Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew challenged Malaysia to surpass the city-state

MM Lee of Singapore challenged the Malaysia government to buck up! He revealed that Malaysia thought that the city-state would not survive its independence and would crawl back and beg for forgiveness. He further revealed that Malaysia's success depends on the UMNO led BN government's policies in giving the non-bumi the chances and opportunities to excel in the fields of education, economic and even in the public sectors.

What is behind his wicked mind this time?
However, MM Lee did not pose the challenge without a motive, the question is "what is behind his wicked mind this time?" The UMNO leaders might jibe that Singapore felt threathened by Malaysia's Iskandar corridor or zealous about our success in attracting FDIs to Johor. Some would even boosts that MM Lee is slowly coming to his sense in accepting Malaysia's sovereignty.

I would say MM Lee is worried about the rising racial-tension between the Malays and the non-bumis and the over-jealous UMNO leaders that are on the rise in the government. Any unrest and racial problem would caused more problem for Singapore and the survival of the city-state hangs on the political equation of Malaysia.

Singapore per capital income of USD 26,000.00
MM Lee spoke with the knowledge that Malaysia per capital income of some USD 7,800.00 is less than 1/3 of that of the city-state. He also knew that Malaysia is running into deficit for the eleventh straight years, meaning that the country lives on borrowing since 1996. MM Lee also knew that the NEP being in place since 1980 have cost the country some USD 380 billions because of corruption and malpractises.

Chinese students are the targets of Singapore's search for brain
Singapore has capitalised on the Malaysian's racial-based educational policies and each year it recruited hundreds of the brightest Malaysian students by offering them scholarships to further their studies in Singapore. Most of these were given jobs and employment after their graduation and many would take up permanent residency there.

Malaysia Boleh mentality will forever make Malaysian hostages
MM Lee knew very well that Malaysia will never surpass the city-state with its current mentality and that the racial-based policies would guarantee that position. No country would survive with protectionist policies and China success is the best case study for all those developing and under-developed countries.

MM Lee hopes Malaysia would do well
But i believe that Singapore would like to see a properous Malaysia instead of one that is marred by racial-tension, poverties and unrests. The causeway shows how closed we are and how inseparateable we are not only in the past, the present and the future.