How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time; B$ n7 c( g O \. S
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) b! p, z# {9 P3 `7 ^. k5.39.217.76The clear and present danger5.39.217.76, H. A) {4 y0 }9 c: C4 i
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$ V4 h( [8 p3 c+ J( tIf the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
$ \: O3 r: Q( Ppicturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
0 |3 T8 A4 Z( J3 C+ Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe country sparsely populated by humans.& H* V/ l6 G& D' g; V) m! g
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.3 U, x2 y- Y& t4 _
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and manyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 U) p1 N* l7 o
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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- }/ M$ t0 I4 ^& {4 b |5.39.217.76Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight公仔箱論壇% O9 i* q& G" v, j3 f
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the MalaysTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& H/ O( D5 R) y2 t3 n2 Q1 [0 l. B
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value theTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 l( V I0 y# c# _3 U
Chinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of公仔箱論壇+ A4 `3 l1 L. p" A
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,. p5 _, g0 q, K4 P0 D; v
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
) D) s1 ?* ~3 s公仔箱論壇overseas, who would decide not to come back.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( b. `/ r9 J; d4 \3 H
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
6 }" w/ ?( r) E* w2 g1 W1 kcountry's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems5.39.217.764 f3 W; N, q8 i7 T" G$ K6 Y3 D
are not here without a reason.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% {. ?! b: c+ m5 P
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarksTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 Z+ F3 Q; \. [8 A9 Q& Q
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.5.39.217.76# P6 K' K! Z; |$ f2 I( a
. L2 ^; |0 r' Q" bTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- j( ]1 z2 ~, Q+ ^! j; k$ b* F9 O. i4 h, N
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
! g; r- V0 G( t1 B8 [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight toTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( j3 D3 e# f3 h; V0 J9 a
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a5.39.217.76 G1 J# ]( t) {3 S0 J6 L
glimpse of one or two of them.5.39.217.76" {8 X8 ?; h s% j
: k7 a6 f8 k" b# g, [- Z! BThat comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we公仔箱論壇# ]- E$ j/ X; r: @
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 M1 b5 u9 K% j" q
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steadyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 R5 W6 V1 u8 v# [7 C' H8 D! I! P
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
# ?1 H0 w% O8 I A7 [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 F( R* d2 I: y4 O
" Y% e( m4 n p5 v$ X5.39.217.76But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
% z3 j+ s( }+ m- E) Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhelplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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# q7 Y) _7 w: y( @- JThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and公仔箱論壇; A5 ] X0 B [% k9 [0 m/ \9 T
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! @! o1 @% }$ r1 Z
predestination.
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! I% _4 `2 l b9 }公仔箱論壇The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese公仔箱論壇' P; L. s! B+ n4 P7 ], p
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
) z# S5 q+ W- D; D8 A! @8 Vethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
. p% _% A5 q. q& ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcommunity is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
8 l, [3 U1 e3 a% G1 i" G( H2 M. [& s5.39.217.76exit the country in droves.5.39.217.76: w7 y5 a" Z3 r! F
: h+ J' ?/ ^, y8 q# |On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,5.39.217.762 s$ o4 i$ A/ j8 X& ~$ S: w C) v, ^
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
4 Q# K. n, V* o H1 a) k Z& k0 icommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
. T8 g) m) X1 n) X3 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a& \$ p$ Q' x1 F# H
much more promising future here.
& w& O/ Q7 k( {3 [( |& K+ l' fSo will Malaysia .TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 v5 o5 T! l# b; m$ y
+ A$ }7 q# U5 o) J8 _Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important5.39.217.76/ t6 ?2 u) U# v6 e$ W% h3 s/ R3 w
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will1 \% B3 u8 Z) X7 @0 A
be their very own competitiveness.
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* g7 A8 G: o3 }+ VIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly4 O1 Q5 Q: ]' j! S# v/ B
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
M, \. `& J: t% }from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.公仔箱論壇$ c4 g9 G. M0 k; K! k+ F$ [' R, D
- h0 C3 H/ W, w; i6 l5.39.217.76Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
+ m! b) a* o) _6 K) |5 \* nplace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the ChineseTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) L) B$ }5 b8 P+ y5 c
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present o* U: W. R7 [! |0 k! A
danger.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ y0 X! u, w5 e
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
" H3 W) `. a4 nfarsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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