Malaysia’s affirmative action should be based on need


PAKATAN Harapan’s election campaign included a host of promises, most of which are now being pursued without much controversy. But the elephant in the room that the new administration has yet to directly address is Malaysia’s affirmative action programme and its host of race-based policies that favour bumiputras.

Some of the parties in the coalition call for reform or reversal of the affirmative action programme, but not all.

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