The difference between Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera?

I was at my legal office this morning to clear some of the files before going to Bukit Gantang. My staff transferred a call to my line that had some inquiries regarding the application of MB Consent for one of my client’s Property in Ipoh Garden East.

To my surprise, the question posed to me was whether there are Bumiputera or Non-Bumiputera staying at the neighbouring area of the house. I asked her whether it is material? She just replied “Saya tengah proses dan boss saya tanya berkenaan dengan ini”.

How long more do we have to endure the dichotomy of this Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera? All of us are born here, we treat each other as brothers and sisters. Why is the authority keep dividing us into different sects to the extent that when People use their hard earn money to buy a house, the authority has to question who is staying beside him/her.

I stayed with 2 Malay and 1 foreign students in the student hostel for 4 years. I was in a class of 200 law students with 2 chinese. I was happy and still feels no disatisfaction about it. My Malay and Muslims friends feel comfortable. What’s wrong with the authority now?

I learned during my university days and could still remember and appreciate that Al-Quran says in Surah 49 Ayat 13: “O mankind! We created you from a single man and woman, and put you into tribes and nations, that you may know each other.”

Change, a change which is much awaited for.

Bukit Gantang: 一票不能少 全家投民联

民主行动党社青团全国副团长兼桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年4月1日（星期三）在武吉干当选区十八丁新村政治座谈会新闻稿：

（十八丁2日讯）民主行动党社青团全国副团长黄家和律师表示，在巫统在马来选区玩弄两大种族课题的情况下，十八丁的选民在4月7日投票当天一票都不能少，全家全力投票支持民联并确保拿督斯里尼查中选为武吉干当国会议员。

也是桂和区州议员的黄家和在十八丁的一场政治座谈会上表示，国阵巫统继续玩弄种族主义手段，在马来选区内使用攻击拿督斯里尼查忤逆霹雳州苏丹指令、以及指责尼查是行动党以及华人的傀儡两大课题，民联的讯息在马来主流媒体被封锁的情况下，已经使到民联在获取马来友族选票上面对一定程度的困难。

黄氏说，选民千万不可以轻信武吉干当民联尼查稳操胜卷的流言，毕竟民联所面对不单是巫统的候选人伊斯迈，而是整个庞大的竞选机关以及金钱攻势。如果民联尼查在这一场公投落败的话，国阵巫统就可以顺利成章的表示2月5日的“抢权”计划获得人民的认同。

黄氏表示，在民联执政的10个月内，民联成功在没有调高任何税务的情况下将霹雳州财政预算案赤字从2008年的3999万减低至2500万，在推行的种种政策下都以民为本，不分种族、宗教或政治背景，这也让人民了解到如何在各族间和睦共处，将霹雳州各族团结基础达到独立以来的最高峰，这些政绩都是国阵51年来没有做到的。

Bukit Gantang: Simpang and Sepatang

I was at Simpang and Sepatang Ceramahs yesterday, both organized by PR-DAP with Chinese crowd as majority. I reached home for the second consecutive nights at 2.00am.

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The Simpang’s one is less impressive, partly due to the location which is situated inside a Taman and also a heavily rain pour shortly after the Ceramah started. There were around 200-300 people. It is below our expectation.
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The Kuala Sepatang one was impressive. A small hall which can accommodate 200 people was packed. There were a lot more standing surrounding and outside the hall to listen to the leaders’ speech. I have spoken for 35 minutes before our Penang CM Sdr. LGE arrived. The response from the crowd was fantastic. The wind of Pakatan has already started, for sure, in Kuala Sepatang. Let’s keep it up, let’s keep it on.

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Due to UMNO’s non-stopping attacks on Nizar on the “derhaka” and “boneka” issues, each and every vote from the non-Malay voters counts. We cannot afford to lose or give away any of these votes.