A political analyst has dismissed former Senate president Rais Yatim’s call for the government to form a new ministry dedicated to looking after the interests of the Bumiputera.
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk said Putrajaya would be better off coordinating the functions of the existing agencies to prevent overlaps and ensure the orderly implementation of policies.
“Agencies like Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) and the Prime Minister’s Department’s Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) already play key roles in Bumiputera development.
“Establishing a new ministry is unnecessary because there are already too many agencies (meant to look after Bumiputera interests),” he told FMT.
Rais suggested that the government form a Bumiputera development ministry during the…