A Leopard Never Changes it's Spots!

As a Malaysian I am ashamed of the inhuman feelings expressed by Dr Mahatir in his recent statement on the plight of the Vietnamese refugees.

Mahatir's racist attitude towards non-Malays is well-known. However, most people thought that his racist attitude would have been watered down now that he has been appointed a Deputy P.M.

His present policy is a clear extension of the distasteful things he has advocated in the book' "The Malay Dilemna".

The main reason for preventing these refugees landing in Malaysia simply because most of them are of Chinese origin. If they were Muslims, I am absolutely sure that Mahatir and his racist collegues will open up new lands to resettle them. Malaysia has plenty of underdeveloped land.

This has been done on at least three previous occasions when Muslim refugees from Cambodia and elsewhere arrived.

I dread to think of what will happen if Mahatir becomes the P.M. Probably he may follow the present Vietnamese policy and send all the non-Malays to the seas!

Robert Wong.