Malaysia: The PM Equalizer

Look at the intake of non-Malays in the Royal Military College (RMC)these days. The figures are just too dismal that you would have to say it in whispers. Only 5%? When did they started downsizing on the non-Malay intake, not yesterday?

So it has come to pass again. "The evil that men do, lives after them." says the Bard. Contextually, it is the same case here too.

So, what does it take to right the wrong? A Prime Minister-a prime minister that is willing to call a spade a spade. A prime minister who is willing to be an equaliser.

PM Najib has now ordered that 30 per cent of intake into the RMC must now on be reserved for non-Malays.

Now, even the Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi has jumped on the bandwagons to enlighteningly say that 30 per cent quota of non-Malays was to demonstrate that the RMC is a full-boarding school open to all races in the country. What a sea-change!

He is in full implementation mode.

“Even though the new campus located in Sungai Besi will be ready in 24 months but this year when the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) was announced, intake into Form Four and Five will begin as directed by the prime minister,” he assuaged.

He said presently the number of non-Malay students in the college was less than five per cent. He said based on the 1 Malaysia concept as espoused by Najib he was confident the intake of non-Malays would increase to 50 per cent.[This has now to include the pribumis from Sabah and Sarawak as well.]

Zahid said RMC graduates could make a choice to continue their education in university or join the military service.

“If they choose to join the military service they will be paid an allowance,” he said.

So, let us see more 1Malaysia being implemented,courtesy of a right-thinking PM.

Kudos to you, PM Najib!