![]() ![]() ![]() The island of Penang, which once produced only rubber, palm oil and tin, is today the biggest exporter of hard drives and memory chips in the world.ĭr Mahathir has become the all-powerful figurehead of a new, confident, middle-class nation.The share of national wealth held by Malays has risen from 9% to more than 20%. ![]() Two thirds of the population now live in cities.Incomes have tripled and poverty levels have fallen to 5% of all households, from more than 35% in 1982.I think it was the doctor in him that wanted to find a social engineering tool to get them out of their dilemma."Ī major dose of modernisation - and an "affirmative action" programme that gave Malays a guaranteed share of educational and other opportunities, and a stake in every company. ![]() "He told them they had to escape from this morass. It was a question of marrying the village idiot off with the next village idiot," Professor Johan said. "He talks in the book about inbreeding among the Malays and says that's partly the reason for them being such poor performers and achievers. He wanted to represent the people on the ground".īut at the same time as calling for radical action to help the Malays, the young Dr Mahathir wrote disparagingly about them in his controversial book, 'The Malay Dilemma.' ![]()
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