DEVELOPMENT OF KAMPUNG BARU MAY CAUSE THE RISE OF THE ECONOMIC MIGHT OF THE MELAYU AND FORCE THE ECONOMY OF THE CHINESE TO TUMBLE.
…IT CAN DO WONDERS TO THE MELAYU SO THEY CAN BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND BE AMONGST THEMSELVES.
By Mansor Puteh
FOR THE MELAYU TO SUCCEED AND RECLAIM OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE COUNTRY IN ALL FIELDS, THEY MUST RELATE TO EACH OTHER EVEN MORE. THEY HAVE CARED FOR THE WELL-BEING FOR THE OTHER COMMUNITIES TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONGST THEIR OWN.
THEY MUST PATRONIZE EACH OTHER’S ESTABLISHMENT EVEN MORE SO THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES, WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SORT OF THING FOR AGES.
THE MELAYU CONSUMERS ARE THE REASONS WHY THE CHINESE BUSINESSES IN MALAYSIA SUCCEED, WITHOUT WHICH THEY WILL FAIL.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS OF KAMPUNG BARU CAN BE REPEATED IN OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS WHERE THERE IS A NEW MELAYU TOWNSHIP, THAT CAN DISTRACT THE ATTENTION ON THE OLD CITIES AND TOWNS WHICH ARE CHINESE DOMINATED.
For too long the Melayu have been contributing to the wealth of the Chinese by offering their consumer support to ensure their businesses are successful.
It’s therefore time for the Melayu to embark on a new economic road to chart their own future in business of all sorts.
There is no need for the development of Kampung Baru to involve the non-Melayu. They never asked to be brought in. It was just the stupid idea mooted by some Melayu leaders who do not know economics, sociology and psychology. They have no real vision.
They do not know how to manipulate the Melayu intelligentsia and ordinary folks and form an immense economic force, using the development of Kampung Baru as the first springboard to achieve this.
The other cities and towns in the country can follow suit.
There is a good chance for Kampung Baru to become a new township in Kuala Lumpur where the Melayu dominate all the economic activities which can force all the Melayu to converge in it.
If this happens, all the other major shopping centers including KLCC can go bust, if the Melayu simply refuse to go there to shop.
Then these establishments can go bankrupt and be sold for a song.
It’s time for the economic might of the Melayu to show its full force. And it’s time for the non-Melayu businessmen to realize that their continued existence has all along been at the tender mercies of the Melayu, whose support was what had made them successful.
Yet, their community leaders continue to harbor the thought that the Melayu have been unfair and unjust to them!
If the Melayu had been unfair and unjust to them, their businesses would not have flourished to be what they are today.
There won’t be any Chinese sundry store in the remote Melayu village where they patronized it.
If the Melayu are unfair and unjust, the Chinese would have continued to be laborers for the wealthy Melayu with their women working as ‘amah’ and drivers for them.
But this did not happen, because the Melayu were charitable and supportive of them. They knew the Chinese of old were immigrants who did not have anything other than what they were wearing.
So the Melayu helped them by offering whatever they wanted until they were successful.
But what have the Chinese done to show their gratitude? They want to wrest control of parliament and dominate the politics in the country.
Do they have a secret desire to turn Malaysia into another Singapura?
Therefore, the development of Kampung Baru is crucial to the economic development of the Melayu not only in the city but throughout the country.
It must transgress petty sentiments that some of the owners of the land in this area may have. Their views are too petty and trivial to be considered.
They only have grouses. They have also been shamed by their backwardness.
So the only means for them to hide their shame is to retaliate and use whatever means to reject the development plans just so that they can be counted.
There are too many of them to count since the plots of lands in Kampung Baru have been divided into many owners, with each owner not capable of doing anything to the land. They can’t even build a shack on it.
So if there are reservations voiced by some Melayu in Kampung Baru who own lands there, it is due to their miscalculations and grand assumptions.
These can be discounted very easily.
They own barely a few feet of the land, which have been fractured due to the many people who claim it.
Their views should not be considered because they have no means of taking advantage of their own land.
They are only important and interesting collectively, when the land is grouped together so they can be developed into a township.
Therefore, I strongly urge those in Kampung Baru to be fair to the other Melayu elsewhere; they too ‘own’ the land, which was earmarked and given by the then Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sallahuddin for the Melayu to develop as farms so there is Melayu presence in the city.
If this was not done, Kuala Lumpur or Bandar Baharu Kuala Lumpur as it was known then would not have Melayu presence and it would become a Chinese town.
It was also to ensure the Melayu in the city to develop themselves to they could compete with the Chinese then, many of whom had just come to Malaya as immigrants.
Unfortunately, over the last century or so, not many in Kampung Baru were able to progress in education. Many of the descendants of those early farmers have failed to gain meaningful employment in the city or to have a proper education.
They end up being uneducated and living in shacks. So few are successful. And so many are less so.
They are a disgrace to the Melayu elsewhere especially those in the remote villages who are still able to pursue their education at universities abroad.
And when Kampung Baru wanted to be developed there are some who complain for being sidelined.
They wanted a say in its development.
Who are they to say they are capable of developing Kampung Baru? They do not have enough land to do anything since the owners of the land that was given by the Sultan then to their ancestors had been fractured.
They also do not have the financial means to develop the village.
In fact, most of the people living in Kampung Baru today also do not have the means to renovate their own houses which are still made of wood and can tumble at any time.
If Kampung Baru is far away from Kuala Lumpur, chances are these houses would have been left alone until they fall to the ground one by one, as what one can see if one drives from the city to Melaka.
There are many such old wooden ‘kampung’ houses which had life and glory at an earlier time, but which had been left vacant when those who live in them fled to the city, leaving their old parents alone to live there until they die.
And the area would later be sold to the Chinese developers.
Fortunately, Kampung Baru is situated at the fringe of Kuala Lumpur and in the shadows of the Petronas Twin Towers and other buildings along Jalan Ampang.
So the value of the land in Kampung Baru had appreciated.
By Mansor Puteh
FOR THE MELAYU TO SUCCEED AND RECLAIM OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE COUNTRY IN ALL FIELDS, THEY MUST RELATE TO EACH OTHER EVEN MORE. THEY HAVE CARED FOR THE WELL-BEING FOR THE OTHER COMMUNITIES TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONGST THEIR OWN.
THEY MUST PATRONIZE EACH OTHER’S ESTABLISHMENT EVEN MORE SO THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES, WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SORT OF THING FOR AGES.
THE MELAYU CONSUMERS ARE THE REASONS WHY THE CHINESE BUSINESSES IN MALAYSIA SUCCEED, WITHOUT WHICH THEY WILL FAIL.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS OF KAMPUNG BARU CAN BE REPEATED IN OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS WHERE THERE IS A NEW MELAYU TOWNSHIP, THAT CAN DISTRACT THE ATTENTION ON THE OLD CITIES AND TOWNS WHICH ARE CHINESE DOMINATED.
For too long the Melayu have been contributing to the wealth of the Chinese by offering their consumer support to ensure their businesses are successful.
It’s therefore time for the Melayu to embark on a new economic road to chart their own future in business of all sorts.
There is no need for the development of Kampung Baru to involve the non-Melayu. They never asked to be brought in. It was just the stupid idea mooted by some Melayu leaders who do not know economics, sociology and psychology. They have no real vision.
They do not know how to manipulate the Melayu intelligentsia and ordinary folks and form an immense economic force, using the development of Kampung Baru as the first springboard to achieve this.
The other cities and towns in the country can follow suit.
There is a good chance for Kampung Baru to become a new township in Kuala Lumpur where the Melayu dominate all the economic activities which can force all the Melayu to converge in it.
If this happens, all the other major shopping centers including KLCC can go bust, if the Melayu simply refuse to go there to shop.
Then these establishments can go bankrupt and be sold for a song.
It’s time for the economic might of the Melayu to show its full force. And it’s time for the non-Melayu businessmen to realize that their continued existence has all along been at the tender mercies of the Melayu, whose support was what had made them successful.
Yet, their community leaders continue to harbor the thought that the Melayu have been unfair and unjust to them!
If the Melayu had been unfair and unjust to them, their businesses would not have flourished to be what they are today.
There won’t be any Chinese sundry store in the remote Melayu village where they patronized it.
If the Melayu are unfair and unjust, the Chinese would have continued to be laborers for the wealthy Melayu with their women working as ‘amah’ and drivers for them.
But this did not happen, because the Melayu were charitable and supportive of them. They knew the Chinese of old were immigrants who did not have anything other than what they were wearing.
So the Melayu helped them by offering whatever they wanted until they were successful.
But what have the Chinese done to show their gratitude? They want to wrest control of parliament and dominate the politics in the country.
Do they have a secret desire to turn Malaysia into another Singapura?
Therefore, the development of Kampung Baru is crucial to the economic development of the Melayu not only in the city but throughout the country.
It must transgress petty sentiments that some of the owners of the land in this area may have. Their views are too petty and trivial to be considered.
They only have grouses. They have also been shamed by their backwardness.
So the only means for them to hide their shame is to retaliate and use whatever means to reject the development plans just so that they can be counted.
There are too many of them to count since the plots of lands in Kampung Baru have been divided into many owners, with each owner not capable of doing anything to the land. They can’t even build a shack on it.
So if there are reservations voiced by some Melayu in Kampung Baru who own lands there, it is due to their miscalculations and grand assumptions.
These can be discounted very easily.
They own barely a few feet of the land, which have been fractured due to the many people who claim it.
Their views should not be considered because they have no means of taking advantage of their own land.
They are only important and interesting collectively, when the land is grouped together so they can be developed into a township.
Therefore, I strongly urge those in Kampung Baru to be fair to the other Melayu elsewhere; they too ‘own’ the land, which was earmarked and given by the then Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sallahuddin for the Melayu to develop as farms so there is Melayu presence in the city.
If this was not done, Kuala Lumpur or Bandar Baharu Kuala Lumpur as it was known then would not have Melayu presence and it would become a Chinese town.
It was also to ensure the Melayu in the city to develop themselves to they could compete with the Chinese then, many of whom had just come to Malaya as immigrants.
Unfortunately, over the last century or so, not many in Kampung Baru were able to progress in education. Many of the descendants of those early farmers have failed to gain meaningful employment in the city or to have a proper education.
They end up being uneducated and living in shacks. So few are successful. And so many are less so.
They are a disgrace to the Melayu elsewhere especially those in the remote villages who are still able to pursue their education at universities abroad.
And when Kampung Baru wanted to be developed there are some who complain for being sidelined.
They wanted a say in its development.
Who are they to say they are capable of developing Kampung Baru? They do not have enough land to do anything since the owners of the land that was given by the Sultan then to their ancestors had been fractured.
They also do not have the financial means to develop the village.
In fact, most of the people living in Kampung Baru today also do not have the means to renovate their own houses which are still made of wood and can tumble at any time.
If Kampung Baru is far away from Kuala Lumpur, chances are these houses would have been left alone until they fall to the ground one by one, as what one can see if one drives from the city to Melaka.
There are many such old wooden ‘kampung’ houses which had life and glory at an earlier time, but which had been left vacant when those who live in them fled to the city, leaving their old parents alone to live there until they die.
And the area would later be sold to the Chinese developers.
Fortunately, Kampung Baru is situated at the fringe of Kuala Lumpur and in the shadows of the Petronas Twin Towers and other buildings along Jalan Ampang.
So the value of the land in Kampung Baru had appreciated.
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