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A RACIAL STEREOTYPE THAT ALSO INSULTS OUR INTELLIGENCE.
Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan, “Chinese kids do business, Malay kids shoot birds…Cut lessons in Geography, include lessons in entrepreneurship.”
IN RESPONSE:
Malaysiakini
8:50AM Dec 19, 2014
Ahmad Maslan must have flunked geography
Pputeh: “Open the world map, show the 200 countries (in the world), done. What else is there to learn in geography?” Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan asked during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Please, minister, I think you did not learn geography in school or your teacher had failed to teach you well. There is so much to learn in geography.
Have you heard of ‘learning geography using the soles of your feet’? It means you go to the ground on field trips to see and feel the soil, rocks and rock formation, valleys, mountains and rivers.
It’s not only about regional geography, but countries size, crops, climate and settlements. I can go on and on. Maslan must have slept through in class or got an F9 for geography.
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Asitis: What a shallow analysis of the problem coming from a simpleton’s mind. Malays and non-Malays are taught many different subjects in school.
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Astounded: Don’t generalise, Ahmad Maslan. How many Chinese have parents who are in business? There are many Malays who operate small businesses too. I am sure their children help out in the business after school.
When can we stop racial profiling? Malaysia will never progress when ministers continue to look at the country’s citizens according to their respective races. Having entrepreneurship as a subject in school is not a problem with me, it is the racial profiling.
Equatorial Man: Indeed, not all Chinese are involved in businesses. I am sure that out of every Chinese who are successful in business, there are many others who fail.
Click on this link to read other comments:
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/283943
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Malaysiakini
3:32PM Dec 17, 2014
By Adrian Wong
‘Chinese kids do business, Malay kids shoot birds’
Stressing on the importance of entrepreneurship, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan lamented on the difference between Malay and Chinese children.
“Chinese children, even though they are not taught entrepreneurship in school, they come home and go to their parents’ grocery shops to learn.
“They help their parents in grocery shops, factories, they go to their parents’ companies.
“But Malay children are not like that. They shoot birds with a slingshot under the oil palm trees, bathe in waterfalls and drains. When can Malays be entrepreneurs?” he asked.
In view of this, he suggested that the government shorten the teaching time allocated for geography in secondary schools and include a subject called “entrepreneurship”.
“Open the world map, show the 200 countries (in the world), done. What else is there to learn in geography?” Ahmad asked during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
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He also explained the rationale behind introducing the “entrepreneurship” subject at the secondary school level.
He said that it was an effort to create more entrepreneurs, especially among the bumiputera, and this would help Malaysia become a high-income nation.
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Apart from this, he said learning from the Chinese, who are generally adept in business, is also another method to improve the entrepreneurship in Malaysia.
The deputy minister described the Chinese as “bangsa usahawan” (race of entrepreneurs), Malays as “bangsa makan gaji” (race of wage earners) and Indians as “bangsa professional” (race of professionals).
“Malays and Indians should learn from the Chinese,” he said.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/283756
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Not funny: Girl mocks wheelchair-bound people with insensitive Instagram photo http://bit.ly/1CdUOMv
Stomper JJ came across this insensitive posting by a girl on Facebook and Instagram, which seemingly mocked wheelchair-bound people.
The girl had uploaded a photo of her foot against a handicap sign along with the caption, “Sometimes I wish I was wheelchair-bound so that I can sit all day.”
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It seems that Brazil has its own version of ‘Big Foot’ Bung Mokhtar!
Bungling Bung Mokhtar MCP is now internationally ridiculed!
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Too ‘ugly’ to rape: Brazilian lawmaker’s comment sparks fury
His comments have sparked national fury in Brazil, a traditionally male-dominated society where 137 sexual assaults are reported daily.
Too ‘ugly’ to rape: Brazilian lawmaker’s comment sparks fury http://str.sg/ZSX
Opposition congressman Jair Bolsonaro (left) told Maria do Rosario Nunes (right) in Congress he would not rape her “because she was not worth it”, triggering outrage and a national debate about rape and sexism in Brazil. — PHOTOS: FACEBOOK, AFP BRASILIA (AFP) – A debate about sexual violence in Brazil sparked by a lawmaker’s comments on the floor of Congress has spread beyond government chambers, triggering a national debate about rape and sexism in the South American nation.
Opposition congressman Jair Bolsonaro told Ms Maria do Rosario Nunes in Congress he would not rape her “because she was not worth it”.
Then, he said it again.
“Stay here Maria do Rosario!” he yelled during a parliamentary session on Dec 9, the eve of International Human Rights Day.
“It’s been several days since you called me a rapist, and I said that I did not rape you because you weren’t worth it,” the 59-year-old retired soldier yelled at Ms Rosario Nunes.
It was not clear under what circumstances Ms Rosario Nunes called him a rapist, as alleged.
The rival lawmakers have been at loggerheads for years, and Mr Bolsonaro was reacting after an angry debate about the 1964-1985 military dictatorship, under which he served and still supports.
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THE THINGS SAID IN THIS NOTE GO BEYOND SILLY. They are demeaning, hurtful and despicable!
Senior nurse in S’pore cries after getting nasty note from patient — who calls her ‘idiot’ http://bit.ly/1GXmSTx
Here is the note reproduced in full, addressed to a ‘Missy Ong’:
“If you are old and slow, you should retire now.
“You take more than 5 minutes every time I press the bell for help. And you take more than 10 minutes just to fetch me water.
” Even an idiot can do your job, stupid bitch! Nurses are supposed to serve us patients.
“I pay hundreds of dollars every day I’m in this hospital, and you’re not worth a single cent.”
It was written by a patient at a hospital in Singapore to a senior nurse.
This is what the daughter of the senior nurse wrote:
“It was from a patient who had been admitted for less than a week and she had been verbally abusing my mother, calling her “stupid”, “idiot” and “b*tch”.
“Once, she even spat on her when the hospital food was not to her liking.
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A RACIAL STEREOTYPE THAT ALSO INSULTS OUR INTELLIGENCE.
Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan, “Chinese kids do business, Malay kids shoot birds…Cut lessons in Geography, include lessons in entrepreneurship.”
IN RESPONSE:
Malaysiakini
8:50AM Dec 19, 2014
Ahmad Maslan must have flunked geography
Pputeh: “Open the world map, show the 200 countries (in the world), done. What else is there to learn in geography?” Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan asked during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Please, minister, I think you did not learn geography in school or your teacher had failed to teach you well. There is so much to learn in geography.
Have you heard of ‘learning geography using the soles of your feet’? It means you go to the ground on field trips to see and feel the soil, rocks and rock formation, valleys, mountains and rivers.
It’s not only about regional geography, but countries size, crops, climate and settlements. I can go on and on. Maslan must have slept through in class or got an F9 for geography.
…
Asitis: What a shallow analysis of the problem coming from a simpleton’s mind. Malays and non-Malays are taught many different subjects in school.
…
Astounded: Don’t generalise, Ahmad Maslan. How many Chinese have parents who are in business? There are many Malays who operate small businesses too. I am sure their children help out in the business after school.
When can we stop racial profiling? Malaysia will never progress when ministers continue to look at the country’s citizens according to their respective races. Having entrepreneurship as a subject in school is not a problem with me, it is the racial profiling.
Equatorial Man: Indeed, not all Chinese are involved in businesses. I am sure that out of every Chinese who are successful in business, there are many others who fail.
Click on this link to read other comments:
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/283943
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Malaysiakini
3:32PM Dec 17, 2014
By Adrian Wong
‘Chinese kids do business, Malay kids shoot birds’
Stressing on the importance of entrepreneurship, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan lamented on the difference between Malay and Chinese children.
“Chinese children, even though they are not taught entrepreneurship in school, they come home and go to their parents’ grocery shops to learn.
“They help their parents in grocery shops, factories, they go to their parents’ companies.
“But Malay children are not like that. They shoot birds with a slingshot under the oil palm trees, bathe in waterfalls and drains. When can Malays be entrepreneurs?” he asked.
In view of this, he suggested that the government shorten the teaching time allocated for geography in secondary schools and include a subject called “entrepreneurship”.
“Open the world map, show the 200 countries (in the world), done. What else is there to learn in geography?” Ahmad asked during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
…
He also explained the rationale behind introducing the “entrepreneurship” subject at the secondary school level.
He said that it was an effort to create more entrepreneurs, especially among the bumiputera, and this would help Malaysia become a high-income nation.
…
Apart from this, he said learning from the Chinese, who are generally adept in business, is also another method to improve the entrepreneurship in Malaysia.
The deputy minister described the Chinese as “bangsa usahawan” (race of entrepreneurs), Malays as “bangsa makan gaji” (race of wage earners) and Indians as “bangsa professional” (race of professionals).
“Malays and Indians should learn from the Chinese,” he said.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/283756
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These were very expensive words to say. He joked, “I’m carrying C-4 explosives.”
Doctor who cracked a joke about bomb in luggage at US airport fined US$89,172
RT @STForeignDesk: Doctor who cracked joke about bomb in luggage at #US airport fined $116,000 http://bit.ly/1FIBZ2x
…MIAMI (AFP) – A doctor thought it might be funny to crack a joke about a bomb in his luggage. Instead, he partly forced the evacuation of Miami International airport, and earned a fine of more than $116,000.
Dr Manuel Alvarado, 60, will pay US$89,172 (S$116,330) for his “momentary lapse of reason in making these statements” that prompted costly evacuations and delays for airlines, and brought out a police bomb squad, said his lawyer Brian Bieber.
Just before boarding an Avianca flight to Bogota on Oct 22, a security officer asked Dr Alvarado routine questions; the Venezuelan doctor responded that he was carrying C-4 explosives.
Though he corrected himself and said he was just joking, it was too late for the airport authorities’ taste. “He is extremely remorseful. He had no intent to place anyone in fear. He made what turned out to be the worst mistake of his life,” Mr Bieber said.
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WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH!
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Wahid Omar said that the average household income surpassed RM5,900 a month.
DO YOU GET RM5,900 A MONTH? I don’t and almost everyone I know don’t.
Free Malaysia Today
Household incomes exceed RM5,900 per month
Minister Abdul Wahid Omar says survey shows Malaysians are enjoying a better standard of living.
KUALA LUMPUR: The preliminary report of the 2014 Household Income Survey undertaken by the government indicates that the people enjoy a better standard of living with the average household income surpassing RM5,900 a month.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Wahid Omar said this was significantly better compared with survey findings in 2012 which denoted that the average household income then was RM5,000 a month.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/09/08/household-incomes-exceed-rm5900-per-month/
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The first entry comes from a legal expert who, unfortunately, knows little about transgenders…
Negri Sembilan State Legal Advisor, Iskandar Ali Dewa, told the Court of Appeal here that there is a simple solution to the alleged harassment and arrests that the community faces regularly: force transgenders to dress “like they are supposed to”
I would laugh if it were not so serious!
Star
Thursday July 17, 2014 MYT 4:45:08 PM
Transgenders are of unsound mind, says Negri Sembilan state legal advisor
PUTRAJAYA: Individuals who are identified as the opposite gender, due to Gender Identity Disorder (GID) are of unsound mind, the Court of Appeal here heard.
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Legal advisor for the Negri Sembilan state government Iskandar Ali Dewa submitted that individuals who suffer from a mental defect do not render a law that affects them unconstitutional.
Asked how transgenders should deal with the law, Iskandar said “there is a simple solution: they can dress like men, as they were biologically created”.
He added that allowing men to dress as women and use hormones would only contribute to their “mental condition”.
When asked if those with GID should be forced to dress as men in public, Iskandar replied “yes, that’s their right as a male,” prompting the public gallery to burst into laughter.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/07/17/Court-Transgender-Unsound-mind/
1. M’SIA GIVING ISLAM A STONE-AGE FACE …
2. Negri Sembilan asked to freeze action under contested law …
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http://www.themalaymailonline.com/…/negri–sembilan-aske-to-freeze-action-u…
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Ahmad mazlsn sure had a F9 – -. These are the kinds of ignorant ministers we had before. Racial profiling is a sinister way to justify self-limiting beliefs. May I remind the minister that thieves, adulterers and money launderers are found in all nationalities.