Comments for Youth panel: NEP is crippling Malaysia at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:41:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/national_young_lawyers/youth_panel_nep_is_crippling_malaysia.html#pc_1856 <p align="justify">A very good move indeed even though these people are treading on thin ice by discussing the deeply entrenched Article 153. Sections 3(1)(f) and 4 of the Sedition Act prohibits such discussion. However, I feel that we should move with the times. The social contract maybe effective in one era but with the advent of IT and globalisation, it may not be effective. Further, most of us were not around when the social contract was agreed upon. We need to seriously review it before we lose out in the long run. - Nicole Tan Lee Koon Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:58:08 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/national_young_lawyers/youth_panel_nep_is_crippling_malaysia.html#pc_1850 <p align="justify">These far-reaching declarations attest and confirm my strongly-held convicton that the future of the country lies in the vision of its youths - a fresh vision umimpaired by the personal baggage of the past. Youths must be allowed the room to dream their dreams of the future. It may well have flaws, but they must have that much more latitude to operate. That the eradicaton of poverty is one of the two planks of the erstwhile New Economic Policy cannot be disputed. That it has been hijacked is crystal clear. That there is an underclass of Malaysians today also cannot be denied. Something must be done to bridge an unhealthy trend - the growing gap between the rich and poor. We enjoyed the stability of a bulky middle class at Merdeka. Where is it today? It is getting thinner and thinner. Somewhere along the time, we have failed in this area. - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:03:02 +0100