New Malaysian Political Terms

I have not been following the latest news for awhile. Apparently the correct term for vote-buying or corruption used in the newspapers is:

• Bribery / Corruption = ‘Money Politics’
  

Or in Bahasa Malaysia, the proper usage is as follows:

• Rasuah / Korupsi = ‘Politik Wang’
  

OK, I’m following so far. But here are some more popular Malaysian euphemisms, if I may suggest:

• Poison-Pen Letters = ‘Surat Layang’
  
  
• Letters in a shape of a Kite = ‘Surat Layang-layang’
  
  
• Poison-Pen SMS = ‘Sistem Utusan Ringkas Layang’
  
  
• White Collar Crime (Jenayah Kolar Putih) = ‘Jenayah Oleh Orang yang Kolar-nya dibasuh dengan Breeze’
  
  
• Blue Collar Crime (Jenayah Kolar Biru) = ‘Masalah Sosial Tenaga Pekerja Asing’
  
  
• Drug Abuse = ‘Penyalahgunaan Dadah’
  
  
• Your daughter downloading 200 ringtones and wallpapers a month = ‘Penyalahgunaan Telefon Bimbit’
  
• Small Fish = Technically, not ‘ikan kecil’ but ‘Ayam tambatan’.
  
  
• Big Fish = ‘Hampeh la engko, baik resign sendiri’
  
  
• ‘If I pay you RM2000, please vote for Datuk Simon’ = AFUNDI SIMON

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