the biggest problem with local SME is the willingness to invest on talent and R&D.

Example furniture industry as he mentiond. you go Muar jalan jalan see those big factories. kilang furniture besar, but not even hire 1 designer or invest a proper R&D team. No plan to have own IP and sell to the world. Do not invest into marketing to promote our branding.

Once face competition from other countries, go MITI complain ask for tongkak.

We are in good position to do more business with the US, just only our SME is not aggresive enough.

beli bmw ada duit, suruh invest R&D tak ada duit.

Do these SME ever care about others in the first place? Themselves go buy Alphard when business are good while others drive proton. Then go whine and want all others to sacrifice for them when business no good. If they have focus on ensuring own business long term survival now they already at top of the game instead of worry anytime when there is competition or tariff. If cannot survive a changing business environment, then that environment is destined not for them long term. Change is the only constant in the world.

This one thinks DaGe come already, they will be liberated.
DaGe already know malai bully Chinese minority in Malaysia and they don't care.

What they don't realize is DaGe don't see us as Chinese, to them you Chinese outside of China is outsider.

But they fail to realize that, I see so many until I bosan de.

Give you another example
I from CHN.. open restaurant in KL
now I can hire China chef instead of local

After 90days then go back 1 week and come back
or rotate with other China chef

Their pay could be cheaper
work longer hrs
also no need EPF Socso etc.