No need to be apologetic, bumi agenda enshrined in Federal Constitution, says economist


KUALA LUMPUR: There's no need to be apologetic for championing the bumiputra agenda as it is enshrined in the Federal Constitution, says an economist.

Malaysian Inclusive Development and Advancement Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia director Tan Sri Noor Azlan Ghazali (pic) said this, adding that while there seems to be an agenda to empower the bumiputras, it tended to be seasonal.

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