UiTM Only for Bumi?

I do not understand, after 51 years of independent, we still have education institution that recruit student base on race! Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), a race based higher learning institution, fully funded by government, has openly declined to allow other Malaysian, such as Chinese and Indian to enter the university for further study, what a shame!

Yes the institution was set up to help the Malays and other bumis, but that was 50 years ago, when Malays and other bumis were left far behind. Things had changed for the past 50 years. We claim that we have come so far to achieve so much, yet some are still champion a race based institution. One may challenge me for we are also having some Chinese based institution in this country, e.g New Era College, Southern College and Han Jiang College, but bare in mind that this are private colleges supported by community, and they do not have rules that only Chinese can enter these institutions, unlike MARA.

Government has allocated RM3.2 billion in 9th Malaysia Plan for UiTM, benefiting more than 100,000 bumi students. The government budget comes from the tax paying people, that includes Chinese and Indian and other "Non-Bumi". So what is there to proud of UiTM when using Malaysian money for just one race? Even shameful when UiTM said they are not eying to making the institution more international, because they want to keep it for the bumis. Nevertheless, UiTM does open up for foreign student. Now that sound even more ridiculous when they are ready to accept foreign student but not fellow Malaysian.

We are going to celebrate the 51 National Day soon, but is there anything to celebrate of? We are so proud to be a Malaysian, yet we are not treated as Malaysian, not all of us. Why are we still filling up forms, whether in a public or private sector, that have column to indicate your race? Why should we separate our peoples based on race, religion and language? Does a Malaysian Chinese that speak Chinese make him or her less Malaysian? We are tired of this racial governing system in this country.

Think out of box! To make this country a great country, we must first break the racial policy. Get rid of separating Malaysian into different race group. Look at Lee Choon Wei, he plays for the country and cheered by all Malaysian regardless of race. If he brings back a first Olympic gold for the country, would we consider him as Malaysian hero or Malaysian Chinese hero? That's the beauty of sports, human being is competing not base on political belief, race or religion.

My wish for the Merdeka Celebration this year: Eliminating all racial policies and institutions and accept all Malaysian as Malaysian.

Happy Merdeka Day.