Address non-Malays’ pain points on NEP, says KJ

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PETALING JAYA: Non-Malays’ discontent about the New Economic Policy (NEP) can be reduced if the government resolves certain key issues, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The former health minister said non-Malays’ grievances about the affirmative action granted to Malays and Bumiputeras under the NEP would be alleviated if they had equal opportunities in areas such as education.

“I think the pain point for non-Malays is not so much the advantages given to the Bumiputeras, it’s when their legitimate expectations are not attained — such as being unable to further their studies at local universities despite scoring straight As,” he said.

“That is a really big pain point … If you can crack that, their dissatisfaction (surrounding) the NEP would be reduced,” he said in the latest episode of his Keluar Sekejap podcast.

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