YOURSAY Petronas CEO Shamsul appears to be a danger to Isma and Perkasa.’
Malay NGOs drill 'insolent' Petronas CEO
David Dass: Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) oil and gas cluster chief Tengku Putra Tengku Ahmad said Petronas chief executive officer Shamsul Azhar Abbas forgot that the company was "built and grown by Malays".
There is a suggestion in this discourse that Shamsul was wrong to bring non-Malays into the organisation. Petronas is a government-owned institution. It cannot exclude non-Malay Malaysians.
Article 153 does not justify exclusion. Exclusion is discrimination. If the presence of non-Malays in Petronas or government-owned institutions does not reflect as best as possible the racial diversity of this country than that must be corrected or else the only conclusion that can be drawn is discrimination.
Petronas is a 500 fortune company. It has been an extremely well-run company. To a large extent it showcases what Malaysians in general can do and what Malays in particular are capable of doing.
There is no question the Malays in Petronas are brilliant and capable. And Petronas is a company we can all be proud of. Like Hassan Merican before him, Shamsul appears to be a professional with his heart in the right place.
In his words, he is a Malay and will look after Malays. But he is also a Malaysian and will have no problems bringing in competent non-Malays. And he is a professional concerned about standards. As he should be.
MinahBulat: Shamsul appears to be a danger to Isma and Perkasa because it is people like him that promotes meritocracy against handouts and worst still, he is going to take away the crutches that these NGOs depend on.
He is too dangerous for their liking and like he has said, it is these people on the fringes that gives Petronas a bad name.
Anonymous_3faa: Every contentious issue here is either linked to Malay supposedly being suppressed or Muslims being insulted.
Yet, it is noteworthy that when one of their own kind, for example Shamsul (as well as his predecessor), achieved universal recognition for the very professional way he runs one of the biggest conglomerates in the world, he gets brickbats from the very race that constantly harped on their perceived under-privileged status.
It just starkly shows that the Malay agenda instigated and promoted by Umno is hogwash. Their agenda is merely a guise for handouts. Shamsul should simply ignore them.
Petronas is too big to fail, otherwise this nation will be doomed, especially without the income contributions from Petronas.
ACR: The problem with Malay NGOs like Perkasa and Mtem is that they think all Malays lack self-confidence and capability like themselves.
Why is this the case? Umno has conditioned a great number of Malays to think this way. Ku Li (Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah) would be the best person to clarify on the genesis and objectives of Petronas.
The Petroleum Development Act 1974 does not have a single mention of 'Malay' or any other race-related clause. One of the founding directors of Petronas besides other non-Malays was tycoon Ananda Krishan.
Over the years, Petronas increasingly became Malay-centric and I can bet that happened between 1981 and 2003. And Shamsul would not be planting potatoes without Umno. Like Hassan Merican he would be a top man at some MNC (multinational company).
Not all Malays are like the parasitical, low self-esteemed Perkasa idiots.
Wiser: The whole Umnoputras culture of free loading and not earning a honest day wage is poisoning the young Malay mind. Younger generation of Malays will copy these "fighters for Malays" and continue to depend on the country's coffers without the need to work.
There are a few, like the CEO of Petronas, who dare to speak out. The silent majority must now speak up or Malaysia will be in the hands of the few bigoted politicians. Then it will be finished.
Speak up and speak up soon before a bankrupt Malaysia is left for all our children. Already our children are having a university degree or college diploma that is not acceptable by employers in Malaysia. They won't be able to gain employment outside Malaysia.
Soon, the only option is to export our daughters as maids, and sons as cheap labour to developed countries.
Where is Justice: Knowing the incapable and incompetent PM Najib Razak, why is the Petronas book only opened to him?
There must be an ugly agenda behind this exclusivity. I do smell something rotten morally with this practice.
Ksn: Shamsul, do not bother with these fanatics' views as they cannot accept the truth as truth hurts but only those with vested interests - the cronies and families of our Umno Baru politicians.
One other thing you can do, Shamsul, is to make Petronas answerable to the Parliament, not just to the PM only.
Dire Straits: Since when has Petronas belonged to the government? It has always belonged to Malaysians of all races and religions, not to one particular self-proclaimed majority race of one particular religion.
There are more than 40 percent of non-Malay Muslims Malaysians in Malaysia. Got it?
Sirac: When a Malay CEO of the biggest GLC (government-linked companies) speaks candidly about interference by political interests, he ought to be believed.
Instead, he is pilloried by the Umno Baru types who wouldn't recognise the truth if it stares them in face. Such is their state of denial and prickly sense of misplaced indignation.
They brook no criticism, however genuine, because they are beyond reproach. Can they sink any lower?
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