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Very well written article. A bit long but should read MalaysiansKini 'Tajuddin fiasco exposes appointments rooted in racism, patronage' RK Anand First thing in the morning after the LRT collision which left more than 200 injured, Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairperson Tajuddin Abdul Rahman visited the site of the accident and addressed the media. The next evening, he lost his job. For businessperson and think-tank founder Chandran Nair, the Pasir Salak MP's remarks, which if not for the tragic circumstances, would have made excellent viewing as a prime-time spoof on television. "With hundreds injured and viral videos circulating of bloodied passengers, his description of the incident as 'two cars kissing' while laughing not only repulsed the public, it was a shocking display of the lack of empathy at a time of national distress. "Citizens were outraged. A frightened nation already dealing with the surge in Covid-19 cases came out of i...

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From: *Owen Jones* *To: Anwar Ibrahim*: *Don't talk cock. I am a stout defender of you but I am certainly not averse to giving you a piece of my mind if it is needed.* First and foremost Anwar Ibrahim - Why were special privileges for Malays written into the Federal Constitution❓ It was simply because the Reid Commission which drafted it believed that the Malays were backward and needed particular attention for them to catch up with the rest. *The British had not seen the Malays do hard work* as they had seen the Indians and Chinese do. This was also evident at the professional level. What the British probably noticed but were too polite to say was that Malays tended to go for easy jobs. *The fact that the British had to bring in others to do the work of developing the land or extract minerals was because the Malays did not want to do them.* This attitude among the Malays was what actually riled Mahathir into challenging Tunku Abdul Rahman. Tunku was quite happy to be a la...