When such accusations are made by foreigners, locals and Bumiputers respond and believe these allegations. What is strange is that those taken in by these accusations are themselves the beneficiaries of the favourable treatment accorded by the NEP. They have benefited from education, high positions and have received shares because they are Bumiputers. If they are forced to compete with the non-Bumiputers, chances are they will not get scholarships or gain high positions in the government or receive shares.