Word: malays
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...thinks that the headstrong Mahathir?who thumbed his nose at the world during the Asian crisis by imposing currency controls, a move even his critics now grudgingly concede probably shielded the country from the social dislocation seen in some Asian neighbors?has abandoned his cherished head start program for Malays. "He definitely wants the emergence of the Malay capitalist," says Megat Najmuddin Khas, who heads the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance. "There is nothing wrong with the policy," Megat argues?as long as the right people are chosen. And Mokhtar has "better credentials" than most, says Megat...
...island in 1786 for the East India Co. and laid the foundations for its rise to prominence as a major trading post for spices, tea, porcelain, textiles, tin and rubber. The fort was once a formidable defense against pirates, the French and the Kedah sultanate on the Malay peninsula, which was bent on reclaiming its captured territory. Now it encloses a peaceful garden, studded with weathered cannons. One cannon in the fort's northeastern corner has taken on the unlikely role of fertility symbol. Local women place floral offerings on its barrel in hopes of improving their chances of conceiving...
...have accelerated their plans after Sept. 11. Even more stunning was the news that a sleeper cell was activated in Singapore, one of the most tightly controlled countries in the region. True, Singapore is resolutely pro-U.S. and offers plenty of American targets. It has a predominantly Muslim Malay minority, yet its members are anything but radical...
...Eight of the 13 accused are from the Malay minority; six of the eight had served in the armed forces. (National service is compulsory for male citizens.) That has turned a spotlight on a touchy topic: Where do the loyalties of the Malay minority, which forms about 14% of the population, ultimately lie? The Malay community has made progress in recent years, in universities and in the job market. But it is still poorer than the other two major ethnic groups, Chinese and Indians, and tops the list of the government's carefully compiled stats on divorce rates and drug...
...Spinning Gasing?a gasing is a Malay spinning top?follows the fortunes of 23-year-old DJ-wannabe Harry Lee (Craig Fong) when he returns to Malaysia after many years abroad. Dreaming of recording contracts, Harry pulls together a band that just happens to include a representative of each of the country's three major races, plus a Eurasian lead singer and a flamboyantly gay keyboardist, played by Edwin R. Sumun. The band's bassist, Yati, is a young Malay woman torn between her love for Harry and his Western ways and her conservative, highly religious family. Yati, played with...