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  "id": 8936218,
  "title": "Govt to drop 30% Bumiputera equity rule for tuition centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/govt-to-drop-30-bumiputera-equity-rule-for-tuition-centres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/21/govt-to-drop-bumiputera-equity-rule-for-tuition-centres"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The education ministry plans to drop the 30% Bumiputera equity rule for tuition centres, it announced yesterday. Private education establishments operating under the ministry's oversight will no longer be bound by this requirement, according to the ministry. The decision was reached after consultations with the investment, trade and industry ministry. The ministry stated the change was made to meet the current demands of the education sector and to ensure that the sector remains open to all potential contributors. This move follows Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung's recent highlight of a ministry guideline that ostensibly required tuition centres to maintain 30% Bumiputera equity for their license renewals next year. The condition faced criticism, with independent scholar Sharifah Munirah Alatas arguing it discouraged Bumiputera entrepreneurship and was unfair to operators who had grown their businesses over the years. The Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education also called for the government to provide financing, training and grants to encourage Bumiputera participation in tuition centres.",
  "summary": "The decision was made following discussions with the investment, trade and industry ministry, says the education ministry.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : MOE Relaxes Bumiputera Equity Requirement For Private Educational Institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/general-moe-relaxes-bumiputera-equity-requirement-for-private",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:02:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Govt to drop 30% Bumiputera equity rule for tuition centres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/govt-to-drop-30-bumiputera-equity-rule-for-tuition-centres-8940376",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "MoE scraps 30pc Bumiputera equity requirement for private institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/moe-scraps-30pc-bumiputera-equity-requirement-for-private-institutions",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:25:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "MOE relaxes bumi equity requirement for private educational institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/moe-relaxes-bumi-equity-requirement-for-private-educational",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:48:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "30 percent Bumiputera equity requirement for tuition centres abolished",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/30-percent-bumiputera-equity-requirement-for-tuition-centres-abolished",
        "published": "2026-09-21T14:13:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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