PARLIAMENT | Mohd Shafie Apdal (Warisan-Semporna) said affirmative actions for the needy should be premised on principles of justice and equity, not based on providing “perpetual assistance”.

The Warisan president had previously objected to the plans to force local freight forwarders to have 51 percent bumiputera equity, calling it a discriminatory move.

“The focus (of affirmative actions) should not just be on narrowing the income gap between races but also the income gap between the elite T20 bumiputera and the low-income B40 bumiputera.