The following are true stories:
A Malaysian politician had heart surgery in Singapore.
The operation was successful. During his recuperation, the politician wanted
to thank his three skilful doctors, including an anaesthesiologist.
He said: "Thanks to Singaporean doctors..."
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm from Malaysia," interrupted one doctor.
"Me too."
"Me as well."
When a Malaysian company wanted to develop a new township abroad, it
entrusted the project to a Singapore multinational company.
The first time when they met, the Singapore company sent a team of seven
people, including the chief executive officer, chief architect and chief financial officer.
The meeting went smoothly. They relaxed and chatted.
The Malaysian company's director said: "Durians from my hometown Kuala
Pilah, Seremban taste the best. I'll treat you all next time when you come."
"Really? What area in Kuala Pilah? I'm from Kuala Pilah, too!" said the
Singapore company's chief executive officer.
Next, one by one, the other six from the Singapore team revealed their
identities.
"I'm from Malacca."
"I'm from Kuala Kangsar, Perak."
"I grew up in Segamat."
"My hometown is..."
And all of them were actually "made in Malaysia".
There are countless similar stories around us.
And there is always another story behind each story.
Some were rejected by domestic universities while some were rejected by the
government scholarship.
They couldn't get it even with 10 As while others got only 10 Bs. As leaving
might be better than staying, they just went to a different world after crossing the Causeway.
There is a deep feeling for every story.
According to Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) statistics, about 785,000
Malaysians are currently working abroad and 44 per cent of them are working in Singapore while the rest are
working in other countries, including Hong Kong, China, Australia, Britain and the United States.
And two-thirds of them are professionals.
At the same time, most of the two million guest workers in Malaysia are from
Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India and Vietnam.
They are engaged in work which does not require a high educational
background but just a little bit of brains. Low skill, low knowledge and, of course, low wages.
Malaysia has become a country that exports brains while importing labourers,
resulting in a serious deficit in the knowledge trade.
The government started to lure our talent abroad in 2000 by offering a
variety of incentives, including tax concessions and other conditions.
It has been nearly 10 years but only 770 people responded, with an average
of 80 talents returning a year.
The 770 are just a small number of the total number of people working
abroad.
However, many of this small group of people still choose to leave again.
While many young people are not able to realise their dreams here and thus,
they are packing and preparing to pursue their dreams in unfamiliar countries.
And they said that Malaysia wants to become a high-income country.
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Dear Sir/Madam
RE: TAN SRI LIM GOH TONG – INHERITANCE: GENTING’S SHOCKING NEWS! Or TAN SRI LIM GOH TONG DECLARED A MUSLIM, CHILDREN ‘DISINHERITED’
We refer to the abovementioned article which you have published on your blog page dated 28 November 2009.
As you may or may not be aware, this article was apparently first published by a blogger named Juslo in his blog page on 30 January 2008. It has since been copied by many bloggers, communicated through forums on the internet as well as circulated irresponsibly by many people via emails. There are many people who are aware that it is a sham and some maybe not certain, are today still circulating this malicious article bringing curiosity and damage of reputation to a prominent man who has since passed away.
To put it in perspective, this article as indicated right below Juslo’s article as clearly stated;
[Juslo’s clarification:
This is purely a SATIRE. NOTHING in this post is factually true. DEEP APOLOGIES to the family of the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. Forgive me for using a real, prominent name in order to try to bring out the real, concrete implications of the stupidity, madness and suffering which are happening in Malaysia right now, and hopefully to raise awareness of the people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, in order to prevent ABUSE AND MANIPULATION. Let's ensure that the above WILL NOT HAPPEN.
For and on behalf of the late Tan Sri Dato Dr Lim Goh Tong, we are writing to you to request your cooperation to remove this article from your blog. We trust by now you are aware that this article is a sham and there is no reason whatsoever to implicate the late Tan Sri Dato Dr Lim Goh Tong into today’ web sham.
We hope you will remove this article within seven days from the date of this email. We sincerely hope we do not need to resort to making a police report on this matter bringing your blog site and forum under the Evidence Act under Section 114A to bring this sham to a closure.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Yours sincerely
For & On Behalf of Genting Malaysia Berhad
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