Malays must be ‘forced’ to do business to be successful, says Zaid

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Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim says the Malays will not be business-minded if they continue to rely on the government for work.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/08/malays-must-be-forced-to-do-business-to-be-successful-says-zaid/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ZaidIbrahim #Malays #NotBusinessMind

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00:00The Malays must be pushed into doing business to attain the level of success enjoyed by

00:09other communities, says former Law Minister Zayed Ibrahim.

00:13In a post on X, Zayed said the first step would be to reduce the number of Malays in

00:19the civil service, as they will not be business-minded as long as they can depend on working for

00:25the government.

00:26He said the Malays' economic disadvantage in business is partly due to too much meddling

00:32by the authorities on what is permitted and what is forbidden.

00:36He said the government should either help Malays become competitive and support their

00:41businesses or act as a spiritual guide, as it cannot do both.

00:46Zayed also called for an end to the belief that political power will elevate the economic

00:51position of the Malays, stating that if this were true, there would be no need for recurring

00:57special economic congresses and new duiputra agendas.

01:02He explained that Malay political power often leads to well-connected Malays running large

01:07businesses for the government, and criticised some as merely being rent-seekers.

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