Indonesians have Bumiputra right

Back in 1984 I was told to check on land belonging to the old folks in Kampung Baru. Then again in 1990 I was told to do the same. I was told much later that the Mat Rempit boss Sulaiman had used that list to acquire the properties illegally and given to senior UMNO big guns.

The tenants in Kampung Baru are not the actual owners. They are illegal immigrates from Indonesia who were either issued Malaysian Identity cards by the UMNO government for election purpose or had purchased the Identity cards costing RM200 then. These are the very people who are staying there now and are paying rental to the family of the senior UMNO big guns, on the understanding that if the owners want to sell they will have the first right to it. Some of the big guns have since passed away and the properties being sold to these Indonesians.

Every Raya it is not difficult to notice that these Indonesians goes back to Indonesia for a month and even by talking to them one would notice the Indonesian slang. Many of them are even proud to tell you which part of Indonesia they were born in.

Where my aunt is staying, she is the only Malay family in that two row of houses.

So how will Datuk Raja Nong Chik and the 50 representatives for the owners and beneficiaries of Kampung Baru retain 100% bumiputra ownership, unless of course the good UMNO government had already decided that Indonesians are also Bumiputra.

On another case, many Indonesians are owners of Agriculture land in Selangor. One need not go far like Hulu Selangor but Ampang to see for themselves. For this we must thank the Gombak Land Office officers who can settle everything over breakfast and by 9 am the Indonesians are proud owners of Agriculture land. Don’t believe me, just go where they have their breakfast every morning and see the exchange of money when they salam each other.