This is Malaysia, situated between the two nations that will be occupying the #1 and #2 slots as the biggest economies in the world.
It has citizens of Chinese and Indian origin. And the whole lot of them seem to do one of two things, either support the BN’s racial politics or bitch and moan about not having a level playing field etc.
Why can’t we look at history and understand that our location makes us fools for allowing Singapore to be the leading entreport in the region? Why cant the Chinese and Indian businessman start exploring ways and means to help each other tap into the colossal potential in terms of trade between China and India.
Why cant the Chinese start figuring out that setting some funds to assist Indian businesses and schools will go a long way towards building long term partnerships. Why can’t Indian businesses figure out that it’s time to learn Mandarin, and to look beyond curry powder, sarees, pappadoms and incense sticks?
Why can’t the Malays figure out that they are the best placed to become the middlemen and equal partners of the clueless Malaysian Indians and Chinese ?
My business partner is a Chinese and he handles the computer stuff while I do the wheeling and dealing. And if the rest of you are too damn dense to see the potential then that’s just too bad, because you will have only yourselves to blame.
Jeevindra Kumar
p.s. have been reading with interest on rice prices and BERNAS. for the traders out there figure out the irony in this… Japanese farmers, rice, candlesticks, hedging, look east policy of Mahathir, BERNAS, futures market.
