‘Keluarga Malaysia’: Focus on all family members, not just one child, Harith tells PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23: Comedian Harith Iskander has urged the government to come up with economic policies that benefits all races in this multiracial country.

“If you truly would like to formulate an economic policy that in line with the

Keluarga Malaysia aspiration, shouldn’t it benefit all members of Keluarga Malaysia?

“I understand the justification of this decision is based on the Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) that was formulated in 1970 to increase the economic participation of the Bumiputera community.

“A policy that was much needed at the time to address the imbalance that lead up to the racial riots in 1969. And it was designed to be revised in 20 years,” he said in an Instagram posting.

Harith said that Malaysians should be equally benefited with the economy policies as everyone were affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“In the post-pandemic Malaysia, everyone is

affected economically regardless of race.

“Every SME business owner is affected by high rental.

“If Keluarga Malaysia is not just a tag-line I would suggest the government focus on policies that benefit SME’s of all family members.

“Using a “Keluarga” as a metaphor what do you think will happen if you continue to favour and “give chance” to one child over the others?”