so that he can continue to control, rob and rape them for 22 years. He constantly created the fear in the mind of the Malay race that the Chinese are here to rob them, to disguise himself as the real robber.He systematically weakened the Malay race by poisoning their mind and introduced the rotten education system so that the Malay race will remain isolated from he rest of the world and be uncompetitive globally. Just look around and look at those Malays in the age group of 60s. Those are world class educated Malays who can survive in any other countries. Compared those Malays with those in the 30s (the Mamak generation), most of them
are now really inferior and have no self confidence to face the real world. They are constantly in fear and felt being under threat. This is the results of the mamak and the UMNO's racist propaganda.
The real "Ketuanan Melayu" is for the Malay race to wake up and get out of this cocoon of UMNO and the Mamak gang. And not to shout and scream like those cowpig head politicians. It is for the Malay race to reflect themselves and realise their own capabilities.
Look at your successful Pak Chiks who are full of confidence and speak well in different languages (at least English and Malay language). Some can even speak Mandarin. Those are your idols to emulate, not the UMNO/BN politicians.
Good luck to the real "Ketuanan Melayu"
