PKR leader invokes Najib-era liberalisation in equity row
THE dispute over the removal of the 30% Bumiputera equity requirement for certain private education institutions has turned to the record of the previous administration. PKR Srikandi chief Nurhidayah Che Rose has urged Nooryana Najwa Najib to look at...
PKR Srikandi leader Nurhidayah Che Rose has called on Nooryana Najwa Najib to consider the economic liberalisation policies implemented during her father's tenure as prime minister. The dispute revolves around the removal of a 30% Bumiputera equity requirement for specific private education institutions. Nurhidayah contends that Nooryana should evaluate the current government's decision within the context of liberalisation policies enacted during the Najib administration.
She cites the 2009 removal of equity conditions from 27 services sub-sectors, as well as the 100% foreign ownership allowance in several education sector sub-sectors. Nurhidayah questions why today's equity policy shifts are being used to attack the government when similar measures were previously implemented. The Education Ministry's recent decision to eliminate the 30% Bumiputera minimum for certain private education institutions has sparked debate over the authority governing Bumiputera equity policy, with MITI asserting jurisdiction over the Economy Ministry.
Nurhidayah asserts the issue should not be selectively leveraged against the Madani government while disregarding liberalisation measures from the past. She emphasizes the need to examine this dispute in conjunction with the policies from the previous administration, particularly in terms of sector coverage and the depth of liberalisation.
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