I am all for Anak Malaysia.
Below are the responses refer to the letter “Are we ready for Anak Malaysia?” published on July 4th, The Sun Daily free newspaper.
All for Anak Malaysia
There are times when I buy Berita Harian and Utusan, but the contents are often blatantly racist and written only for a target group from the choice of subject matter and angle. If the writer himself reads these newspapers, he should take a step back and ask himself how he would feel reading them if he were in my shoes.
Do the writer and everyone else notice that it is not about national or vernacular schools anymore? People who can afford to are sending their children to private schools, and those who are even richer, to international schools. The divide is now between the haves and haves-not.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/68629
Schools not to blame for disunity
The main problem that has caused discomfort among us is the political agenda of certain politicians and their provoking statements published in certain newspapers. I agree, however, that we must have a common language, Bahasa Malaysia, and that we must try to make use of it whenever there is an occasion where the participants are from various races to encourage interaction and communication.
~ David Tan, Melaka
Berita Harian and Utusan do not represent the whole Malay voice. There are many Malay newspapers, books and magazines in the market which are not racist. The most important thing is to strengthen the command of Bahasa Malaysia. ~ Omar, Kajang
The Malay word for God is tuhan, and Allah is the proper name for God in Islam. The Arabic word for God is ilah, which all Muslims know. ~ Shahrir, via email
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/72438
