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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Khairy’s NEP question causes a stir
Beh Lih Yi | May 15, 08 2:07pm
http://malaysiakini.com/news/82903
A question from Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) on the New Economic Policy (NEP) stirred up a row in Parliament today when the opposition accused him to have prepared the answer for a minister. The opposition MPs made the noisy protest during the question session this morning after Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Amirsham A Aziz was seen reading out a prepared answer to a supplementary question from Khairy. Khairy, in his original question, has asked whether the government is planning to change existing policies which were formulated based on the NEP spirit, especially those related to assisting the bumiputera, in line with the opposition’s call to reject the policy.
Answering, Amirsham said the government will continue with policies based on the NEP, which was implemented in 1970, as it will help to ensure an equal participation of different races in the economy if the NEP spirit is achieved. “The government has no plans to change the policies formulated based on the NEP spirit which is aimed to enhance the standard of socio-economy not only for the bumiputeras but also the Indians, the indigenous people and the minorities in Sabah and Sarawak,” said the minister. » Read more: NEP to stay
