Why NEP failed – Kamal Salih

1 Oct 2026

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Prominent economist Kamal Salih says the New Economic Policy has failed to fully realise its objective of improving the lot of bumiputras, 50 years after its introduction.

Source: Free Malaysia Today / YouTube

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Armugam

3 Oct 2026 1.03am

Malay politicians used it as a tool to acquire wealth . Corruption began with DR M [administration] and UMNO !

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