Shake up your thinking in approach to bumiputra advancement, Tajuddin tells govt


KUALA LUMPUR: It is time for the government to change its approach to helping impoverished bumiputras as its method of distributing welfare aid and subsidies is no longer effective, says Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak).

Tajuddin said he was not against the distribution of aid during the Covid-19 pandemic, but warned that Malaysia was becoming a welfare state.

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