You forgot to mention the overt racism exhibited by the Malays against the Chinese and Indian minority. Probably similar to the attitude of Indians in India to tribals and dalits. It's even enshrined in their laws. There is a catch phrase for it, buma putra?, meaning 'sons of the soil'. Sort of like the Klu Klux Klan. Incidentally, it is the Chinese and Indian minority that contribute the lion's share to wealth in Malaysia. The discrimination isn't as bad as in Indonesia though; there you get the feeling they would drag Chinese out of their houses and lynch them with the slightest excuse.
And on balance, Islam has to be considered a negative for investment purposes. It's said that they practice a more relaxed form in Malaysia. However, the stories coming out of Malaysia don't support that view (40 lashes for drinking a beer!), the mastermind of the Bali bombing was Malaysian, and Saudi Arabia is exporting mad dog Islam everywhere.
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You forgot to mention the overt racism exhibited by the Malays against the Chinese and Indian minority. Probably similar to the attitude of Indians in India to tribals and dalits. It's even enshrined in their laws. There is a catch phrase for it, buma putra?, meaning 'sons of the soil'. Sort of like the Klu Klux Klan. Incidentally, it is the Chinese and Indian minority that contribute the lion's share to wealth in Malaysia. The discrimination isn't as bad as in Indonesia though; there you get the feeling they would drag Chinese out of their houses and lynch them with the slightest excuse.
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And on balance, Islam has to be considered a negative for investment purposes. It's said that they practice a more relaxed form in Malaysia. However, the stories coming out of Malaysia don't support that view (40 lashes for drinking a beer!), the mastermind of the Bali bombing was Malaysian, and Saudi Arabia is exporting mad dog Islam everywhere.