How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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1 b- h$ B6 B. p; n" S5.39.217.76The clear and present danger
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/ M: |+ `- H3 V/ t6 J5.39.217.76If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
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the country sparsely populated by humans.
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
8 s7 a2 `& S, K' p; tThe tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many4 ]- v8 m+ U6 p! Y3 O$ T- n" Y7 t
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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, {' Q, n6 r: W$ n1 G) AHow about Malaysia a hundred years from now?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。2 ]3 @0 {# n' e7 L2 z* [
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sightTVBNOW 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。) C( f) I* t. e" R
20 years later.
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays" c" }5 l; N" q4 t; O
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
1 z, p1 ^" b6 ^# T" c% ]4 G3 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
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overseas, who would decide not to come back.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( D& K9 n" d1 X% o' [* m- H, _
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the5.39.217.76' D: c8 c$ ?" m* L0 j) Y! O# \/ }7 y7 ^
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems公仔箱論壇& O& O7 n: t) W* f/ N! ^( i
are not here without a reason.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。# l* x7 e$ L6 y+ T2 M8 J
1 ~5 ?5 B! y7 C* Y8 b x5 R1 {7 KMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarkstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! p( T4 h( q* y9 r+ A6 y" ?1 N
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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& X5 Z- o- A0 ?! T3 F" L; U8 q4 l公仔箱論壇If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" q0 t' O8 }& d0 j8 W) r- C
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
! P9 K5 E* w$ ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhundred 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。% M/ V. U& e" v! V/ a; d; ?
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a7 S4 [. d. M# h
glimpse of one or two of them.
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/ X3 D4 \( _" k$ _- eTVBNOW 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。That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
0 V: X* A n+ U1 ?+ Owill not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
/ V7 F4 Q, S7 {6 Z0 A- J: ^) n公仔箱論壇decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
" c A) W+ b) f5 sTVBNOW 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.
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and waittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; [6 ]& d% ~0 v. P7 g; a
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and公仔箱論壇. H; ?/ v: |2 g2 }8 n- R
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
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5 F3 Y& s6 N) x# ?/ F6 {0 @8 m公仔箱論壇The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
5 M2 L1 J+ L* U4 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcommunity is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
9 `/ z N) m8 C: U3 econflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
0 g" F- ^+ u) F9 P5.39.217.76common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
/ w4 ~1 o9 `; R- c7 ?secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
2 \5 s! B ^! Y6 T# Q- x2 {5.39.217.76much more promising future here.
. ?- k9 v* _- m, ^5 l' ]& H5 d5.39.217.76So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
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be their very own competitiveness.
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, Q- R/ q/ U+ t' |8 C; yIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasinglytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" ]) r, x: u' w7 j2 I
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our公仔箱論壇: X! x; S% X7 O
internal conditions remain this bleak.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。7 E: ?9 m. D9 w X6 \5 D* K
4 b+ v# Y( T6 @. I! w1 d8 p4 d/ NWe cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred yearsTVBNOW 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 s" k% I) q) E% k% F; m) }
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.5.39.217.76- ~ x3 p* l" b2 _/ A
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking5.39.217.76( M- o: k( ?; G X2 K6 m
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
2 M9 ]8 N1 j, e4 Ocommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and5.39.217.76 j% R, J, \: i3 t$ M& B) l n) v
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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