Condemn Dr.Mahathir accuse Malaysian Chinese not adapting to Malaysian culture by using chopstick.

 Refer to https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/2021/12/15/what-mahathir-doesnt-understand-about-chopsticks, I believe there's reason behind Dr.Mahathir wrote such apathy statement in his book 'Capturing Hope: The struggle continues for new Malaysia'.

I personally do not believe Dr.Mahathir would be this foolish to put himself into such silly trouble. He is a long timer politician and know well how this country react to sensitive statement, thus deliberately invite retaliation might due to coercion from mightier power or simply wanted to extend his political mileage, dreaming to become Malaysia's Prime Minister the third time. 

Technically, as medical doctor, he should know the possible reason for Malay race not as developed as Chinese culturally might due to different inbred cognitive ability. In this case, the development of chinese dining utensil can trace back to Shang Dynasty, 1200BCE, where Chinese started to dine with kuai zi (Chopstick) and Shao zi (soup spoon) that are uniquely Chinese whereas Malay still using hand to eat now. This might due to the lack of activation of anterior supramarginal gyrus (aSMG) of Malay that unable for them to converge upon different parts of dorsal and ventral visual stream, similar to that of macaques, however Malay is intelligently superior than macaques in the sense that their biological evolution had arrived  bipedalism, early human ancestor, Australopithecus. Although Malay language is predominantly borrowed from foreign source but save to say it had fully developed into their own, meaning already reached hominid's evolution stage of homo habilis and erectus. However, Malay lacking in develop tools as compare to Chinese few thousands years ago imply the inbred cognitive ability of Malay ethnic/species as reflected by their lackings. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00310/full

I'm not subject matter in this area thus unable to conclude whether Malay is another species/subspecies or early human species such as between homo habilis, erectus and sapiens. However, Malay is a mixture of many races originally from Austronesian. Dr.Mahathir himself is a residue between Indian and Malay. 

The need to develop dining utensil is also corresponding to how food is serve. Chinese developed porcelain soup spoon that designed for hot soup where flat surface allow faster cooling in greater volume of soup per scoop. However, Chinese is not the only early civilization that developed our own utensil, the west developed fork and spoon in variety shape and size specific to its purpose adopting by all worldwide, including the Malay. Are we forgoing Malaysia when we use fork, spoon and knife in dining? 

I don't think need to remind Dr.Mahathir about Malaysia multicultural background come with different culture unless he think malay is superior that we (non-malay& nom-muslim) have to follow Malay's religion& culture strictly. Democracy means everyone is equal, not only every citizen carry equal potent vote but having equal right to practice our culture and profess in our religion freely. This may not congruence with constitution article 153&160 that under article 153, Malay is entitle special privileges where the race Malay is defined under article 160 as those that profess in Islam, conform with Malay custom and habitually speak Malay. This constitute some form of deprivation of freedom of religious believe, discrimination of race and cultural practice, as this may be view as quid pro quo that non-muslim citizen have to forgo for their religion believe. 

I hope we all can unite to fight against any unjust discrimination and persecution on the basis of race and religion believe. I'm not sure about new Malaysia but fight back against absurd accusation may become an aberration for true democracy endeavor. NEP has been haunting the country since inception and thus it shall be repel along with article 3 (Islam as official religion of the federation) to avoid further obfuscation that clandestinely islamize the country into a theocratic& backward moving nation.

Suggest to remove sin tax on non-halal food imports.

Refer to the above, I hope Y.A.B. Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Prime Minister of Malaysia )& Y.B. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar(Law Minister), Dato' Sri Azmin Ali (MITI Minister), Charles Hay MVO (British Embassador) & relevant politician look into the issues and forthwith reinstate what suppose to enshrine in the Constitution, particularly article 8&11 in relation to the unfair import tax on non-halal items. 

Non-halal food import such as, pork, alcohol and shark fin is being unconstitutionally and unfairly taxed which affect the non-muslim citizen of Malaysia. What more insulting is it is labeling as sin tax. Please be informed that the reason to impose tax is to either discourage people from consuming or to protect local industry, which not in this case because the non-halal food (pork, sharkfin and alcohol) is not near to self-sufficiency level. Import is not a threat to local market. Since Muslim is not consuming pork or liquor thus impose exorbitant tax is not discouraging Muslim from consuming it but a punitive action to non-muslim that don't believe in Islam. Obviously, the tax label as "sin tax" is openly suggest it is a form of punishment but problem here is we(non-muslim) don't believe in your Allah, why punish us? 

Isn't it absurd if Muslim would to be punish for consuming beef because cow is Hindus God in Hindus believe? 

Whatever within your religion shall be regulated within your own personal space. Even if Muslim would to break the halal rules, it is not an offence under Malaysia civil law. Syariah law is the only Islamic law enforcing in the federation and it is only limited to family matters, except the state of Kelantan where the state government implement Hudud law, said within the state jurisdiction. 

Malaysia was established as secular country and it was agreed that it shall be innocuous, otherwise Malaysia shall stripe off Islam as official religion, under constitution article 3. It was the British Officer Lord Reid original intention when giving independent to Malaya as a secular country and this is again reiterated by Lord Cobbold during the formation of Malaysia, unless Islam as official religion is innocuous. Article 11 stated clearly that no religious related tax shall impose on people not believe in the religion. Furthermore, article 8 reinforce the principle of religious freedom when come to business and trade. Therefore, impose sin tax is unconstitutional. Government shall be responsible for continue such breach as it is jeopardizing the social harmony and being unfair to non-muslim economically. To add salt to the wound, government has not come to the cognizant that Affirmative Action (NEP) is violating article 8 and since Constitution is the highest law of the land, its law shall prevail against all odds that contradict to it. Tax collected, including the sin tax, is consolidated as federal fund before distribute according to budget. Since the inception of NEP in1971, such consolidation fund is distributed to favor Malay race that defined as those who profess in Islam disregard phenotypes (under article 160). 

Please be informed that Malaysia is a formation as a result of MA63( Malaysia Agreement 1963), an agreement signed between Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and British. Although I do not know whether this federation is still call Malaysia after Singapore exited but it is stated clearly that any amendment to the agreement, whether written or not, need all parties enter into the agreement to renegotiate and convent before execution which did not happen. As civilize nation we should follow law and if amendment to law is necessary then shall follow due process and forthwith adhere to the latest update accordingly. Sin tax is only one of the many breaches committed by the federal government for decades, which is a shame because it seems like we are illiterate or that the education quality of Malaysia leaders in executive and legislative is dubious. 

Should you need Royalty (Raja-Raja Melayu) assistance to influence public while mending the issues, please kindly do so, although I believe your good self is capable to do so. However, hundreds of millions ringgit is paid annually as emolument to the Royalties for the duty which religious affair is part of it thus it is not beyond their scope if would to seek advise from them for moral support (publicity). The matter is the responsibility of executive.  

 

Therefore, I would like to suggest to remove sin tax in order to protect what enshrine in the Constitution. 

Best regards,