Umno is Malay-centric. Despite the existence of non-Malay bumiputeras in the party; they care not an iota about them. Umno has dispensed tens of thousands of APs; however, how many went to the Kadazans, Muruts, Bidayus. When Umno talks about scholarships, poverty, the NEP, all they mean is the Malay.

It behooves Umno to realise that other races also exist; that they too aspire to better their standard of living especially the poor non-Malay bumis in the interior of Sabah and Sarawak..

Another serious question Umno, or its president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should address is the question of ownership. Umno is still quarrelling that they only have 18 percent of the nation's economic cake.

But they never ask how much is owned by the Kadazan, Murut, Bidayu, Orang Ulu, Iban, Idahan, Orang Sungei, Iranuan, Bajau, Bisaya, Brunei, Kedayan, etc communities? Did Umno ever give shares to these group of minority non-Malay bumis? For instance, how many scholarships have been given by Petronas to non-Malay bumis?

It's time Umno looks at the bigger picture rather than be buried in ethno-centricity. Don't forget we are all part of a bigger community, ever dependent on each other.

Umno or anyone else, not even a superpower, can stand alone without depending on others. Umno, like everyone else is only a tiny part of the bigger whole, to which everyone must belong. Don't think that Malaysia belongs to Umno, much less the world.

So Umno, don't be too egoistic, think of others too so that you will get a better and balanced perspective. The world is not about Umno only. It's about every individual that occupies and lives in this world. We are all interdependent. Let's wake up to that reality.