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Abdullah Badawi only tried to shake the Malays out of their over reliance on govt handouts which were making them lazy. He only spoke the truth that Malays relied on crutches for so long that they would soon need wheelchairs. Nowadays, many of them are being carried around on stretchers.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak & his son Datuk Nazifuddin failed to stall bankruptcy proceeding initiated by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) to recoup RM1.7 billion in unpaid tax from the duo. This is after High Court here rejected father & son's application (for postponement) today. Lawyer Muhammad Farhan Shafee, who appeared for duo, said they requested a postponement b'cos they had filed an appeal for a tax reassessment with the Special Commissioners of Income Tax.