How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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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.0 e5 ?- x; l* q( D. k: \
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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0 n5 b) G6 G. }+ ]. E$ z公仔箱論壇Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
8 X$ S8 ]0 |; K t$ W B- _0 Q8 Uin 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
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1 H6 i- z" w" Q1 _1 l公仔箱論壇The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
% S: ?1 F+ w2 k% ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
" P/ Z- i4 [/ |( L公仔箱論壇but because those who could afford would have sent their childrentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" u" i6 w& f/ D! k% S1 R
overseas, who would decide not to come back.公仔箱論壇' L$ M: C9 K6 h
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the2 |8 Y8 y. K7 U) q& P; A
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
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: ?* ?- P; _( o: ?5 |% wMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks公仔箱論壇6 ~6 F0 y' F0 D$ r
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.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。! S, q1 i: e7 x
0 a( ]4 `9 U* A0 \( V# ?. ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
: u; D" @/ m5 y) D, stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbimagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
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carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a. s d" \$ T8 u w
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
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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。% M# d/ F2 t* n) c& O
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,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。 d# I7 c1 _5 R
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 wait
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B5 T' \2 S2 P# d4 O+ {They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
, d! \( Y8 @6 o5 @( \be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of 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。/ v& v$ R7 r% r5 _* u
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
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community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will. {4 x2 O! U% O
exit the country in droves.5.39.217.762 G1 B$ r: e; [4 F9 l- F
) _, J. Y, @+ u+ ?On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,5 }' W6 T; c# S- V' P! k( ]* a5 j
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
/ t: M) `: _1 t9 b7 Q8 i3 ~* R2 Rcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit ofTVBNOW 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。) H9 r( {; t# T: ^2 ]0 B* [6 y1 t
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
+ ^, N1 G& q q8 p. bmuch more promising future here.5.39.217.76* E9 @4 `% }) l/ o- f
So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important5 R5 [$ M% K$ k, j. o% G9 V
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
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9 a1 W3 e# D0 M; g' H7 q k5.39.217.76In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
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internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We 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。: u' N8 f' e% W0 J( F5 Q
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.5.39.217.765 X2 e# K7 `$ x1 S% Z2 g5 _ r
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
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danger.公仔箱論壇. Z7 e( P7 z0 L8 T1 S+ G
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and0 s1 I5 Y' ]# P# w
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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