I applaud Sick And Tired for bolstering my belief that there are a group of educated Malay Malaysians who do not appreciate the stigma of being a crony or of having made it big allegedly because of the bumiputera privileges.

These are the new Malays who should be encouraged and made an example of.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad may call them names like 'ingrates', 'extremists' or 'traitors', but they are actually survivors and fighters.

The goal of the government should not o­nly be to increase the lot of the bumiputra, but to improve o­n their efficiency and work ethics.

Remember the choice between a fish a day and knowing how to fish?