What defines a bumiputra?


THE announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak a few days ago that the Government will study in depth the request by the Indian-Muslim community to be recognised as bumiputra has caused quite a stir and sparked numerous discussions.

Some think that recognising a community as bumiputra is akin to “changing the race” of the said community.

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Opinion , Syahredzan Johan , columnist

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