When we speak of economic partnership between malays and non-malays, we ARE falling into the skewed parameters set by UMNO.! Why ?? Because we will then be thinking along the lines of thought of the NEP which is a failure, and we will be brainstorming within the water-well called NEP…!! And, the result ? There will be no workable result because the sneaky Mahathir has already set the trap / ground rules about 28 years ago .. We must see outside the box now..

In order to think out of the box, there is no such thing as bumi and non-bumi partnership. With this new premise and concept, we CAN move forward. How ??

1. PK ruled States like Penang and Selangor etc will give incentives or tax breaks etc to non malay companies that employ rakyat of other races. The more non-same race employees vs. employer, the higher the tax break etc. PK policy makers will sort out the details.

2. Non-malay Companies that gives training to malays and indigeneous races will receive part subsidies for training, and the like. As a result, this will encourage a chinese company to employ non-chinese in order to share with them the trades of business and the skills to run a business BUT not at the Company’s expense but with the encouragement and support of the PK govt…!! This will definitely work, i guarantee you …!!! All businessmen are money-minded. What better than to get money from the Govt.

3. Nobody likes to have a business partner…regardless of race. So, let’s not think about JV between races. It will not work. Why should it work in the first place ?? My cousin does not even want to partner me, let alone a stranger…of whatever race.

4. The NEP’s premise of JV is to get the rich chinese businessmen of old to pass some commission from the business to the non-business-minded malay partner. This is to enrich the cronies of UMNO. Is this what we want ? To make the JV between malay and non malay workable so as to prove that the NEP is the correct policy to start with ?? That would be silly of us then.

Let’s think from another direction, and forget about the workings and methods of the NEP if we want the transfer of technology, business skills, and business acumen from one race to another, whatever the race may be.

I have predicted the same thing. China’s mass market of 1.3 billion people coupled with its extensively cheap labour and abundance of industry has gnerated internal market competition which has caused many of its products to increase in quality naturally… Malaysia is at dire risk of losing out to China and India as these behemoths are economic powerhouses with nearly 2 trillion USD in China Capital reserves.

And we have had a government in power for the last 51 years propogating rubbish, ineffective policy, uncompetative laws, corruption, promotion of poor service levels, poor product quality standards…. Neo, I’m in the same boat as you….

…but that doesnt mean we should be in despair… we should pick ourselves up and fight for unity so that we can work together and compete against other nations to achieve.

We need equity foundations. Equity in rights. Inclusive policy and a unified approach in commerce enterprise and education.

now the government is telling you, no no..economic partnership must be forged between different races. so to answer the governments call, you contact the government department and they introduce you to a potential partner. but..LOL..the partner is an out of job contractor who knows nothing about selling mangoes, and is the nephew of one of the department official.

so how to grow the economy like that??

my solution is this..let people shine through. if you’re really a good mango seller, then I am sure you will have plenty of business offers coming your way. there is nothing really hard in business. everybody starts from scrap..and there is success only with hard work. the world is not against you, it is you who have to prove to the world you have what it takes.