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The violence of May 13, 1969 pitted Malays known as Bumiputra or "sons of the soil" against the economically dominant Chinese.
Phillip Martin: Journeying Through a Black Experience Not My Own 2008
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Its constitution and legal system give fundamental privileges to members of the Malay majority, referred to as "Bumiputra" privilege, and accord more limited rights and opportunities to non-Malay groups Indian, Chinese, Christian, other.
Unequal polities Daniel Little 2008
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Its constitution and legal system give fundamental privileges to members of the Malay majority, referred to as "Bumiputra" privilege, and accord more limited rights and opportunities to non-Malay groups Indian, Chinese, Christian, other.
Archive 2008-10-01 Daniel Little 2008
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Hence, they are also known as the 'Bumiputra' or literally 'Sons of the soil'.
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If at all it is going to happen, the term "Bumiputra"has to be abolished.
If you want to see real discrimination - go to Malaysia... GayandRight 2007
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But now, some peoples, also claimed that they are "Bumiputra" and "Ketuanan" too, and even form a few "Bumiputra" associations; UMNO, PERKASA …
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[…] The Bumiputra special rights are entrenched in the constitution.
Global Voices in English » Malaysia: Is The New PM a Market Reformer? 2009
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So, a review of the NEP should not be construed by some Bumiputra as a challenge to their special rights as this is enshrined in the constitution.
Global Voices in English » Malaysia: Is The New PM a Market Reformer? 2009
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That includes removal of 30% Bumiputra (ethnic Malay) equity requirement in those sectors in order to promote greater competition.
Global Voices in English » Malaysia: Is The New PM a Market Reformer? 2009
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Most of the money, $1. 9-million, went to an account at the Bumiputra Commerce Bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that the RCMP report says “is utilized as a vehicle to forward money to the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] from Canada.”
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