Some pointers on the song:
- MCA: the Malaysian Chinese Association, a Chinese component party in the government (the Barisan Nasional)
- Soh chai: a stupid fellow
- Ali Baba: a system of having a Malay partner in a business for the purpose of procuring contracts, particularly government contract
- UMNO man: a member of the United Malay National Organization, the most powerful political party in the country
- Sub: to sub-contract to another party
- Open tender: Procuring projects through open tender. It has been the government's policy of affirmative action to have close tenders to help Malay businessmen
- Kau Tim: Cantonese dialect. "How to kau tim" - how to solve or bypass the open tender system
- Keris: the Malay wavy bladed dagger; the symbol of Malay supremacy
No comments:
Post a Comment