A recent clip of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaking to a young Indian woman about Bumiputera quotas in higher education, went viral and garnered both criticism and support. We speak about this with Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, senior fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, who recently wrote an op-edoutlining how Malaysia should aspire to do both needs-based and group-targeted measures. We also open up the conversation to our listeners on whether we should do away with race-based quotas altogether.



Image Credit: Anwar Ibrahim/ Twitter

A recent clip of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaking to a young Indian woman about Bumiputera quotas in higher education, went viral and garnered both criticism and support. We speak about this with Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, senior fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, who recently wrote an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fulcrum.sg/anwars-sidestepping-ethnic-policies-not-a-way-to-gain-ground/">op-ed</a> outlining how Malaysia should aspire to do both needs-based and group-targeted measures. We also open up the conversation to our listeners on whether we should do away with race-based quotas altogether.Image Credit: Anwar Ibrahim/ Twitter

We get the inside story on the major headline of the day, exploring different facets and perspectives to gain deeper insight.

We get the&nbsp;inside&nbsp;story&nbsp;on the major headline of the day, exploring different facets and perspectives to gain deeper insight.

Inside Story

We get the inside story on the major headline of the day, exploring different facets and perspectives to gain deeper insight.

Advertisement