Affirmative action policy in Malaysia has helped many Malays succeed, prevented racial tensions: Mahathir

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NEW YORK: Malaysia's affirmative action policy that favours ethnic Malays has helped many in the community succeed and prevented disparity from ...

Dr Mahathir cited the example of the medical field, in which measures taken to correct imbalances in the profession have led to the presence of more Malay doctors.

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