Ahh, back to the old UMNO ways of crony capitalism, led by Harapan's Laksamana Anwar Ibrahim, the great reformist who had promised the making of a new Malaysia under his tutelage, to make a paradise in Malaysia free of corrupt Malays, corrupt Chinese and corrupt Indians who continue to occupy positions of influence in Malaysia Inc.
The Laksamana had promised to dismantle Malaysia Inc, a hotbed to keep breeding incestual relationships between corrupt Malays, Chinese and Indian businessmen and businesswomen, with deep connections to the new corrupt and incompetent Harapan regime, just as there had been their connections to the old UMNO regime. It was only a matter of time before the Laksamana Anwar Ibrahim would bend himself over for those who want to continue the plunder that had begun with the New (old) Economic Policy that became a typical beggar-thy-neighbor policy doctine. Or should that be "bugger-thy-neighbor" policy? I think the latter.
Buggering is what the Malay "elites", in sync with their Chinese and Indian cronies, have done so well in the past and are back to do even better under the Laksamana. Because now, with the new king in the house (oops, palace, oops: istana) -- given his grand avarice painted on his back and front with streaks not of the Malayan tiger but bold streaks of the zebra, and all of his hideous political and business gamesmanship, often laced with acts of violence -- wants all the spoils -- for himself. He's the new Robert Mugabe, the new Idi Amin, the new Shah of Iran.
The socialist Malay ideals that had been built into the NEP, and continued long since its 1990 "expiry" date, have morphed into a more gregarious form of Malay capitalism -- for the Malay business class, by the Malays business class, of the Malay business class. Not the lower echelons of the Malay business class (the small capitalists) but those nurtured by the Malay capitalist state with special clauses, even their own laws.
Of course none of the Malay business class can "excel" without the wherewithal of the elitist of the Chinese capitalist class. Note, though, the likes of Ananda Krishnan, the Maxis god, has been, by all indications, rubbed out or, to put it mildly, fallen out of favor with his Malay and Chinese brethren. Anwar Ibrahim is the new chairman of this club. He's the new Mahathir Mohamad. He'll till the so-called bumiputera soil, not for the Malays who have adopted the name bumiputera, but for the elite Malay bumiputera.
The old Babas who have been shoved aside by the new Baba, the new so-called agong from Johor, the prince -- no, sorry: the king -- of the new Melayu thieves who has been in bed with the Chinese, the ones whom he would never call "pendatang" -- not when they are the kings of readily-available "investment cash".
The new Malaysia, under Laksamana Anwar Ibrahim, is in fact the old Malaysia. His PKR is in fact the old UMNO. Harapan is the old Barisan Nasional. The Chinese Democratic Action Party is the new Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).
Reformasi? In the toilet; otherwise known by the proverbial Jamban Kampong.
The real Anwar Ibrahim, and the DAP, have shown their real selves. None of this comes as any big surprise. It was only a matter of time.
It is wrong to sense this as a tech extrapolation play or regulatory play.
As it is largely being played up to now.
Where is the honesty to see it as a chance to make *origination* and *emergence* a norm in Malaysia again.
The operative word is *again*. Malaysia, then known as the Malacca Empire, in the reign of once broke Parameswara The Originator was imagination, aspirations, emergence and origination ready.
Since then we have descended to being an #everybody_is_doing_it (crime) lawfare state.
Here’s a chance to bring our interpretations, even 1% of “Elon Musk”s.
America relies on foreign and “crazy” aspirers to oil its wheels. We even more so do.
Norwegian Telenor/Digi was itself first sucked into Malaysia by Vincent Tan. The Norwegian soul has been sucked dry.
We are unlikely to see Maxis or Telekom Malaysia sense the gravitas and enormity of villages and mind colonies rebuilding trust as the playbook. They are famished or spoilt mental dwarfs to have 0.1% of the mindset of a challenger to OpenAI. Given the ASEAN data center strength mushrooming in Johore next to Singapore. Can’t expect comfort zoners to be an Asian Elon Musk or Sam Altman.
We must open up the space to the most adventurous minds in the world.
Ahh, back to the old UMNO ways of crony capitalism, led by Harapan's Laksamana Anwar Ibrahim, the great reformist who had promised the making of a new Malaysia under his tutelage, to make a paradise in Malaysia free of corrupt Malays, corrupt Chinese and corrupt Indians who continue to occupy positions of influence in Malaysia Inc.
The Laksamana had promised to dismantle Malaysia Inc, a hotbed to keep breeding incestual relationships between corrupt Malays, Chinese and Indian businessmen and businesswomen, with deep connections to the new corrupt and incompetent Harapan regime, just as there had been their connections to the old UMNO regime. It was only a matter of time before the Laksamana Anwar Ibrahim would bend himself over for those who want to continue the plunder that had begun with the New (old) Economic Policy that became a typical beggar-thy-neighbor policy doctine. Or should that be "bugger-thy-neighbor" policy? I think the latter.
Buggering is what the Malay "elites", in sync with their Chinese and Indian cronies, have done so well in the past and are back to do even better under the Laksamana. Because now, with the new king in the house (oops, palace, oops: istana) -- given his grand avarice painted on his back and front with streaks not of the Malayan tiger but bold streaks of the zebra, and all of his hideous political and business gamesmanship, often laced with acts of violence -- wants all the spoils -- for himself. He's the new Robert Mugabe, the new Idi Amin, the new Shah of Iran.
The socialist Malay ideals that had been built into the NEP, and continued long since its 1990 "expiry" date, have morphed into a more gregarious form of Malay capitalism -- for the Malay business class, by the Malays business class, of the Malay business class. Not the lower echelons of the Malay business class (the small capitalists) but those nurtured by the Malay capitalist state with special clauses, even their own laws.
Of course none of the Malay business class can "excel" without the wherewithal of the elitist of the Chinese capitalist class. Note, though, the likes of Ananda Krishnan, the Maxis god, has been, by all indications, rubbed out or, to put it mildly, fallen out of favor with his Malay and Chinese brethren. Anwar Ibrahim is the new chairman of this club. He's the new Mahathir Mohamad. He'll till the so-called bumiputera soil, not for the Malays who have adopted the name bumiputera, but for the elite Malay bumiputera.
The old Babas who have been shoved aside by the new Baba, the new so-called agong from Johor, the prince -- no, sorry: the king -- of the new Melayu thieves who has been in bed with the Chinese, the ones whom he would never call "pendatang" -- not when they are the kings of readily-available "investment cash".
The new Malaysia, under Laksamana Anwar Ibrahim, is in fact the old Malaysia. His PKR is in fact the old UMNO. Harapan is the old Barisan Nasional. The Chinese Democratic Action Party is the new Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).
Reformasi? In the toilet; otherwise known by the proverbial Jamban Kampong.
The real Anwar Ibrahim, and the DAP, have shown their real selves. None of this comes as any big surprise. It was only a matter of time.
The time is here.
It is wrong to sense this as a tech extrapolation play or regulatory play.
As it is largely being played up to now.
Where is the honesty to see it as a chance to make *origination* and *emergence* a norm in Malaysia again.
The operative word is *again*. Malaysia, then known as the Malacca Empire, in the reign of once broke Parameswara The Originator was imagination, aspirations, emergence and origination ready.
Since then we have descended to being an #everybody_is_doing_it (crime) lawfare state.
Here’s a chance to bring our interpretations, even 1% of “Elon Musk”s.
America relies on foreign and “crazy” aspirers to oil its wheels. We even more so do.
Norwegian Telenor/Digi was itself first sucked into Malaysia by Vincent Tan. The Norwegian soul has been sucked dry.
We are unlikely to see Maxis or Telekom Malaysia sense the gravitas and enormity of villages and mind colonies rebuilding trust as the playbook. They are famished or spoilt mental dwarfs to have 0.1% of the mindset of a challenger to OpenAI. Given the ASEAN data center strength mushrooming in Johore next to Singapore. Can’t expect comfort zoners to be an Asian Elon Musk or Sam Altman.
We must open up the space to the most adventurous minds in the world.