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'Mat' this and 'Mat' that
Published 2006“…Forty years ago, Minah Karan was a popular monicker attributed to women workers in the electronic industry that was in its infancy in the country at the time. The somewhat derogatory label referred to the tens of thousands of young and naive girls from the kampungs who were rooted out to serve as "cheap labour" in an industry viewed sceptically by many. …”
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MY SAY: Ketuanan is about guardianship
Published 2008“…All of a sudden, it conjectures a derogatory meaning, not because "tuan" is "boss" but rather, because the one who utters it habours an inferior complex that he or she is now a "hamba" or slave.…”
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