Affirmative action has been in the country for over 40 years and while some say it has managed to bridge the economic gap between the Bumiputras and non-Bumiputras, there is debate on whether it should continue.
United Nations Development Programme Malaysia Human Development Report national consultant Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid, blogger Syed Akbar Ali, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (Asli) CEO Tan Sri Michael Yeoh and Universiti Malaya’s Prof Dr Edmund Terence Gomez discuss this during The Star’s Cafe Latte Chat titled “Should Affirmative Action Continue for the Majority?”. The Star’s assistant news editor Shaila Koshy was the moderator of the session.