PM tells Malay contractors fate tied to Umno

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak told Malay contractors last night not to be complacent as their fate was tied to Umno.

“The fate of Umno and that of the Malay contractors is inseparable,” he said when officiating the 31st annual general meeting of the Malay Contractors Association (PKMM).

“Malay contractors have to continue to support Umno.”

He likened the mutually beneficial relationship between Malay contractors and Umno to two hands clapping, citing the initiatives and incentives provisioned in the New Economic Model (NEM).

However, while he acknowledged the success of Malay contractors in the 40-odd years since the founding of PKMM he cautioned that past success was no guarantee of future progress.

“I don’t like to defend the status quo,” he said.

“If a race can only rely on past successes and can’t ensure that tomorrow will be better than today... then the fate of that race will be an unfortunate one.”

Najib told attendees that they had to identify both strengths weaknesses to progress to “the next level of success.”

“We have to examine the steps contractors can take so that Malay contractors will become... more competitive, efficient and productive,” he said.

“In this new era, the future is only assured if we are a competitive contractor, in the true sense of the word.”

He suggested that PKMM should look to consolidate its many members like the banking sector so that they could better ride out economic downturns.

He chided Class F contractors for not wanting to “graduate” out of their class for fear of greater competition.

“I know it’s very comfortable being a Class F contractor. If there is a fiscal plan by the government they are sure to get a project, sometimes two or three even,” he said.

“There is no incentive for Class F contractors to graduate to a higher category.”

Najib said Malay contractors not only had to better their management processes and technology but also improve skills, attitudes and commitment to boost the construction industry’s confidence in them.

“Reputation in business is everything,” he said.

“If we have a good reputation in market, people are going to put more faith in us when considering [contractors for work].”



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You help me, i help u. You let me corrupt, i feed u. At last genuine solid contractors close shop, while contractors who build building that cant even last a year flourish. That was the style of BN government projects.

Malay contractors or UMNOputra con-trackers? Malay contractors secured projects from UMNOputra middlemen who make as much as 10 to 20 percent profit on contract price without doing anything and the Malay contractors have to beg for payment resulting in late payments to construction workers and suppliers. Thousands of hard working contractors have been declared bankrupt because they relied on UMNO and its warlords to secure projects.


Malay contractors faith are tied to UMNO Baru, the faith of the rest of Malays are tied to Pakatan Rakyat. Even Pakatan Rakyat Governments offered contracts to non UMNO Malays on open tender basis and not on negotiated basis.

Remember avoid structures that UMNO Baru contractors built, may it be stadium, bus station, schools or anything. They are so badly built that it is famous for its falling structures, especially its roofs.

It is actually chicken and egg situation. PM sounds like you must support me otherwise......!
What PM should really stress was that if you do business, do it but not through "Ali Baba" style business. We have somehow heard or seen this "Ali Baba" business, these do not really benefited these so call Malay contractors.