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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Malaysian Constitution on Rights

I read the recent comments by Kadir Jasin on 'The King and The Pauper' and found them interesting. From my perspective, I am unclear about many things. It could be due to ignorance or it could be due to lack of clarity on what actually some features of the Constitution represent. Many aspects of our Constitution have not really been made explicitly clear and free from ambiguity. However, what I do know as a Muslim and non-Malay, that every country/nation has exclusive rights. For example, China holds the Han to be the rightful people of that nation. Likewise, Malaysia has its Bumiputra status, royalty etc. As a non-Malay, this is fine and understandable to me. Even in Islam, (I am a qualified Islamic scholar), equality takes not a different perspective. A man and a woman are equal through different rights. Therefore, when it comes to Malaysia, we are Malaysians, but let us not get carried away with equality. Even China does not tolerate such! However, what really concerns me is this: "If you claim this country to be yours, that's fine with me, but for God's sake, PLEASE do a honest job of serving this nation and the interest of all its citizens! Enough of free-loaders and self-enrichment. The world has changed and we need to adapt, but adapting does not mean giving up moral righteous principles.

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