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LETTER | Debunking 'Chinese threats' myths in M’sia
Vested interests, politicians harp on the narrative to deflect accountability.
Charles Chow
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4 months ago
COMMENT | Bumiputera rights more harmful than helpful
Affirmative action in the long run only serves as a crutch Malays cannot do without.
Mariam Mokhtar
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4 months ago
COMMENT | Keep NEP but change its focus
Towards decent living standards for M'sians and accelerating wage reform.
P Gunasegaram
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6 months ago
Don't focus solely on 30pct bumiputera equity target, says Rafizi
UPDATED 3.40PM | 'Trend of ownership has changed compared to 20 to 30 years ago.'
Isabelle Leong, Shamz Johan
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a year ago
COMMENT | The effect of the NEP on the national psyche
Stop privileges, rebuild equitable and democratic Malaysia.
Mariam Mokhtar
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a year ago
YOURSAY | Time for tycoons to share their gains
‘Their multi-billions would have gone a long way for the poor.’
Yoursay
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2 years ago
YOURSAY | Govt can’t continue to be silent on racism
‘Over 60 years of pretending makes one look foolish'.
Yoursay
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2 years ago
COMMENT | A critique of an NEP critique
How does a society decide on what is a legitimate and acceptable social justice agenda?
Jomo KS
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3 years ago
YOURSAY | A digital mall driven by spite will find it hard to thrive
'Its dismal condition reflects the character of its promoter, Ismail Sabri.'
Yoursay
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3 years ago
Plan needed to undo NEP deviations - Kit Siang
DAP leader says Covid-19 pandemic a wake-up call for reset.
3 years ago
COMMENT | When spoilt brats become a blight on Malaysia
It's nauseating to read their challenges in print.
Mariam Mokhtar
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3 years ago
COMMENT | Breeding contempt between poor and elite Malays
‘Naturally, the Malay political elite will not want the NEP to end.’
Mariam Mokhtar
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3 years ago
LETTER | 'Keluarga Malaysia' rings hollow after 12MP announcement
It's just the same old, same old.
Rosli Khan
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3 years ago
YOURSAY | Bumi-to-bumi shares sale not the right approach
‘The bigger losers might be the bumiputera themselves.’
Yoursay
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4 years ago
YOURSAY | Freight forwarders get full dose of ‘Keluarga Malaysia’
‘By the way, how would the bumi masses benefit from this?’
Yoursay
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4 years ago
Syed Husin remembers #3 – Overcoming 1974 arrests and Ops Lalang
INTERVIEW | He recalls those who fought for a more progressive Malaysia.
Martin Vengadesan
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4 years ago
LETTER | The Malaysian Dilemma
Despite the reality, no one has the courage to bell the cat.
Skwong
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4 years ago
ADUN SPEAKS | NEP subservient to the majoritarian agenda
'The NEP is merely a stated instrument to hide or camouflage the true intentions of those in power...'
P Ramasamy
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4 years ago
YOURSAY | NEP: A noble idea still being abused 50 years later
‘It is a tool for the well-connected to entrench their grip on Malaysia...’
Yoursay
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4 years ago
NEP still important as wealth concentrated in top 5pct - Malay commerce chamber
NEP is perceived as cause of inter-racial tension but in reality, economic restructuring has not ended, says DPMM.
Alyaa Alhadjri
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4 years ago
COMMENT | NEP at 50: Looking back and moving on
Fifty years from now, Malaysia will assuredly still need to safeguard equality and foster fairness.
Lee Hwok Aun
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4 years ago
50 years after NEP, a wealth and ethnic divide
SPECIAL REPORT | On this day in 1971, the New Economic Policy was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat. It changed Malaysian society.
Alyaa Alhadjri, B Nantha Kumar
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4 years ago
MP SPEAKS | We must prepare for review of NEP to restart nation-building policy
'We must be courageous to learn from the mistakes and setbacks of the past.'
Lim Kit Siang
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4 years ago
COMMENT | Shining a light on the bumi/non-bumi dichotomy
Should this political and policy construct that defines and regulates the lives of the majority of Malaysians in many ways continue?
Lim Teck Ghee
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4 years ago
COMMENT | The NEP at 50: Misunderstood and misrepresented
Modern Malaysia’s definitive communal policy agenda should be reoriented not retired.
Lee Hwok Aun
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4 years ago
Affirmative action can be removed if inter-racial wealth gap addressed - Dr M
The former PM says affirmative action programmes were partly successful as there are more Malay professionals now.
4 years ago
PM urges NEP beneficiaries to pay it forward
This will ensure a bumiputera ecosystem that is compassionate
4 years ago
Let's eradicate poverty without looking at race - Daim
The former finance minister echoes Anwar's call for a needs-based approach to helping the poor.
5 years ago
PM: SPV2030 will fix NEP's wrongs
PM uploads video with answers to questions from Instagram followers.
5 years ago
Racial concerns arise as people lose faith in the gov't - S'gor MB
'The loss of trust in the administration is creating a nervous and restless atmosphere in the country.'
M Fakhrull Halim
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5 years ago
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