00:00A political analyst has dismissed former Senate President Rais Yatim's call for the government
00:05to form a new ministry dedicated to looking after the interests of the Bumi Putra.
00:11University Science Malaysia's Azim Fazwan Ahmad Farooq said Putrajaya would be better
00:17off coordinating the functions of the existing agencies to prevent overlaps and ensure the
00:22orderly implementation of policies.
00:25He added that agencies like Majlis Amanah Rakyat and the Prime Minister's Department's
00:30Bumi Putra Agenda Steering Unit already play key roles in Bumi Putra development.
00:36He said that establishing a new ministry is unnecessary because there are already too
00:42many agencies meant to look after Bumi Putra interests.
00:46Separately, Azmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said, a ministry of the sort could help clearly
00:52interpret and define Article 153 of the Federal Constitution to ensure that Bumi Putra policies
00:59remain consistent regardless of which party is in government.
01:03He said the implementation of Bumi Putra policies depended on how the government of the day interprets
01:09the provision.
01:10Pan Yuzhou, FMT.
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