I wish compliment Tadin Sahak for his enlightened view on ethnic relations. He has stated that ethnic relations should start with the first arrival of the Chinese and Indians in Malaya.

That is, in my view, insufficient. It should start being recorded and interpreted from the arrival of the Malays in Malaya as the only people indigenous then were the Orang Asli. Then and only then will the the young generation of Malays will stop referring to or thinking that non-Malays are 'pendatang'.

Many will recall the statement of our previous prime minister of 22 years made in Sarawak many years back referring to the Chinese and Indians as 'immigrants'. Activist Dr Kua Kia Soong, in his immediate response said and I quote '... so are the Malays, history is our witness'.

Let us teach the present and future generations true history, without colouring, prejudice, bias, or adulteration - the true facts as they happened. That is history. Let us be honest. There is nothing to be afraid of the truth.