New Economic Policy

Anwar targeted the affirmative action program called the New Economic Policy, which is supposed to channel economic benefits to native peoples, predominantly Malays.

SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

The New Economic Policy has been a milestone of our society for decades, a policy I have fully supported and admired.

nst online 2010

The New Economic Policy has been a milestone of our society for decades, a policy I have fully supported and admired.

nst online 2010

Once that was achieved, the New Economic Policy was murderously reversed.

Fact And Comment 2010

Once that was achieved, the New Economic Policy was murderously reversed.

Lenin's Lesson 2010

Once that was achieved, the New Economic Policy was murderously reversed.

Fact And Comment 2010

The New Economic Policy was born out of necessity and served a crucial social and national goal.

AirAsia Never Considered Race a Factor 2009

Last month, Malaysia's premier, Najib Razak, also announced that companies listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange will be required to allocate just 12.5% of their equity to ethnic Malays, down from 30% before under the New Economic Policy, a decades-old affirmative-action program criticized for benefiting the country's majority ethnic Malay population at the expense of the economy's competitiveness.

Malaysia Pushes Brokerage Firms to Merge 2009

Since the New Economic Policy was announced in 1971, Malaysia's preferential treatment of Malays in education and business has hampered growth and soured the nation's politics.

Najib's Affirmative Action 2009

Mr. Anwar is a Malay, but argues that the New Economic Policy, as the affirmative action program is known, has rendered Malaysia's economy uncompetitive and will likely limit the country's recovery from the global slump.

Anwar Expects Further Crackdowns Under New Malaysian Leader 2009