Look at all poor Malaysians not just bumiputra, says academic


PETALING JAYA: An academic who has done extensive research on the nexus between government-linked companies (GLCs) and political financing said that the new bumiputra agenda should look at wealth inequality among the less privileged Malaysians instead of only one race.

Prof Dr Edmund Terence Gomez said that there was so much of wealth inequality among the bumiputra community especially in the states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Sabah.

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