Merit alone won't work in multiracial Malaysia, says Fuziah

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Senator Fuziah Salleh calls on policymakers to prioritise need over race, and to promote respect rather than mere tolerance in fostering national unity.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/06/11/merit-alone-wont-work-in-multiracial-malaysia-says-fuziah  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/06/11/merit-saja-tak-praktikal-untuk-malaysia-berbilang-kaum-kata-fuziah  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 #FuziahSalleh #MeritBasedSystem

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00:00Senator Fuzia Saleh says a purely merit-based system may be impractical in Malaysia.

00:08Instead, she suggested that a proportional approach would better reflect the country's multiracial makeup.

00:15Fuzia, the deputy domestic trade and cost-of-living minister, said marriage should be applied with consideration for ethnic representation

00:24and opportunities should be distributed in proportion to the population.

00:29She was responding to a question on how Malaysia can reconcile its circular and democratic values

00:36with the continued dominance of race-based policies.

00:40Fuzia said that Piquera continues to promote a needs-based policy approach,

00:45a shift introduced by party president Anwar Ibrahim more than a decade ago.

00:51She said Piquera also conducts regular internal training sessions

00:55to help members understand why policies such as property discounts should be based on need rather than ethnicity.

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