I refer to the letter Non-Malays shouldn't worry about Utusan's ranting and especially to the question posed by the writer namely:

‘Where do the Malays stand today in so far as their politics, their economy, their social well- being, their religion, their customs etc are concerned?'

My answer is that the Malays are firmly in control of their home country of Malaysia and definitely not feeling ‘homeless' in their own country as claimed by the writer.

It's a known fact that Malays dominate the Malaysian cabinet which is the highest decision- making body in Malaysia. Malays also hold important ministerial portfolios like the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, finance, foreign affairs, defence, home ministry and education.

What the non-Malays hold as ministerial portfolios are the relatively not-so-important ones like health, human resource and etc.

Of course, in the economic sector, the Chinese hold the dominant position but still, comparatively, the Malays still have a wide variety of employment opportunities and subsequently a better chance of attaining a comfortable life.

The government is probably the single largest employer of Malays including:

1.The upper, middle and lower level of the civil service of nearly all ministries in Malaysia are dominated by the Malays. There are only a handful of non-Malays.

2. The Malays dominate virtually all positions in the education sector including positions of headmaster and vice-chancellors.

3. The Malays dominate virtually all positions in all branches of the military including the armed forces, navy and air force.

4. Thy dominate virtually all positions in all branches of the judiciary including the as the chief justice, high court judges, magistrates and public prosecutors.

5. They dominate virtually all positions in all branches of the enforcement agencies like the police, customs, immigration and municipal council offices.

In case, the Malays are not interested in civil service, they can always start their own businesses. To help these entrepreneur Malays, the government has poured billions into various schemes and agencies. The government even runs the Amanah Saham Berhad exclusively to encourage Malays to be investors.

Apart from that there are numerous government-linked companies or GLCs like Proton, MAS, TNB, Telekom and Petronas where Malays form a significant representation.

As for social well-being, the government has Socso and various schemes under a specialised ministry called the Women's, Family and Community Development Ministry. As for healthcare needs, the Malaysian healthcare is acknowledged to be among the best among the developing countries.

As for customs, as far as I know, the Malay culture is acknowledged as the national culture as part of the ‘Dasar Budaya Kebangsaan' or National Culture Policy from the 1970s itself. The official national language is the Malay language and every Malaysian student has to attain a certain level of competence in that language.

Based on the evidence above, my question to the writer is simple: So is it fair for Utusan Malaysia to run articles that blame the non-Malays for Malay problems and dilemmas?