From: ygoh@fraser.sfu.ca (Kelvin Goh)
Subject: Re: To you malasian Singapore basher
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:13:45 GMT

mlt@gdwb.oz.au (Mee Teng) writes:

>gting@fraser.sfu.ca (Gabriel Sii Kuok Ting) writes:

>>af620@yfn.ysu.edu (Andrew Tan) writes:
>>[munched]

>Cool down Gabriel. I won't exactly get worked up by what Andrew said.
>I don't think he is prejudiced. While what he said may not be accurate
>, it is a fact that even to this very day the East Malaysia has been
>VERY much neglected by the Federal gov't. Like what Andrew said , considered
>the amount of revenue these 2 states generated, the development
>& the growth are certainly minimal . These two states , especially
>Sarawak has been totally exploited by the West Malaysia. (The
>federal gov't).  (Otherwise I don't think KL would do any better
>than Kuching. & perhaps Sarawakians would think the west Malaysians
>live on trees too. :) :)

	I'm glad you have this view on East Malaysia. It isn't pleasant
to be regarded by other Malaysians that we live on trees. I've learned to
retort that by saying we get better TV reception up on the trees.
What irks me off is the ignorance of other Malaysians about East 
Malaysia. I get questions like do you have airports there ? Do you travel
by sampan ? What kind of house do you live in ? 
	KK has the second busiest airport in Malaysia. Kuching Airport
although of its potential capacity, is suppressed by the Feds by not
approving foreign airlines from operating in Kuching. Only after a LOT of
lobbying did they allow SIA into the the busy S'pore- KCH sector. 
	Sabah once operated her own TV station. However, when Pairin
applied for the TV station to be revived to cater for the regional
needs of Sabah and Sarawak.eg. news broadcast in Kadazan and Iban
during the Tamil news. 
	The answer that he got was Malaysia has sufficient TV broadcasts
to cater for everyone.  Baba said that there was no need for another TV
station.  But why do we have the "Infotainment" pay channel, recently ?

>True, but where did all the money go to ? Who benefits ? & who is being
>exploited ?
>Yes, only Kuching has commendable development. How about other towns ?
>Rail & road conditions are so pathetic too.

	We were promised of the Pan-Borneo Highway, linking Kuching and KK.
That was a decade ago. Right now, the highway is merely a stretch of gravel
and mud road with small patches of tarred surfaces.  Once a highway project
is approved in West Malaysia, it is completed in a year.

>>>And to deny one of these two states a location for a
>>>gov't university is indeed ludricious. So what if parents
>>>might not like their child to go study at such an "ulu" place??
>>>Develop the place up and we'll see who would want to live
>>>in KL with all that pollution !!!


>Yes, it is totally ludicrous not to have a University in Sarawak,
>which has a population well exceeded 1 million. It will certainly
>cater for the East Malaysians, and certain west Malaysians
>like Atan would apply too. Betul tak ? So 'ulu' place is
>not an excuse at all !  Prejudices, discriminations are
>much more correct !

	Whatever Othman meant by "cliques" is irrelevant.  Stop stealing
our money and build a full fledge U immediately. We can even afford to 
hire foreign lecturers if any shortage arises.
	
From: leongaw@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Ak Wing Leong)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 00:28:25 GMT
Subject: Re: Airline stock prices
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server