KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — DAP’s Lim Kit Siang wished for Malaysians to be “more Malaysian” as he turned 76 today.
The DAP parliamentary leader said the Johor traffic accident, where eight Malay teenage cyclists died when a car driven by a Chinese woman rammed into them, was not a racial incident, nor was the death of S. Balamurugan in police custody an Indian problem, the recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) a Chinese problem, or the grievances of Felda settlers a Malay issue.
“Malaysia must make the next quantum leap in Malaysian nation-building with more Malaysians trying to be Malaysians in their thinking, outlook and responses regardless of race, religion, region or culture,” Lim said in a statement.
“Malaysia should be the showcase of peace, tolerance, understanding, inter-action and unity of diverse races, religions and cultures in the world to build a new global civilisation of justice, freedom, dignity and excellence of humanity.
“But we have still a considerable distance to go to reach this goal which must be predicated on the resolve and unity of diverse peoples of Malaysia to build a great Malaysian nation,” he added.
Johor police reportedly said that the driver in the Johor Baru accident was not intoxicated, speeding, or using a mobile phone at the time of the incident in the early hours of Saturday.
