Nazir is not anti-Malay, he's for all M'sians

8:34AM Jun 12, 2013 YOURSAY 'The infighting in Umno is such that even the PM's brother is not spared. The power brokers are moving in on the top post and are attacking his siblings first.' Now it's Nazir Razak who is 'anti-Malay' FellowMalaysian: By giving AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman Rani a pat on his shoulder, CIMB group chief executive officer Nazir Razak has gained respect from the business circle in light of the harsh and unfair pelting Azran has received recently from Malay rights groups, including Utusan Malaysia. Having a clear and a no-nonsense attitude as the CEO of AirAsiaX, Azran rightly deserved Nazir's praise though Nazir's action does not seemed to have gone down well with dissenters. Azran examplifies the qualities of a towering Malay whose achievements and ability is not dictated nor gauged by the trappings of his own race but rather through fair dealings and a good dose of respect for fellow human beings. Ksn: Nazir, the whole country welcomes your stand on this issue and your earlier reference to the bastardisation of the NEP (your choice of words). The Malay NGOs do not understand, or pretend not to understand, why you supported the view of Azran about Utusan's racial insults against the Chinese on the election results. You did that because what was said was not only racial but completely uncalled for and it was also unfair to the people of this country, who have the right to comment on issues like that, including Azran. Thanks Nazir, keep coming out with such mature views for the good of Malaysia and Malaysians of all races. It is time for all to stop being racist and talk about revenge just because people exercised their constitutional rights, for example, in the GE. Absalom: "We are very disappointed with Nazir's statement because, despite leading a famed conglomerate in Asean, he is trapped in a mindset that sidelines the sentiment and sensitivity of his own Malay race," said Muslim Consumer Association of Malaysia. Huh? What mindset do these people want? One that condemns those who vote for the opposition? Just because people vote for Pakatan Rakyat, they become traitors and betrayers of the race? A mindset that does not question any wrongs? What insane logic is that? Even more insane is, just because guys like Azran and Nazir are successful (which I like to think is because of their own merit rather than anything else), they should support members of their ethnic group, like defend newspapers which carry insensitive seditious articles. Articles that are politically motivated to incite ill-feelings among people of different races? YouAreNotAlone: Nazir and Azran are great Malay leaders. All of us, regardless whether we are Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, etc, should look up and learn from them. It takes hard work and righteousness to become what they are now. They are the real leaders who know how to catch their own fish. Not like those NGOs who only know how to condemn other

races and beg for fish from their BN masters. Pity them, for they do not know how to fish for themselves. Lvbala: Bravo Nazir. Your kind of Malay leads by example. You don't talk about one race but your words are for all Malaysians. Clearwater: I don't think Nazir and Azran are in the least bit anti-Malay. However, being smart independent-minded individuals, there is every likelihood they are also thoroughly anti-idiot. Quigonbond: This is turning out to be a rather bizarre situation. Utusan operates by taking instructions from the Umno president, if not the supreme council. Yet Utusan is whacking the president's brother, Nazir. One has to wonder if Najib has the real levers of power anymore or are the little Napoleons all breaking loose? Pengundi: Infighting just before Umno GE? 6th Generation Immigrant: Please PM Najib Razak, say something intelligent quickly in order that Malay daily Utusan and all the Malay NGOs can decide whether or not to lump you in the same basket as Nazir and Arzan. As a PM for all Malaysians, you must show leadership. Umno has created a monster it cannot now control so you must decide which side to support. Lim Chong Leong: The infighting in Umno is such that even the PM's brother is not spared. The power brokers are moving in on the top post and are attacking his siblings first. The noose is tightening round Najib's neck. Soon they will be unleashing the carpetman again. Jeremy Ng: These NGO are not 'dumb' but pure opportunists. Speaking up against Utusan who provoke and promote racial/religious disharmony is not anti-Malay. These are the people who are putting and correcting the wrong perception of the Malays. Now that Perkasa is taking a 'rest' after its leadership election defeat, we seen an emergence of more opportunist NGOs to play the instigating role. Fair Play: If a non-Malay speaks up for Azran, it is anti-Malay. If a Malay speaks up for Azran, it is also anti-Malay. If no Malaysian speaks up for these NGOs, that has to be ultimate anti-Malay. I really can't understand the psyche of these NGOs. If a prominent or successful member of their community voiced his or her opinion, the standard answers would be such as they have "forgotten their roots, and a traitor to their race and religion", etc. With such a siege mentality, I wonder how long it would it take to unshackle their mind before they can stand tall among Malaysians from all communities. I suppose with these NGOs, mediocrity is really what they want and definitely form takes precedence over substance. Baiyuensheng: You know what, this will start a renaissance of Malay resilience and the rise of the moderate Malays.

Hopefully, this group will push the rest to rise up to the challenge. The Chinese are tired of being accused of everything that is wrong with the Malays. Enough of the crutches already and wisely spend my taxes. ABU_sed!!: If it is the bitterness that these Malay NGOs are talking about, perhaps they should ask Umno who has been running this country since independence?

AirAsia X CEO finds backing from Najibs brother for speaking his mind on Utusan
June 10, 2013 Azran has come under fire after criticising Utusan Malaysia for its racial instigation.KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 Once scorched for speaking his mind, Azran Osman Rani earned high praise today from CIMB Group CEO Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, who commended the AirAsia X chief executives forthright manner as the mark of a leader. The captain of the long-haul budget airline, which will be making its market debut next month, had been the public target of Umno-owned Utusan Malaysias venom for much of last month, after he criticised the Malay broadsheet for what he saw as racial instigation in the aftermath of the May 5 polls that split the country apart. Nazir, the lead banker for AirAsia Xs listing on Malaysias main bourse, praised Azran for speaking his mind and doing what he believed was the right thing. That is the mark of a leader, Nazir said at AirAsia Xs prospectus launch here this morning. The remarks appeared to be in reference to Azrans run-in with Utusan Malaysia, although Nazir made no specific mention of the newspaper. The younger brother to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak added that it was these qualities in the airlines management team which had seen it register a 70 per cent annual growth in its revenues since it launched its first flight in November 2007. Azran had come under the right-wing dailys hammer last month after criticising Utusan on his Twitter account, @azranosmanrani, for what he reportedly saw as a racial instigation in the aftermath of the May 5 polls. He was also reported to have criticised Malay group Perkasa for its hardline stance as an irrelevant organisation that had caused Malays to be myopic. In response, the paper had published daily views from Perkasa leaders, the Muslim Consumers Society of Malaysia and pro-Umno activists who slammed Azran, branding him arrogant and a Malay who had forgotten his roots. AirAsia X chairman Tan Sri Rafizah Aziz and director Datuk Seri Kalimullah Hassan had also come under attack from various groups after the duo had defended Azrans comments. Self-declared Malay rights champion Perkasa, the Ex-Servicemen Association of Malaysia, Malaysian Reformists Movement and the Malaysian Malay Network were among the groups that lashed out at both Rafidah and Kalimullah and demanded the duo apologise for their remarks against Utusan which they say is the voice of the Malays.

Perkasas acting president Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakar had rallied to the papers defence and blasted Azran, saying the latter could not have climbed up to his present position without the Malay power fought for by Utusan Malaysia. Has Azran never thought also that the licence issued by the government to AirAsia is because at first the airline was owned by Malays? Abdul Rahman was quoted as saying in one such report. On May 19, Utusan columnist Awang Selamat the nom-de-plume for the papers collective editorial voice told the Umno-owned paper to stop taking the airlines ads until its sister companys chief executive apologises for criticising the broadsheets racist piece. Awang would like to suggest that the Utusan Group not accept any AirAsia ad as long as there is no apology. Let the companys advertisement go to another paper, but not Utusan. Without AirAsia, Awang Selamat will not have any problem. Furthermore, the value of the advertisement given is very small, lower than advertisements for herbal and hair treatments, it said. The columnist also compared Asias biggest budget flier to Malaysia Airlines (MAS), and described the national carrier as having better service and a strong nationalist spirit. To those who serve we are polite, especially the Malaysian airline whose service is better and thick with nationalism, it said.

Malay NGOs slam Najibs brother for backing AirAsia X CEO

By Boo Su-Lyn June 11, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 Malay-Muslim groups attacked CIMB Group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak today for defending AirAsia X leader Azran Osman Rani, labelling him a Malay who has forgotten his roots.

Nazir (picture) praised the captain of the long-haul budget airline yesterday for making a stand against Umno-owned Malay newspaper Utusan Malaysias purported racial instigation after the May 5 general polls, with the younger brother of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak saying it showed the mark of a leader. Nazir and Azran are the two best examples of Malays who fit the proverb, Seperti kacang lupakan kulit, said the Malay-Muslim NGO Coalition in a statement today. Hello Nazir and Azran, remember your roots and dont ever be proud or arrogant because of your money, status and wealth. What you two possess are the fruit of the hard labour of your Malay ancestors, who sacrificed their life, soul and spirit to defend this blessed land, it added. Utusan Malaysia attacked Azran for most of last month after the airline executive criticised the right-wing broadsheet on his Twitter account, @azranosmanrani, for what he reportedly saw as racial instigation in the aftermath of the divisive 13th general election. He was also reported to have criticised Malay group Perkasa for its hardline stance as an irrelevant organisation that had caused Malays to be myopic. In response, the paper published daily views from Perkasa leaders, the Muslim Consumers Society of Malaysia and pro-Umno activists who censured Azran, branding him arrogant and a Malay who had forgotten his roots. AirAsia X chairman Tan Sri Rafizah Aziz and director Datuk Seri Kalimullah Hassan had also come under attack from various groups after the duo had defended Azrans comments. Malay rights group Perkasa, the Ex-Servicemen Association of Malaysia, Malaysian Reformists Movement and the Malaysian Malay Network were among the groups that lashed out at both Rafidah and Kalimullah and demanded the duo apologise for their remarks against Utusan, which they say is the voice of the Malays. The Malay-Muslim NGO coalition also said today that not many Malays were as fortunate as Nazir, who was born in an upper middle-class family with his older brother Najib and late father, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, as prime ministers, besides having a cousin, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, as Defence Minister. Nazir, in his ivory tower, of course would never have experienced the bitterness and difficulties that impoverished Malays face, it said. Azran, on the other hand, is a nephew to an... opposition leader who is known for splitting the country, destroying political stability and threatening national security by organising a series of illegal rallies across the country, just because he is disappointed for

failing to achieve his ambitions of reaching Putrajaya, added the coalition, referring to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

NEP deviated from Its Original Purpose, says Nazir Razak

August 14, 2010

August 14, 2010

Nazir Razak :NEP deviated from Its Original Purpose

by Regina Lee@http://www.malaysiakini.com

To be sure, Banker and Economist, Nazir Razak has been brave and consistent with regard to his opinion that the NEP needs reform. But the big question is whether his brother, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, has the political will to push through the reform especially with Mahathir/PERKASA looking over his shoulders. Najib must take risks, if he is to be regarded as a true Malaysian leader. If he shows resolve in the pursuit of reforms (and IMF urges him on), then Malaysians will rally round and support him. We do not want business as usual stuff anymore. Let us bury Mahathirism (crony capitalism) for good.Din Merican
In the harshest rebuke yet of the abuse of the New Economic Policy (NEP), CIMB Group CEO Nazir Abdul Razak described the NEP as having been bastardised by deviating from its original purpose.

I have strong opinions about how the NEP has been bastardised over the years, he said in a question-and-answer session after delivering a talk at the Chinese Economic Congress this afternoon. According to Nazir (right), while the NEP has come a long way from the social engineering experiment originally aimed at eradicating poverty, the policy has since appeared to enrich small pockets of people. At that time, no one knew what the outcome would be. It was a social engineering experiment that no one had ever done before in any country. So they gave it 20 years. And they felt that after 1969, they had to give it a try. But now it is so embedded in everything that we do in every part of the government, in every part of businesses that it has become a problem. And today, every time I mention the NEP, I get blasted, lamented Nazir, when fielding a question from the floor on his thoughts on the policy. What I dont understand is giving these people Approved Permits (AP). That should go. If you just want a small number of people to make money, might as well just give them money, said Nazir, was reported to be the highest-paid GLC CEO back in 2007, drawing in an income of RM9.35 million then. Incidentally, the main architect of the New Economic Policy when it was drawn up in 1971 was Nazirs own father, the countrys second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein. Ignore extremist groups Boldly departing from the normal comfort zone, the banker also said that the affirmative action needs a relook. Now we need to address what kind of affirmative action we want to have. It is so infused in everything. But we will one day need to confront it one way or another, said Nazir, who is the younger brother of current PM Najib Razak. The NEP officially came to an end in 1990, but its policies still continue to this day. Najib has announced a New Economic Model back in March to reform and rebuild the Malaysian economy.

However, details still remain to be made public. Speaking after delivering his luncheon address titled Strength in Diversity, Beyond the Rhetoric, Nazir also told the mainly Chinese participants to look beyond party calls advocating the rights of their own race. Careful not to name names, he advised the participants to ignore them when asked on his stand on such groups. We have to accept that in a free and open society, we have to expect extremes. A few noisy people in the corner do not make up the majority or represent the majority. We as the majority have the strength to ignore them. Dont get too caught up with what others are saying, or what they are doing. Dont waste your time engaging with them, he said. Earlier, Nazir also pointed out that he is a descendant of an immigrant family. I told Tan Siok Choo (grand-daughter of one of MCAs founding members Tan Cheng Lock) that her family came to this country earlier than my family, he said in between chuckles.