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Malaysia is a young nation - it gained independence from Great  
Britain 50 years ago and has accomplished an incredible level of  
modernity in those years. I think it would be more fair to look at  
the current stats and situation in this country, than to base one's  
opinion on how it was several decades ago.

http://www.malaysia-wec.com/malaysia.html  has some stats, and links  
to give you a quick glimpse.

There are a few other links worth going to if you really want to know  
how Malaysia compares to the rest of the world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HDImap_spectrum2006.png  - Human  
Development
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
Image:GDP_PPP_per_capita_world_map_IMF_figures_year_2006%282%29.png   
-  economic development
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_Bank_income_groups.png -   
per capita income

In case you need to figure out where Malaysia is:
http://www.malaysia-wec.com/malaysia.html - which also show the  
UNESCO 'Map of World Happiness' - where Malaysia ranks equally with USA.
map: http://www.asmmag.com/ASM/content/2006/ASM_035/ 
world_map_of_happiness.jpg

Regarding the abuse case in Sabah (on the island of Borneo) - based  
on reports and photos it  seems horrific, no question about it.  The  
important thing is what is being done to correct it. At this point I  
believe the state has stepped in. I understand that the King offered  
to take the horses and rehabilitate them. I don't know the status of  
that.  I have ridden a few horses from this stable in 2005, 2006 -  
they were shipped over to events I attended so that there were enough  
horses for foreign guests to ride. I've also met the owners of the  
stable, and at no time did I have an indication of the situation -  
either from the condition of the horses (though they were on the thin  
side) or the nature of the owners. So - one never knows the entire  
story -

For those of you who don't know Malaysia, please don't judge the  
entire country by this one incident.

Steph

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