Malaysia is getting more backwards and religious,” she said, citing the persecution of transgender women by Islamic authorities, laws governing conversion and apostasy, and the recent tabling of a bill in parliament that would enable sharia courts to hand out harsher punishments.

With another election looming, there is a danger both race and religion could again be exploited as politicians court the ethnic Malay vote.

Academic high-achievers who head abroad “often express the sentiment they were not given a fair chance, or felt undervalued”.

Up until 2001 a quota system kept most university places for Malays. Now universities have internal quotas. There is a widespread belief that non-Malays cannot get government scholarships due to race.

Malaysia’s ethnic Chinese and Indians are generally crowded out of the education system.

Professor Rajah Rasiah,said peoples’ feeling of being politically disadvantaged was one reason driving migration,while perceptions of creeping Islamisation, as well as the nature of politics in Malaysia, may also have an influence.

Cathy Chin left Malaysia for Australia feeling she had been treated as a “second-class citizen” because of her ethnicity.

The implementation of these quotas eliminated the meritocracy that was present during British colonial rule and is the main source controversy today, as it makes it more difficult for other ethnic groups to find jobs which require tertiary education.

Under the new system, ethnic Malays would be given 70% of all university places, and schools that teach in the Malay language were given preferential status in subsidies.

Despite making up almost a quarter of the population, in 2010 only 5.8% of Malay’s civil service was ethnically Chinese.

In addition, Chinese-medium secondary schools were required to teach in Malay in order to maintain their funding. This resulted in dozens of secondary schools refusing state financial support by establishing themselves as private, independent high schools.

Due to the privileged position of the Malay population, as well as the lack of education and career prospects, many Chinese-Malaysians have already emigrated, with more following suit every year.

To simply sweep them under the rug with discriminatory practices will only continue their exodus from their homeland.

With regards to housing, the Bumiputera were given a minimum 7% discount on all new housing for a period of time, during which a certain portion of all housing must be sold to them. While such practices have increased the proportion of wealth owned by Malays and reduced poverty, the perceived unfairness of the policy has resulted in a greater racial divide, as Malays argue that the Chinese should be grateful for their strong economic position whereas the Chinese believe that they are treated as second-class citizens.

Non-Malays are constantly reminded that Malays own this country. Malay Supremacy should not be questioned and Islam is superior to all other religions – this is being shoved down their throats each day.

With the Christians joining the exodus, there will be no more sounds of Christmas carols, green Christmas trees dressed in white cotton and decorations.

Threats of racial conflicts and religious sensitivities still exist.

Non-Malays feel sidelined as 2nd class citizens, humiliated that they cannot be equal and even encouraged to leave the country if they are not happy.

Malaysia seems less and less a ‘Promised Land’ to the non-Malays.tion.

Equal opportunities are in shambles.

If the non-Malays go, I will leave too. No sense hanging around and continue to be abused by these ‘half aliens’ even though they may be of the same race as me.

When the Indians follow, there will be no more dark beauties in colorful saris, no more colorful temples, no more Hindi movies and the interesting Indian and Hindu culture.

One day, we may see the exodus of the non-Malays from this country.

The execution of Islamic law and practices would increase in tandem with the diminishing number of non-Muslim in Malaysia.

Oh Ei Sun from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University said that implementation of various policies from the government is what separates the races.

This goes without saying that there should be equal rights given to all Malaysians, regardless of skin colour.

The execution of Islamic law and practices would increase in tandem with the diminishing number of non-Muslim in Malaysia.

Oh Ei Sun from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University said that implementation of various policies from the government is what separates the races.

This goes without saying that there should be equal rights given to all Malaysians, regardless of skin colour.

Religion is another factor too, whereas here, when I go to the mosque I see people from all over the world, but everyone is considered the same.

You don't feel like a stranger. In Malaysia, Islam is seen as a religion for the Malay.

Unlike in Malaysia, being a minority is valued.

Everyone needs to be on fair ground, there is need to recognise that everybody is Malaysian.

Here you don't have to be so preoccupied with who you are, whether you are Malay or Chinese or whatever.

This World Bank report on Malaysia’s Economic Indicator gives us a very detailed look into that reality. Back in year 2000, it estimated 657,000 Malaysians to be based in other countries, and 46% of that number reside in our neighbor, Singapore.

As of 2010, it estimates between 800,000 to 1.4 million Malaysians working/ living in Singapore (they only have estimates for Singapore). To put all the pieces together, Singapore estimates 88% of these people to be Malaysian Chinese.

The rapidly falling birth rate among Malaysian Chinese.

Malaysian Chinese very long life, but also means they got the most old people.

The calls for more Islamic law and practices by the majority Malays in "all aspects of social life" would likely be a push factor.

"Besides a likely decline in their political rights, the professional human resources of the whole country would similarly be decimated," Dr Oh told MMO.

The proportion of Malaysian Chinese in the population would drop to about 19.6 per cent by 2030 with continued emigration and low birth rates.

The policy, he said, meant that his companies had fewer opportunities, something that hurt profits and left him and his partners demoralize.

Many are propelled from the country by long-standing policies that give preferential treatment to ethnic Malays in areas from housing and education to government projects.

Although a certain percentage of listed companies has to be owned by Bumiputras, Mr Lee says this quota is applied to private businesses as well.

He cites the prime minister's move to reduce the requirement for Malay investors to hold a 30% stake in listed companies to 12.5%, with further reduction if companies issue more shares later.

The objective is to re-distribute 30% of the country's wealth into the hands of Malays and indigenous groups, collectively known as the Bumiputras, because they lag behind the ethnic Chinese.

Mr Dushyan is glad to be home but he worries about the quality of English-language education in the country for his children, and rising ethnic and religious tensions.

Recent studies show nearly half the country’s ethnic Chinese population have a strong desire to leave Malaysia due to perceived discrimination, political disenfranchisement and fears of Islamization.

“In my opinion, a large part of the benefits of the NEP and other Malay-centric policies in the past 30 years has been negated by the much higher Malay rate of population increase,” he added, referring to the pro-Bumiputera New Economic Policy (NEP).

Another reason is that some Chinese have migrated in the past 30 years.

The Chinese who have left in the past few years may be close to one million. Many people feel that they are not treated fairly, but they are unable to change their reality and can only choose to leave.

In Malaysia, Malays have always enjoyed a superior position, and Chinese are only active in the business world. Many Chinese feel that pay is not proportional to return.

Over the past 20 years, Malaysian Chinese who feel unequal treatment have voluntarily voted with their feet, that is, they have moved to other countries, leading to the outflow of talent and capital from Malaysia

Malays are protected in many aspects such as civil servants and higher education places. In recent years, many Chinese have felt more and more serious social religiousization and conservatism.

Guo Henian also disclosed that the second prime minister asked him twice to allocate the shares of the shipping company to the government. He was finally decided to withdraw from the shipping industry because he was deeply impressed by the fact that the radical Malay nationalists could not stand the Chinese-owned shipping industry.

A woman said that she felt that she had always been treated as a “second-class citizen” because of her Chinese identity.

One of the important reasons behind this is the lack of Malaysian policies and the inability to retain talents. As a result, Malaysiav’s independence has exceeded one million talents in the past 50 years.

There are two main reasons for Malaysians, especially Chinese, to develop overseas: one is to create a better personal career; the other is because the foreign competitive environment is fair and free. There is no fair competition environment in Malaysia, and it is impossible to create a platform to create a better cause.

The policy is unfair, the generally low salary and the work environment surrounded by the racial distribution system, forming a high wall.

These official associations, which have mastered the main economic lifeline of Malaysia, are influenced by the quota system in the public sphere and still retain the practice of ethnic quota system in personnel promotion.

Although I have achieved excellent results, I still cannot enter government universities under the quota system and my parents saved money, I went to a private college with a high fee to study a dual-course program.

This ethnic distribution has a profound impact on society as a whole, resulting in ethnically selected immigrants who are marginalized or unfairly treated.

The right of residente issue. I have heard too many foreign companions, especially Chinese ，they may not get the permanent resident status of Malaysia. But many foreign workers from Indonesia can live in Malaysia for a few years. Permanent residents, even gaining citizenship.

Unfair education policies have not improved. In recent years, many high-level students have complained that they cannot get the government's Public Service Bureau scholarships. These high-school students are almost all Chinese.

Lack of fair and equal treatment, loss of confidence in domestic development, coupled with the decline in the quality of education and the lack of a free environment for civil society are the root causes of brain drain.

In addition to unfair policies, low salaries and social security are also factors that people are reluctant to return to Malaysia.

Many Chinese are considering the economy. However, the unfair policy is also the reason why Malaysians decided to immigrate to other countries.

As one of the three major ethnic groups in Malaysia, the Chinese have long played a leading role in their domestic economic life, but failed to enter the decision-making level and played a prominent role in Malaysian political life.

In addition, the departure of Chinese from Malaysia to other countries is also the reason for the decline in the Malaysian population.

The welfare of the Chinese community has been treated differently.

The “quota system" refers to the implementation of a racial quota system based on the interests of the Malays in education.

The Malaysian authorities also assign professional fields such as medical science, engineering, law, pharmacy and biotechnology to the Malays on the grounds of ethnic policy and 'quota system'. Chinese outstanding students even though they have achieved remarkable results but they can not enter the ideal university.

The quota system of treating Chinese people is unfair. In terms of education, there are restrictions on entering university in Malaysia. If there are 100 degrees, Malays can occupy 70 places regardless of their performance, and 30 places are reserved for Chinese and Indians.

On the political front, all senior government positions are reserved for the Malays. The authorities also use ethnicity and religion to separate people. On the economic front, business must also retain certain shares to the Malays, which used to be 30%. Now it is 51. %, can only issue a business license.

The second reason is that the “quota system” imposed by the Malaysian government requires that college students be admitted according to ethnicity ratio, giving Malays a great deal of preferential treatment, leading Chinese to go abroad to pursue better education, and then work abroad and settle in immigration.

The third reason is that although the Malaysian government has cancelled the new economic policy with Malay priority, the Malay priority has a broad social root in Malaysia. These factors have led more and more Chinese to choose expatriate immigrants.

The birth rate of Chinese is lower than that of other races.

Chinese feel that the pay is not proportional to the return.

Malaysia is one of the few countries in the world that has established an affirmative action bill to protect the majority. Malays are protected in terms of government job opportunities and higher education quotas, while Chinese as minority people pay the most taxes. However, they do not enjoy the corresponding benefits.

First, the decline in the proportion of Chinese is related to the decline in fertility. Secondly, there are many reasons for the increase in the number of Chinese immigrants, but I believe that most people do not immigrate for political reasons.

Some experts believe that some Malay Chinese have the feeling of “second-class citizens”, such as not being able to directly contract government projects. In the field of education, influenced by the "quota system" (admission to higher education), it also led some Chinese studying abroad to emigrate after graduation.

The Malay government’s policy has been enacted to allow more Malays to control public enterprises. However, for non-Malay companies, the government stipulates that companies can only employ more than 25 employees. If the assets reach more than 500,000 RM, then 30% of the shares must be controlled by the Malays. 30% of the other products are handed over to the Malays for consignment. All relevant rich natural resources are preferentially enjoyed by Malays.

Should abolish racially based policies.

The Chinese population in Malaysia has a lower fertility rate than other ethnic groups. In addition the rise of the middle-class Chinese population immigrating to foreign countries in recent years, the proportion of Malaysian Chinese population continues to decline.

The unfair education policy of the Malaysian governmentis the main reason for the loss of Chinese talent.

Due to the Chinese people's "wealth and success" in Malaysia, Alvin alleged that Malaysia's political power constructed economic policies for the purpose of preventing a "deeply-humiliating" economic divide between the Malays and Chinese.

The urban population has dropped from 10,139 to 9,432 in the past four years, and the number is only 707, which seems insignificant. The key point is that the Chinese population with the largest population in the urban area has been reduced from 1,701 to 1,505, and the Indian has been reduced from 304 to 242. Only the Malay family has increased from 225 to 252.